Fes and nomad desert
3 days
This 3-day route, which starts and ends in Fez, is ideal for a first contact with the desert. It also offers great contrasts to the traveller, as it goes from mountainous areas to totally arid and desert-like ones. Throughout the route, you can visit Amazigh (Berber) villages and finally reach the desert where you can sleeping in a camp inspired by traditional nomadic tents. A true adventure!
Day 1: Fes - Merzouga (desert)
Pick up at Fes airport and departure to the south. We will also pass through the village of Azrou, known for its cedar forests and the friendly monkeys that live there. We will continue in the direction of Merzouga, passing through various villages, towards Erfoud, such as the famous Ziz valley, where you can admire the contrast between the more arid landscape and the lushness of the banks of the Ziz river and its palm groves. Erfoud is known for its fossils and the wonderful desert roses. We will then continue to Merzouga, where we will arrive in the afternoon. Merzouga lies right at the foot of the great dunes of the Sahara desert, once there, those who wish can take a walk in the sand and watch the sunset. Night in selected hotel.
Day 2: Merzouga - Khamlia - Nomads - Merzouga
We will wake up in front of the imposing Sahara desert, and visit the oasis of Merzouga, as well as the village of Khamlia where the Gnawas (descendants of slaves who came from black Africa) live and where we will be able to enjoy their peculiar music. Afterwards we will pass a sand river, a panoramic view from a mountain to see the desert in all its splendour. Continue to the village of Mefis, where there used to be a settlement of French khol miners, now abandoned. We will visit a nomadic family in the middle of the Hammada and enjoy their company over tea. Return to the hotel for lunch and in the evening departure with the camels for about an hour to spend the night in a Berber camp in haimas at the foot of the dunes.
Day 3: Merzouga - Fes
Wake up in the desert where we will have breakfast and get ready for the next adventure. We will then depart for Fes. We will pass through Rissani to visit the local market, which was one of the bases of the ancient caravans crossing the Sahara to Timbuktu. We will pass through various Amazigh (Berber) villages until we reach Fes and the end of the route.
Standar*
260€/person
- With standard hotels, including**:
- 1 night in the desert (Merzouga) in a half board hotel
- 1 night in Haimas in the desert with half board
- Dromedary excursion through the desert
- Typical henna tattoos in the desert
- Traditional drums live concert/ workshop in the desert
- Private 4×4 vehicle
- English-speaking companion for the entire duration of the tour
- airport transfers
The prices indicated are per person, travelling with private vehicle and accompanying guide in groups of four people and with accommodation in a double room in the “standard” category. These prices will vary depending on the number of people travelling, the category of accommodation (“Standard”, “Charming” or “Luxury”) and the tourist season.
***Price does not include:***Transportation to and from the country of origin, medical/travel insurance, midday meals, drinks, tips and personal expenses.
