Marrakech to Fes with a whole day in the Sahara, in your own car.
Four days from Marrakech to Fes by way of the Sahara, just you and your driver-guide, with a whole day in the desert. Cross the High Atlas and visit Aït Ben Haddou, walk beneath the Todra Gorge, ride a camel into Erg Chebbi and sleep in a luxury camp, then spend a day among the dunes: a nomad family, Gnawa music in Khamlia, a riad for the night. On the last day, the Ziz Valley and the cedar forest of the Middle Atlas to Fes.
Suggested programme; your driver adapts it to you.
Pick-up at your riad or hotel at the time you choose: 07:00, 08:00 or 09:00 (07:00 or 08:00 recommended). Over the High Atlas, with photo stops in Berber villages. Visit Aït Ben Haddou with a local guide and lunch in the village. On by Ouarzazate and the Valley of the Roses to the Dades Gorge and its "Monkey Fingers" rocks.
After breakfast, along the Todra River, its palm groves and Berber villages, to the Todra Gorge near Tinghir. On to Merzouga for a camel ride into the dunes at sunset and sandboarding. Dinner and the desert night at the camp.
Sunrise from the nearest dune and breakfast at the camp. By 4x4, meet a nomad Berber family behind the dunes, visit the abandoned village of Mefis, hear Gnawa music in Khamlia, and see the Lake of Birds when it has water. After lunch, check in at your riad, then rest or walk to the nearby dunes. Prefer a second night in the camp instead of the riad? Tell us when you book.
After breakfast, a viewpoint over the Ziz Valley, lunch in Midelt, then the cedar forest of the Middle Atlas, where you may see Barbary macaques. A break in Ifrane, and drop-off at your riad or hotel in Fes.
End of the tripHome, back in FesAbout 1,100 km on the road over four days, with regular stops.
Where you sleepThe luxury camp is always included on private tours.
The vehicle and driver-guide are yours alone, so their cost is shared inside your group: the more you are, the less each pays. Children and infants pay 80 %.
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Answered by our team in Marrakech · updated October 2026
Sunrise, then by 4x4: a nomad family behind the dunes, the abandoned village of Mefis, Gnawa music in Khamlia and the Lake of Birds when it has water. The afternoon is free at your riad.
For a real bed, a long shower and a calm evening before the drive to Fes. If you prefer a second night in the camp, tell us when you book.
Yes, in one of the stays listed for each night. We confirm which one within 24 hours of booking.
We offer another stay of the same level or better. If it does not suit you, you can cancel with a full refund.
No. Your driver-guide, the vehicle, fuel, all local guides, your stays, dinners, breakfasts and the camel ride and the 4x4 day are in the price. Only lunches, drinks, entrance fees and tips are extra.
Yes. We take you to the camp by 4x4, at no extra cost.
Often, but not always: the macaques live wild in the forest, so sightings depend on the day.
Cancellation is free up to 7 days before departure. Children pay 80% of the adult price on multi-day tours.
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