Fez to Merzouga desert tour: 2 days with camel trek

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 14

PickupAt your hotel

Ride camels into the Sahara at sunset, then wake for the desert sunrise

A 2-day shared group tour from Fez to the Merzouga desert with camel trekking, overnight stay in a desert camp, and return to Fez. The route crosses the Middle Atlas Mountains through Ifrane and Midelt, stops at the Ziz Valley and Erfoud, and includes a Berber show around the fire pit, hotel pickup and drop-off, and all meals.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Fez to Merzouga Desert Journey

Pick up from hotel at 07:30 am
Stop at Ifrane cedar forests
Break for lunch in Midelt
Drive through Ziz Valley
Stop in Erfoud
Arrive Merzouga and store luggage
Camel trek for sunset (45 min)
Dinner under stars with Berber show

Day 2 — Merzouga to Fez Return

Early wake for Erg Chebbi sunrise
Camel trek back to hotel/riad
Breakfast and shower
Visit Rissani and Zawiya Moulay Ali Ash-Sharif
Drive through Ziz Valley and visit Damn Hassan El-Awal
Lunch break
Visit cave family at Immouzar
Return and drop off at Fez hotel/riad

The Experience

The tour picks you up at 7:30 am from your Fez hotel or riad and heads southeast toward the Sahara. The drive itself is the first half of the experience: you stop in Ifrane to walk among cedar forests in the Middle Atlas, break for lunch in Midelt, then pass through the green Ziz Valley before reaching Erfoud. By late afternoon you arrive in Merzouga and check into the desert camp, then mount a camel for a 45-minute trek across the sand to watch the sunset from the dunes. Dinner happens under the stars at a nomad tent, followed by a Berber folklore show around the fire pit.

The second morning starts early with a camel trek back to catch the sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes, then breakfast and a shower at the camp. The return route retraces the valley but adds a stop at Zawiya Moulay Ali Ash-Sharif in Rissani and a visit to a family home built into the caves at Immouzar, before lunch and the final drive back to Fez. You're dropped at your hotel by evening.

The group stays small and shared, with a professional driver who speaks English and French. Transportation is air-conditioned, and the desert camp is standard accommodation—not luxury tents, but comfortable enough for one night. Camel guides accompany the treks, so you're not navigating alone.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Fez.
air-conditioned transport.
camel rides with guides on both days.
one night in a standard desert camp.
dinner and breakfast.
Berber folklore show around the fire pit.
professional English and French-speaking driver.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Fez City Tour

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in Fez without a rental car and want the full Sahara experience in two days—the pickup at your riad settles the logistics, and the fixed itinerary means the camel treks, the camp, and the return drive are all arranged around a single departure time.