Departing or ending in Fes
Desert Tours from Fes
From Fes the desert is a single long day south, through the cedar forest near Azrou, Midelt and the palm gorges of the Ziz Valley. You reach Erg Chebbi in time for the sunset camel trek.
From Fes the desert is a single long day south, through the cedar forest near Azrou, Midelt and the palm gorges of the Ziz Valley. You reach Erg Chebbi in time for the sunset camel trek.
Most travellers pair Fes with Marrakech and let the Sahara sit in the middle, so the whole country unfolds in one direction with no repeated roads.
How to choose
Three days
Fes to the dunes on day one, then the scenic road west to Marrakech via the gorges and kasbahs.
Four days
The same crossing with more time at Todra, Dades and the Valley of Roses, and less driving each day.
Reverse direction
Every Fes route also runs the other way if your flights work better starting in Marrakech.
The routes
Fes Desert Tours
Private departures only — your own vehicle, your own driver-guide, your own pace.
Destinations on these routes
- Fes travel guide — The oldest imperial city, and the northern gateway to the desert.
- Merzouga travel guide — The village at the edge of Erg Chebbi, and the reason most people come.
- Todra Gorge travel guide — Three hundred metres of vertical limestone, and a river at your feet.
- Dades Valley travel guide — Red rock, switchbacks and the classic first night on the road south.
