5 Days Fes to Marrakech Route: History, Landscapes, and Culture

We will pick you up from your riad / hotel then drive south to Ifrane and Azrou through the Middle Atlas mountains. On the way we will stop at the cedar forests to see the Barbarian Apes in their natural habitat. Travelling through the Tizi Ntalghamt pass to Midelt and along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, you'll see views of the Middle-Atlas plateau and the scenery changing to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia. After lunch we'll continue our journey through the Ziz Valley to Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga. After a glass of mint tea, we'll leave our luggage in a safe room then take a camel ride to a Berber camp in the middle of the Erg Chebbi Sad Dunes which are the highest sand dunes in North Africa. The camel trek takes about 1hr 30 min from to the camp where we will set up Berber tents for our night in the desert. The tents are well equipped with mattresses, blankets, and cushions. After dinner we will gather around the fire and enjoy the sound of traditional Berber drums under the stars.

We will wake up early to enjoy a magnificent sunrise on the dunes then take a camel ride back to the hotel. After freshening up and breakfast we'll leave for Tinghir and the Todra Gorges and finally arrive in the Dades Valley where we will have dinner and spend the night.

After the breakfast we head down by the gorges of a point in dades valley passing by tamlalt town with it's little gardens and berber village to join a nomad falmiy for lunch our food with us , then go back from the nomad family to join the dades valley again down . the night at the hotel where we leave our laugguge where possible to have a hot shower after 5/6 hours walk .

After breakfast we'll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate. The route through the Dades Valley, the way of the thousand Kasbahs, provides numerous photo opportunities. The trip going off-road along the boutarar piste to visit berber nomads in thier caves and have a glass of tea with them , We'll visit the Roses valley and Skoura village, then continue to Ouarzazat, "the Hollywood of Africa". After we get to Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco. After touring this UNESCO World Heritage site We will have dinner and spend the night hotel.

After breakfast we'll drive through the Ounila Valley the famous route of the caranves , our journey will continue through the majestic Tizi nTichka pass, reaching an altitude of 2260m, over the High Atlas Mountains. We will stop to enjoy the impressive views and visit the argan oil cooperative. We will arrive in Marrakech late afternoon.