A four-day loop out of Fez and back, built for people who want the dunes and the gorges without the one-way logistics of ending in Marrakech. You keep the same driver and vehicle throughout, and your bag stays in the car.
The first two days are the classic desert run: cedar forest, Midelt, the Ziz gorges, a camel trek into Erg Chebbi, a night in camp, and then a full day in the sand with Khamlia, the nomad families and the fossil country around Rissani. On day three you turn west along the old caravan road to the Todra gorge, where the cliffs close to a few metres across and the river runs through the gap, and spend the night among the kasbahs of the Dades valley.
Day four brings you north again through the Valley of Roses, over the high passes and back into Fez by evening. It is the most landscape you can see from Fez in four days, and the nights are split between a desert camp and a riad rather than four hotels.
Good to know before you book
- Length
- 4 days · 3 nights
Highlights
- Camel trek or 4×4 across the dunes
- A night in a desert camp
- Sunrise and sunset over the Sahara
- Valleys, kasbahs and gorges on the way
The route
- i.Pick-up, Ifrane and the cedar forest
- ii.Midelt, the Ziz gorges and the palm valley
- iii.Camel trek at sunset, night in the desert camp
- i.Sunrise, Khamlia and the gnaoua musicians
- ii.Nomad families, fossil beds, 4x4 in the dunes
- iii.Rissani market and a second night by the sand
- i.West along the old caravan road
- ii.Todra gorge, where the cliffs almost touch
- iii.Night among the kasbahs of the Dades valley
- i.The Valley of Roses and the high passes
- ii.North through Midelt and Azrou
- iii.Arrive Fez in the evening
Included & not included
Included
- Private transport and driver (4 days)
- 3 nights including a desert camp
- Camel trek to and from camp (or 4×4)
- Dinners and breakfasts as planned
Not included
- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees and local guides (if added)
- Optional activities
- Tips
Good to know
Do we come back to Fez?
Yes. These are round trips and you are returned to your riad in Fez. The journeys listed under Morocco Tours end in Marrakech instead.
Is the camel trek compulsory?
No. A 4x4 can take you to the camp instead — tell us when you book.
How cold does it get at night?
Genuinely cold from November to February, whatever the daytime forecast says. Bring layers.
