The crossing from Marrakech to Fes at an easier pace: a night in Ouarzazate, a night by the Todra river, a night in the dunes, then north to Fes.
The same crossing as the three-day trip with an extra night, which buys time at the places that reward it: the Kasbah of Telouet on the first day, the Dades valley and a night beside the river in the Todra Gorge on the second, the dunes on the third. The last day climbs out of the desert by the Ziz Valley and the Middle Atlas to Fes.
Leave at 8:00 over the Tizi n'Tichka pass. Visit the Kasbah of Telouet and Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987, then on to Ouarzazate, home of Morocco's film studios, for the night.
Through the valley of the roses and up the Dades, green with figs and almonds, past village after village, to the Todra Gorge. The night in a kasbah overlooking the river.
East through arid country and the town of Tinejdad to Erfoud and its fossil workshops, then out to the Erg Chebbi sand sea. Camels into the dunes for a night at camp.
Camels back to the hotel at the edge of the dunes for a shower. North with a stop above the Ziz Valley, over the High Atlas again, lunch in Midelt, then Azrou and the cedar forest at Ifrane, where Barbary macaques live wild, and on to Fes.
Starts from: Marrakech — your hotel or riad
PrivateA private loop from Marrakech to the Erg Chebbi dunes: two gorges on the way out, a camel ride at sunset, a night at camp and a quieter road home.
PrivateThe Marrakech to Erg Chebbi loop paced for families: shorter driving days, hotels with a pool, a family camp in the dunes and camel rides at both ends of the day.
PrivateArrive in Marrakech and spend five days in the south by 4x4: the gorges, a full day around Erg Chebbi, a night among the dunes and the hidden oasis of Fint.
PrivateAn evening in the stony desert outside Marrakech: an hour on a quad, a camel ride at sunset and dinner at a desert camp.
