Here’s a detailed and popular 4-day desert tour itinerary from Marrakech to Fes, passing through the Atlas Mountains, kasbahs, gorges, and Merzouga Sahara Desert, with camel trekking and a night under the stars.

This option gives you more time than a 3-day tour, allowing for a more relaxed pace and better exploration of southern Morocco.

Day 1: Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate → Dades Valley

• Depart Marrakech in the morning.

• Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m).

• Visit the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (filming location for Gladiator, Game of Thrones).

• Continue to Ouarzazate, the “Hollywood of Morocco” – optional stop at Atlas Studios or Taourirt Kasbah.

• Drive through the Valley of Roses to the Dades Valley.

•  Overnight in a hotel/guesthouse in Dades Gorges.

• 🍽️ Dinner & breakfast included.

Day 2: Dades Valley → Todra Gorges → Merzouga Desert (Erg Chebbi)

• Explore the dramatic Todra Gorges – great for photos and short hikes.

• Continue through Berber towns (e.g., Tinjdad, Erfoud).

• Arrive in Merzouga, gateway to the Sahara.

• Take a camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset.

•  Overnight in a desert camp (standard or luxury).

  • Enjoy a traditional dinner, campfire, and Berber music under the stars.

Day 3: Merzouga → Rissani → Ziz Valley → Midelt

• Wake up early to watch sunrise over the dunes.

• Camel ride or 4×4 transfer back to the village.

• Optional stop at Rissani (old caravan town and local market).

• Scenic drive along the Ziz Valley.

• Pass through Errachidia and into the Middle Atlas Mountains.

•  Overnight in Midelt (mountain town between two ranges).

• 🍽️ Dinner & breakfast included.

Day 4: Midelt → Cedar Forest (Azrou) → Ifrane → Fes

• Drive through the Middle Atlas Mountains.

• Stop in Azrou to see the cedar forest and wild Barbary monkeys.

• Continue to Ifrane, a clean and picturesque town nicknamed “Little Switzerland.”

• Arrive in Fes by late afternoon.

• Drop-off at your hotel or riad.