7 Days from Marrakech to Fes via the Sahara
A complete week in Morocco: we pick you up at Marrakech airport on day 1 and drop you at Fes airport on day 7, with a private car, driver and hand-picked places to stay.
What you will see
Your route
Day by day
- Day 1
Marrakech – Tizi n’Tichka – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate
Cross the High Atlas by the Tichka pass, visit the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and sleep in Ouarzazate or Skoura.
- Day 2
Ouarzazate – Valley of Roses – Dades Gorges
Drive the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Skoura and Kelaat M’Gouna to the red cliffs of the Dades Gorges.
- Day 3
Dades – Todra Gorges – Merzouga
Walk the narrow Todra canyon, continue through Tinghir and Erfoud, then ride camels at sunset to a desert camp in Erg Chebbi.
- Day 4
Merzouga desert day
Sunrise on the dunes, Khamlia village and Gnawa music, the seasonal lake and a quiet afternoon; second night in the desert or a riad.
- Day 5
Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes
Follow the Ziz palm valley north, cross the Middle Atlas, see Barbary macaques in the cedar forest near Azrou and arrive in Fes.
- Day 6
Fes guided visit
A full day with a licensed guide: Bou Inania madrasa, the Chouara tanneries, Al Quaraouiyine and the souks of Fes el Bali.
- Day 7
Fes – departure
Free morning, then transfer to Fes airport or train station.