Fes Desert Tours

Fes Desert Tours Overview

Our Fes Desert tours are arranged by the most experience tour operators to provide you with the journey of a lifetime to one of the main attractions in Morocco, The fascinating Sahara desert and the surrounding Berber towns.

As part of our DarBorj services, we arrange multiday desert tours from Fes. We offer a variety of Fes Desert tours for our customers to choose from, stretching from 2 days to 9 days tours. The longer the trip, the more you’ll get to explore of Morocco’s ancient and diverse culture.

Our Fes Desert tours include more than just visiting the Sahara. You will visiting many Moroccan cities between Fes and Merzouga. Departing from the Imperial city of Fes, you’ll drive through the Middle Atlas Mountains and enjoy their cool and serene atmosphere in cities like Ifrane, nicknamed “Switzerland of Morocco” for its cold weather throughout the year and its European-styled buildings that are beautifully designed and decorated along with the lovely gardens and the surrounding peaceful forests separated by heavenly streams and waterfalls. Azrou is another city to visit in our Fes desert tours, once the capital of the Berber communities in the Middle Atlas Mountains it is surely one of the most important and beautiful Berber towns, famous for the flourishing Cedar forests that inhabited by the playful Barbary Macaque monkeys.

As we head further south, we’ll pass by cities like Midelt, famous for their tasty apples and mineral richness before starting our descent to Erfoud through the fascinating Ziz valley dotted with huge palm trees. From Erfoud, our desert tours from Fes carry on to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi dunes through the very beautiful and picturesque Dades and Todgha gorges and valleys, stopping to enjoy their beautiful scenery and the outstanding carved valleys. Along the way, we’ll stop to visit the famous city of Ouerzazate, globally recognized and appreciated by filmmakers as one of the world’s most important movie sets where the production of several outstanding movies and Tv shows like Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Game of Thrones took place. Ouerzazate is home to North Africa’s biggest film studio, “Atlas Studios” which are of huge importance to the world of cinema.

Another place not to miss in our Fes desert tours is the well-known Kasbahs of Ait BenHadou that stands as a stronghold for the Berber people in the desert and as one of Morocco’s most well-preserved monuments. The Kasbah was used as a set for many famous movies and Tv shows. Reaching Merzouga, you’ll get to experience camel trekking in the golden sand dunes of Erg Chebbi to spend a night in a luxury desert camp and enjoy the magical atmosphere of the Sahara desert.

In our Sahara desert tours, you’ll get to rejoice the magic of sunset and sunrise in the desert and to reflect on your journey under the shining countless stars that paint the sky with beautiful colors at night. From the dunes of Erg Chebbi, we can either take you to visit the red city of Marrakech and drop you off there or return to Fes. We have many itineraries for Fes desert tours that we can propose to you. However, we’re open to arranging your customized tours to better suit your needs and budget.

Our trips to the Sahara are some of the most memorable and special experiences you can get as we do our best to give you an insight into the daily life of the Berber nomads and to provide you with better understanding of Morocco’s history, culture and heritage.