2 days Fes desert tour back to back

1st Day: Fes – Middle Atlas – Merzouga Desert – Camel trek and overnight in the Berber tent

We will pick you up at 8am from your hotel/riad and will leave Fes travelling towards Ifran, a beautiful mountains village, referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco” and then on to Midelt. During this journey you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains. Stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest in Morocco – where you may well sight Barbary apes.

After sometime within the forest, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas, after Midelt town you will be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, you’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, here you will have lunch and enjoy the Berber hospitality. Afterwards, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arrive at Merzouga on the afternoon. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you camel ride, guided by an experienced camel man to explore within the golden sand sea of Merzouga. Dinner in front of the tent where you will spend the night.

2nd Day: Merzouga – Camel Trek – Back to Fes

After seeing the sun rise in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, you will ride the camels back to the hotel After a shower and breakfast, we will leave Merzouga for Fez. On the way, we pass through Rissani, Erfoud, Errachidia and Medilt. We’ll stop for lunch and pictures of wild monkeys on the Cedar forests of Azrou before arriving in Fez, where we will take you to your Riad or hotel and end of our services.