2 day Sahara Tour from Fes

“Nomad for a Night”

2 days, 1 night

Starts: Fes
Ends: Fes

Overnight stay in: MERZOUGA/ERG CHEBBI

Introduction

If you want to experience the wonders of the Sahara Desert but you only have a couple of days, then try our 2 day Sahara Tour from Fes. Because it lasts just 2 days & 1 night, this “Nomad for a Night” Tour makes a great weekend trip. But you can take this overnight desert tour from Fes at any time of the week.

The “Nomad for a Night” round-trip tour from Fes features an unforgettable overnight adventure in the Sahara Desert. First, go camel-trekking at sunset in the big dunes of Erg Chebbi. Afterwards, enjoy a delicious Moroccan dinner and African drumming entertainment. Finally, sleep in tents in a desert camp surrounded by nothing but sand and sky.

In addition, you’ll get to see some of Morocco’s amazingly diverse scenery as you travel over the Middle Atlas Mountains to the desert and back to Fes.

Outline

Your 2 day Sahara Tour from Fes, “Nomad for a Night” starts early in the morning of Day 1. After leaving Fes, cross the Middle Atlas Mountains. Then follow the meandering Ziz Valley towards the Merzouga region of the Sahara Desert. Arrive in the desert by late afternoon, in time for a sunset camel trek in the magnificent dunes of Erg Chebbi. Afterwards, enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner followed by African drumming around a campfire. Stay overnight in tents in a desert camp surrounded by small dunes.

On Day 2 of your overnight desert tour, leave the dunes behind and head back to Fes. Travel back through the Middle Atlas Mountains, stopping on the way to see Barbary apes in the mountain forests.

Your 2 day Sahara Tour from Fes, “Nomad for a Night” ends when we arrive back in Fes in the evening and drop you off at your hotel/riad.

Tour Highlights

Go camel-trekking in the Sahara Desert at sunset
Enjoy a traditional Moroccan meal
Listen to African drumming entertainment
Travel through the Middle Atlas Mountains
See Barbary apes in the forest at Azrou

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Day 1 :

FES – IFRANE – MIDELT – ZIZ VALLEY – MERZOUGA/ERG CHEBBI

Your 2 day Sahara Tour from Fes, "Nomad for a Night" begins with an early morning pick-up from your hotel/riad in Fes. Travelling through the Middle Atlas Mountains towards the Sahara Desert, you’ll see some beautiful scenery as the landscape changes. Our first stop will be in Ifrane, a popular ski resort town known as the "Switzerland of Morocco", with its steeply-peaked rooves designed to shed show easily. Next, we’ll stop for lunch in Midelt, the “apple capital” of Morocco. After lunch, we’ll drive alongside the Ziz Valley. The impressive palm-filled Ziz Oasis stretches for hundreds of meandering kilometres along the valley floor. You’ll have a chance to take some beautiful panoramic photos at a lookout point beside the road. Later in the afternoon, we’ll pass through Erfoud, famous for its Date Festival each October and known for its fossils and fossil products. Eventually we’ll turn off the highway and travel across flat rocky desert to the Saharan region of Merzouga and the magnificent sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Erg Chebbi has the highest dunes in North Africa, and the sight of them rising suddenly out of the desert floor never fails to impress! By late afternoon, we’ll arrive at the desert hotel, where your camels will be waiting. You’ll leave civilization behind and camel-trek into the high dunes, where you’ll see the sands change colour as the sun moves across the sky. You’ll have time to explore, take pictures, and watch the sunset before camel-trekking to the tent camp among the smaller dunes. After your camel-trek, you’ll enjoy a traditional Moroccan meal, followed by live African music – drumming and singing and dancing – around a campfire. You’ll spend the night in the desert surrounded by nothing but sand and sky.

Day 2 :

MERZOUGA – MIDDLE ATLAS MOUNTAINS – AZROU – FES

After breakfast on Day 2 of your overnight desert tour from Fes, we’ll leave the dunes behind and start heading back to Fes. Once again, you’ll see the amazing change in scenery as we head into the Middle Atlas Mountains, crossing over the Tizi-n-Talghamt pass. We’ll have lunch en route. Later, we’ll stop for a rest in Azrou to see Barbary apes in the cedar forests in the mountains. We’ll arrive in Fes in the evening and drop you off at your hotel/riad, bringing your 2 day Sahara Tour from Fes, "Nomad for a Night" to a close.

2 day Sahara Tour from Fes