From Marrakech/ 3 days

3 Days Tour from Marrakech to Fes

The great traverse. Three days connecting Morocco's two most storied cities by the most beautiful road possible: over the High Atlas, through the kasbah valleys, across the dunes of Erg Chebbi, and up the Ziz Valley to Fes.

Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
Route: MRK → FES
Crosses: Sahara & the gorges · Atlas · Imperial cities
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3 days from Marrakech

Day 01

Marrakech to Dades Gorge

Over Tizi n'Tichka to the fortified ksar of Ait Ben Haddou — film set of Gladiator and Game of Thrones — then east through Ouarzazate, the Skoura palm oasis, and the Valley of Roses to a night in the Dades Gorge.

Drive: approx. 320 km / ~6.5h with stops
Highlights: Tizi n'Tichka (2,260 m) · Aït Ben Haddou

The switchbacks of the Tizi n'Tichka pass climbing the High Atlas

Day 1 — Marrakech to Dades Gorge

Day 02

Todra Gorge to the Erg Chebbi Dunes

Walk the cool canyon floor of Todra Gorge before crossing the Tafilalet to Merzouga. At golden hour, a camel caravan carries you into the dunes for sandboarding, a Berber dinner, and a night in a luxury desert camp.

Drive: approx. 260 km / ~4.5h with stops
Highlights: Todra Gorge · Tinghir palmery

Sheer canyon walls of the Todra Gorge above its shallow clear river

Day 2 — Todra Gorge to the Erg Chebbi Dunes

Day 03

Merzouga to Fes via the Ziz Valley

Sunrise over the Sahara, then north along the Ziz Valley's ribbon of a million palms. Pause in Midelt, cross the cedar forests of Azrou — watch for Barbary macaques — and descend through alpine Ifrane to the medieval gates of Fes.

Drive: approx. 460 km / ~7.5h with stops
Highlights: Ziz Valley · Midelt