3-Day Desert Tour Marrakech to Fes: Camel Ride & Sahara Camp

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Duration3d

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · AR +2

PickupAt your hotel

Sunset camel ride across Sahara dunes, then sleep under stars in a nomad tent.

A 3-day guided desert tour from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga, with hotel pickup and air-conditioned transport through the Atlas Mountains, Dades Gorge, Todra Gorge, and Sahara dunes. The defining moment is a one-hour camel ride at sunset followed by an overnight stay in a Bedouin tent in the desert. The route continues through cedar forests and the Middle Atlas to reach Fez on the third day. A live guide speaks English, Spanish, French or Arabic.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Marrakech to Dades Valley

Start tour early morning
Depart Marrakech via Tizi Ntichka pass
Stop at Tizi-n'Tichka Pass
Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
Drive to Boumalne Dades via Valley of the Roses
Check in at hotel in Dades Valley
Dinner at hotel

Day 2 — Dades Valley to Merzouga Desert

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Todgha Gorges
Lunch
Drive to Merzouga dunes
One-hour camel ride at sunset
Dinner with Berber rhythms
Overnight in nomad desert tent

Day 3 — Merzouga to Fes

Early breakfast
Camel ride back to main road
Drive to Errachidia via Erfoud and Ziz valley
Stop at Aoufous oasis
Continue to Midelt and have lunch
Drive through cedar forest near Azrou
Stop in Ifrane
Arrive in Fes and end tour

The Experience

The tour departs Marrakech at 7:30 AM on day one, climbing through the Tizi-n'Tichka Pass and the High Atlas Mountains with stops along the way. You visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou—a fortified clay city that has doubled as a film set for major Hollywood productions—before heading to Dades Valley. The overnight accommodation is Hotel Le Vieux Chateau de Dades or similar, positioned in the gorge itself.

Day two takes you from Dades Valley to the Todra Gorge, where limestone cliffs rise hundreds of meters above a narrow riverbed carved over millennia. After lunch, the journey continues to Merzouga, a village marking the edge of the Sahara. Here the vehicle stops and you switch to camels for a one-hour ride across the dunes, timed to catch the sunset. A traditional Berber dinner follows, and you sleep in a nomad tent pitched in the middle of the desert—no hotel walls, just the open sky.

On day three, an early camel ride returns you to the main road where your driver and vehicle are waiting. The route then crosses the Ziz Valley oasis region, passes through Midelt, and enters the cedar forest near Azrou in the Middle Atlas mountains—a stretch where Berber apes sometimes appear. A stop in Ifrane is possible before the final drive into Fez, arriving around 8 PM. The air-conditioned vehicle accommodates a maximum of 15 travelers, and the tour suits all fitness levels, though it is not recommended for children under six.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech.
air-conditioned vehicle throughout the three days.
one-hour camel ride at sunset in Merzouga.
overnight stay in a nomad tent in the Sahara.
traditional Berber dinner.
breakfast on days two and three.
a live guide in your choice of English, Spanish, French or Arabic.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by morocco desert travel

Is this one for you?Choose the private option if you're traveling as a couple or small family and want the flexibility to set your own pace at each stop; the standard overnight suits groups comfortable sharing a vehicle with up to 15 travelers; the luxury tent option adds comfort to the desert night without changing the route or the camel ride itself.