We will pick you up at your hotel/riad and will leave Fes traveling towards Ifran, a beautiful mountains village referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco,” and then on to Midelt. You’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains during this journey. You are stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest in Morocco – where you may well sight Barbary apes. After some time within the forest, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas; after Midelt town, you will be traveling through the fascinating Tizi N’Talghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, you’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, here you will have lunch and enjoy the Berber hospitality. Afterward, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views of Erfoud and Rissani. Arrive at Merzouga in the afternoon. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before your camel ride, guided by an experienced camel man to explore the golden sand sea of Merzouga. Dinner in front of the tent where you will spend the night.

This is a complete Desert day. “Date with the sunrise.” If you are in the middle of the desert, it’s worth getting up early to contemplate the most spectacular sunrise you’ve ever seen at the top of a dune close to the camp and enjoy this landscape that is a gift of nature. After sunrise, we return to Merzouga on the camels, where a hearty breakfast awaits us. Then we’ll skirt the Erg Chebbi, a great extension of the sandy desert where we can find the Big Dune of Morocco, which is more than 250mts high. We continue then by the road formerly used for the “Paris – Dakar” and ends in the mountains that limit with Angelia. Stop at Tissardmin Oasis, where we can find fossil quarries still present in the area; we continue then by a road where we can see nomad settlements and learn their secrets and manners. The next stop will be at a viewpoint to contemplate the hole Erg Chebbi. We’ll then reach Kamilia Village, originally from Mali, where we’ll have a relaxing cup of tea while we listen to a concert featuring the spiritual music of Gnawa. Transfer to your accommodation and have a free afternoon to enjoy the town or the dunes next to the hotel to see the sunset. Dinner and night in the hotel.

We leave the desert after breakfast to Rissani, where we’ll visit the marketplace (market days: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday); we continue then to Erfoud, where we can see the manufacturers of fossilized marble before starting our way to Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves. One hour later, we’ll reach one of the best places in the High Atlas, the Todra Gorges. The course of the river has carved out the cliff-sided canyon, and it’s because of its beauty and the high rock sides that are very popular among climbers—free time to have lunch in this beautiful place. A short walk through the gorges is advisable to better appreciate the landscape’s beauty. In the afternoon, we will continue to the Dades Valley, also known as the Figs Valley. Going through Boumalne Dades, we’ll stop at the “monkey legs.” Dinner and night at the Dades gorges.