Sahara desert tour
The classic three-day desert route, but finishing in Fes rather than returning to Marrakech — the same dunes, one long drive less.
Saves a full day
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Group
Small group or private
Pickup
Free pickup from your hotel or riad in Marrakech
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Starts in
Marrakech
Ends in
Fes
Meeting point
Your Marrakech hotel or riad, from around 07:00
Booking type
Small group, with a private option
The standard three-day Merzouga tour loops back to Marrakech and spends the whole final day on the road you already drove. This version does not: after the desert you continue north to Fes, which saves a day and gets you to the second great imperial city with the Sahara still on your shoes.
Days one and two are the classic route — the Tizi n'Tichka pass, Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, the Dades Valley, the Todra Gorge — before the road runs east to Erg Chebbi for a camel ride, dinner and a night in a Berber camp among the tall dunes.
Day three starts with sunrise over the dunes and then heads north through Erfoud, the Ziz Valley palm canyon, Midelt and the Middle Atlas cedar forests, arriving in Fes in the evening.
Day 1
Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Dades Valley
Tizi n'Tichka, the UNESCO kasbah, Ouarzazate, Skoura and the Valley of Roses, arriving in the Dades Valley for the night.
Day 2
Dades → Todra → Merzouga dunes
Dades hairpins and the Todra Gorge in the morning, then east to Erg Chebbi. Camel ride at sunset, dinner and a night in the camp.
Day 3
Merzouga → Ziz Valley → Fes
Dune sunrise, Erfoud, the Ziz gorges, Midelt and the cedar forests of Azrou and Ifrane, reaching Fes in the evening.
Yes, the same three days run in reverse with pickup in Fes.
The standard departure is a small group. A private vehicle is available for a supplement.
From the late afternoon camel ride until after sunrise the following morning — roughly fifteen hours in the desert.
Yes. Tell us about any dietary needs when you book and we will pass them to the camp.
Send your dates and hotel — we reply with availability and your pickup time.
Toubkal Views is run from Marrakech by a Moroccan team, not an overseas booking platform.
Your guide is from the region and knows the Agafay tracks, the Atlas valleys and the best light for photos.
Berber camps, mint tea, home-style tagine and music played by local musicians.
We collect you from your hotel or riad in Marrakech and bring you back at the end.
You talk to us directly before, during and after your trip — no call centre in between.
Tell us your dates, group and pace and we adapt the experience instead of selling a fixed package.
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One-way Morocco crossing
A one-way private crossing from Marrakech to Fes through the kasbah route, two nights in the Sahara region and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas.
Desert adventure
Cross the Tizi n'Tichka pass, sleep in the kasbahs of Dades and ride camels into the Erg Chebbi dunes for a night in a Sahara camp under the stars.
Luxury Sahara tour
Two nights in the Erg Chebbi dunes at an en-suite desert camp, with private transport, the Todra and Dades gorges and Ait Ben Haddou on the way.