Fez to Merzouga Sahara tour: 2 days with camel trek

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN · FR

PickupAt your hotel

Cross the Erg Chebbi dunes on camel, then sleep under the Sahara sky

A two-day Sahara tour from Fez takes you by private vehicle through the Middle Atlas Mountains to Merzouga, where you trek by camel around the Erg Chebbi dunes and spend the night at a Berber camp. The route covers seven hours on day one, passing cedar forests, Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt and the Ziz valley; day two returns you to Fez by evening after a sunrise camel trek and stops at Rissani and Imouzar Kandar. Pickup from your Fez riad at 7:30 am, dinner, breakfast, and a professional driver are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Fez to Merzouga via Middle Atlas

Pick up from riad-hotel at 7:30 am
Drive through Middle Atlas Mountains
Stop at Ifrane cedar forest
Visit Azrou and Midelt
Pass through Ziz valley
Arrive Merzouga and camel trek 45 minutes
Enjoy Berber drumming and starry sky
Overnight at desert camp

Day 2 — Merzouga to Fez return journey

Wake early for Erg Chebbi sunrise
Camel trek back to Merzouga hotel
Have breakfast and freshen up
Drive visiting Tafilalt and Rissani
See Zawiya Moulay Ali Sharif
Pass through Ziz Valley and Imouzar Kandar
Arrive in Fez early evening
Drop off at hotel/riad

The Experience

How do you get from Fez to the Sahara without renting a car or navigating alone? A private driver picks you up at your riad at 7:30 am and handles the seven-hour drive to Merzouga, crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains and stopping at the cedar forests of Ifrane, the town of Azrou, Midelt, and the Ziz valley. The landscape shifts as you move south—from green highlands to the edge of the desert. By late afternoon you reach Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes, where the camels are waiting.

The camel trek lasts around 45 minutes, moving across the dunes to your camp. Dinner and the night happen at a standard Berber camp, where the sky fills with stars and the drumming carries into the evening. There is no electricity or running water—just the desert and the quiet. You sleep in a tent on the ground.

Day two starts early to catch the sunrise over the dunes from camel-back. After the trek, you return to a riad in Merzouga for breakfast and to wash up, then begin the drive back to Fez. The return route passes through Tafilalt, Rissani (home to the Alawite dynasty), the Zawiya Moulay Ali Sharif, the dramatic Ziz Valley, and Imouzar Kandar. You arrive back in Fez in the early evening and are dropped at your hotel or riad. The vehicle is air-conditioned and the driver handles all the stops and timing.

What’s included

Pickup and drop-off from your Fez riad.
seven-hour private vehicle transfer with an air-conditioned car and professional driver.
camel trekking on both mornings.
one night at a standard Berber desert camp.
dinner and breakfast.
English or French-speaking guide throughout.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Group Morocco Travel

Is this one for you?The tour runs on a fixed two-day schedule with a shared group and a professional driver who speaks English or French, so you follow the same route and timing as everyone else on the departure—book this if you want the Sahara without navigating the drive yourself or coordinating a private vehicle.