Short on time in Fes but determined to sleep in the Sahara? This private 2-day desert tour from Fes to Merzouga is the quickest way to reach the great Erg Chebbi dunes, ride a camel at sunset and spend a night in a Berber camp beneath a sky full of stars — then be back in Fes the next evening.
Along the way you’ll cross the cedar forests and Berber villages of the Middle Atlas, follow the palm-lined Ziz Valley, and get a real taste of southern Morocco. It’s fully private — your own driver-guide and vehicle — and easily upgraded to a standard or luxury desert camp.
Your private driver collects you from your Fes hotel or riad around 8:30 am. Heading south, you’ll pass through Ifrane, the alpine-style “Switzerland of Morocco,” and the Azrou cedar forest, home to wild Barbary apes, before following the dramatic Ziz gorges toward the desert.
After lunch at a Berber café along the route, you’ll reach the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes. Meet your camel and guide for a sunset trek, pausing high on a dune to watch the colours change, then continue to your desert camp for dinner, Berber music and a night among the dunes.
Wake early for a spectacular sunrise from the top of the Erg Chebbi dunes. After a Berber breakfast at camp, ride your camel back to the trailhead — or cross the sand by 4×4 for a different thrill — to meet your driver.
The return to Fes climbs back over the High Atlas via Rissani, Erfoud, Errachidia and Midelt, with a lunch stop and time to photograph the wild monkeys in the Azrou cedar forest. You’ll arrive back in Fes in the evening, dropped at your riad or hotel.
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This 2-day Fes to Merzouga desert tour is perfect for travellers who want the headline Sahara experience — camel trek, desert camp, dune sunrise — without a long itinerary. In just two days you go from the medieval energy of Fes to the silence of the Erg Chebbi dunes and back.
Everything is private and flexible: your own guide, your own pace, and the option to extend into a 3- or 4-day trip ending in Marrakech if you decide you want more of the desert.
