2 Days Fes Desert Trip

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Embark on a thrilling 2-day desert trip from Fez to Erg Chebbi. Explore the stunning landscapes of the Middle Atlas mountains, Ziz oasis, and the majestic sand dunes. Experience camel riding, sand-boarding, quad biking, and more!

Duration: 2 days

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Highlights

Fez - Ifran - Medilt - Merzouga

Fes - Departing from Fez you will begin your ascent into the Atlas mountains

Ifrane - We will pass through Ifrane, a winter ski resort in a totally un-Moroccan style built by the French in the 1930s to resemble a Swiss village. Visit the cedar forest in Azrou and see the monkeys in the trees.

Midelt - Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the beautiful forests, springs, jagged rock faces, and Berber villages as you cross the Atlas Mountains and begin to descend towards the Sahara Desert. Half way, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then you will continue towards Merzouga

Merzouga - you will reach to Merzouga in the afternoon around 5 pm, where your guide and camels will be waiting for you. After a short break, you will start a camel trek across the sandy dunes of the Erg Chebbi. See the desert landscape and sunset from the camelback, and after two hours you will reach to the desert camp to spend the night in a Berber tent. At your desert shelter, your camels are hobbled and mint tea is served. After dinner, watch the stars. Overnight in the tent.

Merzougavv back to Fez or Marrakech

Merzouga - In the morning you can get up early, take a walk over the sand dunes and watch the sunrise from just behind the Algerian border, which is about 31 miles (50 km) from Merzouga

Fes - Then take the 4x4 back to Rissani where you will change into your minivan. From there you will take the road to Fez. En-route you will have stops for rest and lunch. You will reach Fez in the late afternoon or evening.

What's Included

Sandboarding experience (available free of charge)
Overnight in desert camp
Dinner
Breakfast
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Camel ride
Professional driver

What's Not Included

Lunch and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Enjoy an overnight desert trip from Fez. En-route you will pass the cedars forest, Ziz oasis, Middle Atlas mountains and the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. In the desert, you will have the opportunity to ride a camel or participate in other activities such as sand-boarding, quad biking or horse riding. On the second day, you can choose the option that suits your needs to travel back to Fez or end up in Marrakech.

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sevda

Jul 24, 2024

Excellent - Great Fez excursion with our Private Guide Driss who speaks French well and knows the history of his country, Great atmosphere during the long journey with music, laughter and interesting exchanges I highly recommend! Thank you, Driss.

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Jeremy

Nov 22, 2023

I recommend - Great outing and the guide Yacine was very attentive throughout the journey! The camel ride and the night at the camp were great too! A change of scenery is guaranteed

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Filipinkoo

Jun 13, 2023

Invaluable experience - Unforgettable experience I will never forget those two days. Everything was 100% great from the first minute to the last. It's true that the road is long, but it's worth a visit. Our driver, who was also a tour guide, did a great job. During the drive, he told us a lot and introduced us to the places where we stopped. The tents in the camp and the staff are also excellent. Thanks to everyone responsible for this trip

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322toddj

Jun 5, 2023

Boyhood dreams come to life. - Amazing experience in the Sahara Desert, more beautiful than I could have imagined. The car ride from Fez was all day each way, but the scenery along the way was actually a very cool part of the experience. Atlas mountains, geology rivaling the American West - and stops along the way at small towns for real atmosphere. The camel rides were bumpy and ungainly, but that's part of the experience too. Accomodations were quite nice, food was fine, but nothing special.

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P1254uibrendaf

Apr 30, 2023

The Sahara was magical - The drive is very long, but there are some interesting stops on the way. My teenager said the monkeys in the Middle Atlas were his favorite part! We got to see so much of the country - ski areas, apple orchards, Berber camps, shepherds, goatherds, towering desert buttes, oases. It was amazing. But getting to the Sahara was truly magical. When we arrived, they took our bags and we were put on camels with a Touareg guide and as the sun slid behind the horizon we went up an extraordinary red sand dune. It might be one of the most magical moments I've ever had - we slid down several times like sledding! The tent we had was luxe (nicer than many hotel rooms). The food was local, vegetable heavy and very healthy, as well as delicious. The drumming at night was done by the same Touareg's who'd led the camels and served our dinner, and it was of truly excellent quality. The camels returned us to the taxi, and we drove back again but this time able to stop for a local market, buying apples along the way and be a little more leisurely (since we weren't trying to get there before sunset). If I could change anything, I would have liked to stay in the camp a full day, instead of there and back again. It really is a very long drive (8+ hours). There was surprisingly good cell coverage most of the way. This was not just the highlight of my trip to Morocco, I think it was the highlight of my year.

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M9519iievas

Feb 18, 2023

Amazing experience! - We had an amazing dessert tour experience with our driver Mustafa, he showed us along the 8 hour drive we had through special places and he had a lot of interesting stories to tell. When we arrived at the desert it was a real warm welcome. We saw the sunset and slept very well in our own very nice tent. The food was delicious and the people were very lovely. An experience we will never forget !

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V1953ucvincentp

Feb 12, 2024

Very pleased - We left Fez by bus towards Merzouga, we made a few stops and breaks. Arriving in Merzouga we were able to ride a camel and explore some dunes (1 hour on a camel) then we went to our camp where very comfortable tents awaited us. The food is excellent, the staff welcoming and the tents very clean. We recommend this experience to anyone wanting to discover the desert. However, the bus journey is extremely laborious (~11 hours there and 10 hours return) contrary to the times announced by the guide. In addition, the advert listed a camel ride upon our arrival in the desert as well as upon our departure, we had the unpleasant surprise of only doing it once (with bad weather). We are still very delighted with this excursion, thanks to our guide Driss and the driver.

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Jacinas

May 22, 2023

Amazing Experience; communication could have been better - Overall, this experience was an amazing and possibly once-in-a-lifetime experience. I really wanted to rate them 5 stars, but there were communication difficulties that made that impossible. We had asked them questions ahead of time, but it took a long time to get a reply and we got wrong information, then during the tour we were hardly given any information as to the plan of what was happening. Last, the "two-hour" camel tour ended up being about 15minutes on the camel and an hour sitting in the dunes waiting for sun-down. Other groups were on their camels longer, but for some reason we weren't. It seemed like everything was decided moment by moment. All that being said, our tour guide was amazing and the experience itself was great. And we really got to see A LOT of morocco. Things I wish I knew ahead of time: 1. Bring moroccan dirham. Cards will be accepted almost nowhere and euros were not accepted at all outside the city. I'd recommend having the equivalent of about $75-$100/person. You probably won't spend all of it, but better to have too much. (Also, have some coins. We had to pay for bathrooms about half the time. 2. You will need a scarf. I'd recommend getting one in Fez, because it will be the right size and material. It cost us about $9, but I know some people spent more. 3. Our tents had outlets and the camp had wifi. 4. Bring some snacks and water. We were able to stop whenever we asked, but since you're with a whole group, it was more comfortable to have some of your own things for when you were hungry/thirsty but others weren't. 5. As a vegetarian, I did have enough to eat. But be prepared for a lot of potatoes and vegetables and not a lot of protein.

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Daniel_f

Apr 7, 2023

All that ride only to get arrive in the dark - It’s a really, really long day in the car in which the advertised stops along the way are really just a few snatched minutes by the side of the road. Meanwhile other stops along the way were for the driver’s shopping errands. We arrived to the desert when it was already dark, really limiting the hurried camel riding experience - which was the whole reason for the trip. Then a hellishly long ride back the next day. Honestly could not recommend this.

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Anoukalexandrap

May 26, 2023

Caotico y poca comunicación - To be honest the experience was very chaotic. We paid extra to go on a car with 6 people and we were put in a van with 17 people. In addition, we were with a group that had not paid for the same experience as us (with individual room and bathroom). We talked about it with the guide, and he told us not to worry that we would have everything we booked (besides de bus/car ride). However, they were not explaining anything to us, there was very poor communication, and at all points of the trip we were concerned that they were taking us into consideration. We did get reinbursed for a bit of the price for not going in the car, but in my opinion, the reinbursement does not make up for the bad communication and the change of plans lasti minute. Nevertheless, the trip in to the desert is totally worth it, but make sure that you get what you paid for

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