3 Days Fes to Marrakech Desert Tour
The classic one-way Sahara crossing from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga, Todra and Ait Ben Haddou.
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Destination
Fes
The spiritual and artisan capital, and a superb gateway to the Sahara via the Middle Atlas.
Fes el-Bali is not a museum. It is a medieval city that still makes leather, zellige, metal and food for itself. That is why it overwhelms people, and why a good local guide is not a luxury.
From Fes the Sahara is closer than from Marrakech. The road through Ifrane, Midelt and the Ziz Valley is one of Morocco’s great landscape days. Chefchaouen is a morning’s drive north. Volubilis is even nearer.
Give Fes at least one full day. Two is better. Then let the desert or the Rif take you.
Authoritative background: UNESCO listing for the Medina of Fez (UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Medina of Fez).
Tours that visit Fes
Fes Cultural City Tour
A private guided day in Fes el-Bali: madrasas, tanneries, artisans and palace courtyards.
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Fes to Volubilis and Meknes
Mosaics, storks on columns, and the imperial walls of Meknes in one cultured day.
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4 Days Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour
Travel one way through the south: Atlas, kasbahs, Sahara camp, then the Ziz Valley and Middle Atlas into Fes.
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5 Days Marrakech to Fes
The essential south-to-north crossing: mountains, kasbahs, Sahara and the road to Fes with civilized pacing.
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7 Days Morocco Tour from Marrakech
A week from Marrakech through the desert to Fes, with time for both Sahara and the medina.
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