KM ~560 · as far as Merzouga — Erg Chebbi
2 Days / 1 NightsDeparts from Fes
2-Day Tour from Fes to the Desert
To the Sahara and back: the cedars and monkeys of Azrou, the Ziz Valley and a night among the Merzouga dunes.
The route
Day by day
Day 01 · Merzouga · ~713 m
Cedars, Monkeys and the Ziz Valley to the Dunes
Fes → MerzougaDrive — approx. 290 mi / ~8h
In a single day you cross three Moroccos. First Ifrane, a town of steep roofs and flower beds built by the French in the 1930s, so tidy it earned the nickname 'Moroccan Switzerland'; a little beyond, the cedar forest of Azrou, where Barbary macaques — the only wild primates north of the Sahara — come down to study you among thousand-year-old trees. Then the long descent along the Ziz Valley, a canyon where the river draws a green snake of palms at the foot of bare rock. The light changes, the air warms, and suddenly the road opens onto the desert. You reach Merzouga, mount a dromedary, and the caravan carries you to camp as the sun touches the crests of the erg.
Overnight · tented camp among the Erg Chebbi dunes
- Ifrane
- Azrou Cedars & Macaques
- Ziz Valley
- Caravan to Camp
Day 02 · Fes · 414 m
Dawn on the Dunes and the Return to Fes
Merzouga → FesDrive — approx. 290 mi / ~8h
You rise in the dark for the desert's best hour: from a dune crest you watch the sun climb and the shadows stretch across the sand, the colour moving from rose to gold. After breakfast at camp you take the road north again, but the return is never the same as the way out: you climb the Ziz Valley with its sheer palm groves, stop again among the Azrou cedars where curious macaques come close, and pass Ifrane, the alpine town nicknamed the 'Moroccan Switzerland'. In the early afternoon Fes reappears in its bowl. Two days were enough to touch the Sahara and return, with sand still in your shoes and the silence of the dunes in your memory.
- Dawn over the Dunes
- Ziz Valley
- Azrou Macaques
- Ifrane
Distances, driving times and properties shown are approximate: every figure is reconfirmed in detail at booking.
What the journey includes
Included
- Private, air-conditioned 4WD SUV/minivan
- Fuel
- Vehicle insurance
- Italian-speaking driver
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Local tour guide
- Accommodation as shown in the itinerary
- Camel ride in the Merzouga desert (one camel per person)
- Overnight stay in a Desert Luxury Camp
- Private rooms — tents and breakfast
- One-of-a-kind experiences
Not included
- Lunch
- Drinks
- Travel insurance
- Entrance tickets
- Tips
- Extras
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