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Camel caravan crossing the Sahara dunes

3 Days Fes Desert Tour (Round Trip)

3 days / 2 nightsStarts and ends in FesPrivate tour · English-speaking driver

Return to Fes after an unhurried taste of the Sahara: a desert camp night, nomad culture and the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

Highlights

  • Ifrane and the cedar forests
  • Ziz Valley
  • Camel trek and desert camp
  • Khamlia Gnawa music and Rissani market

Your route

Route map: Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga – Rissani – Midelt – FesAtlantic OceanMediterranean SeaFesMerzougaIfraneMidelt
Start & finish Your routeIndicative map, not to exact scale

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Day 1

    Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga

    Cross the Middle Atlas and follow the Ziz Valley to Merzouga. Sunset camel trek and night in the desert camp.

  2. 2

    Day 2

    Around Erg Chebbi

    Sunrise over the dunes, then visit Khamlia for Gnawa music, a nomad family and the Rissani market. Second night in the Merzouga area.

  3. 3

    Day 3

    Merzouga – Fes

    Long scenic drive back north through the Ziz Valley and the Middle Atlas to Fes.

What's included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle for your group only
  • English-speaking driver throughout the tour
  • Fuel, tolls and parking
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or riad
  • Accommodation in hand-picked hotels, riads or kasbahs
  • Breakfast and dinner every day
  • Camel trek into the dunes at sunset
  • Night in a desert camp with private tent
  • Sandboarding (on request)

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments and museums
  • Local guides in cities and sites (we can book them for you)
  • Tips for driver and guides
  • Flights and travel insurance

Want to change something? This itinerary is a suggestion: we can add nights, change the start or end city, or choose different accommodation. Just tell us in your request.

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