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4-Day Morocco Itinerary, 2 Nights in the Sahara

Four days from Fes to Marrakech that still give the desert two full nights, with the Todra Gorge, the Dades Valley and Aït Ben Haddou on the way west.

Duration
4 days · 3 nights
Route
Fes → Marrakech
Travel
Private 4×4 with your own driver-guide
Price
€720 per person
Inside a luxury desert tent: a red Berber rug, woven stools and a view of the camp and dunes

Overview

Most four-day crossings give the dunes a single night. This one gives them two, so you get a full day in Erg Chebbi without adding a day to the trip. The trade-off is a longer final drive over the High Atlas, which we break up with Aït Ben Haddou along the way.

Highlights

  1. 01

    Two nights in a luxury camp in Erg Chebbi

  2. 02

    A full desert day with Gnawa music and nomad tea

  3. 03

    The Todra Gorge on foot

  4. 04

    Aït Ben Haddou and Tizi n'Tichka

Day by day, 1,061 km by road

Driving times come from real road data and don't include stops. Your driver adjusts the pace to you.

  1. Day 01

    Fes to the dunes of Merzouga

    Fes → Ifrane → Azrou cedar forest → Midelt → Ziz Gorges → Erfoud → Merzouga

    Route
    469 km · ≈ 8 h 30 driving
    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Dinner
    A camel caravan silhouetted against the setting sun

    Leave Fes in the morning and cross the Middle Atlas through Ifrane and the cedar forest, home to the Barbary macaques. Pass Midelt and follow the Ziz Gorges south to Merzouga, where you ride a camel into camp for sunset.

  2. Day 02

    A full day in the desert

    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    Musicians in white robes and turbans playing iron castanets on the sand

    Sunrise over the dunes, then a 4×4 loop of the erg: Khamlia and its Gnawa musicians, a nomad family's tent, and Rissani's old market. Spend a lazy afternoon at camp, then enjoy a second night of stars.

  3. Day 03

    Todra Gorge to the Dades Valley

    Merzouga → Tinejdad → Todra Gorge → Tinghir → Dades Valley

    Route
    277 km · ≈ 5 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Kasbah hotel, Dades Valley
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    The road running between the red cliffs of the Todra Gorge

    Head west along the oases to the Todra Gorge for a walk between its walls, then continue to the Dades Valley for a night in a kasbah hotel.

  4. Day 04

    Aït Ben Haddou and over the Atlas

    Dades Valley → Kelaat M'Gouna → Skoura → Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou → Tizi n'Tichka → Marrakech

    Route
    315 km · ≈ 6 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Departure day
    Meals
    Breakfast
    The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou seen through an opening in the rock above the river valley

    Follow the Valley of Roses and Skoura to Ouarzazate and on to Aït Ben Haddou. After the ksar, cross Tizi n'Tichka and arrive in Marrakech in the early evening.

What's included, and what isn't

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4×4 with your own driver-guide
  • Two nights in a luxury desert camp and a kasbah hotel
  • Camel trek into the dunes at sunset
  • Breakfast and dinner every day (as marked)
  • Pick-up in Fes and drop-off in Marrakech

Not included

  • Lunches
  • Dinners on the days not marked above
  • International flights
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
  • Personal expenses

Riads, a kasbah and a camp under the stars

Two nights in a luxury desert camp with private en-suite tents and a kasbah hotel in the Dades Valley.

Inside a luxury desert tent: a red Berber rug, woven stools and a view of the camp and dunes
A hotel swimming pool facing the hillside ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

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