4 daysFrom Marrakech

Marrakech to Fes by Way of the Sahara

A one-way crossing that saves the return drive: the Atlas and Ait Benhaddou, the gorges, a day and a night at Erg Chebbi, then north through the cedar forests to Fes.

Route: MarrakechAit BenhaddouOuarzazateDades ValleyTodra GorgeMerzougaMideltFes

Length
4 days
Starts
Marrakech
Ends
Fes

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The earthen ksar of Ait Benhaddou above its palm grove
The earthen ksar of Ait Benhaddou above its palm grove. Photograph: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance8 places

Highlights

  1. 1Ait Benhaddou
  2. 2Camel trek at Erg Chebbi
  3. 3Middle Atlas cedar forests

Day by day4 days

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  1. 01Day 1 · Ouarzazate

    Marrakech to Ouarzazate

    Over the Tizi n’Tichka pass and through Ait Benhaddou to Ouarzazate.

    On the road
    About 190 km
  2. 02Day 2 · Merzouga

    Ouarzazate to Merzouga

    East through the Dades Valley and the Todra Gorge to the edge of the dunes.

    On the road
    About 370 km
  3. 03Day 3 · Erg Chebbi

    A desert day

    A camel trek in the Sahara and a night at a desert camp in Erg Chebbi.

    Night
    Desert camp, Erg Chebbi
  4. 04Day 4 · Fes

    Merzouga to Fes

    North by way of Midelt and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas to Fes.

    On the road
    About 470 km

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