3 Days Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

We did Authentic Sahara Adventures - 3 day Sahara Tour with one night in the Sahara. It was an exceptionally memorable experience. Communications with Authentic Sahara Adventures (ASA) were easy and excellent. We booked our trip while still in Canada and everything was arranged through WhatsApp- very easy. The tour was a 2 day drive from Marrakech to the desert through beautiful gorges, the towering Atlas Mountains and the very interesting Aid Ben Haddou. Mustapha, our driver was great at sharing information about our stops ( except for Aid Ben Haddou where a local guide was arranged). Mustapha is an excellent driver, took care of everything along the way which made the trip very easy. The Sahara is stunning, the camel rides are worth it and the desert camp is a great experience. The driver from Sahara to Fes was also beautiful. Highly recommend this tour if you want to cover these areas.

AST was recommend from a colleague and I am so glad we went with them! We booked a 4 day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga and on to Fes and an additional day trip to Chefchaouen. The accommodations were lovely and the stops along the way were perfect. We had the same driver, Walid, the whole time and he was the best!! Walid was friendly, shared a lot of history and had great conversations with us. He was an excellent tour guide with the perfect awareness of when to engage. He ensured we had some very unique experiences with the local Berber people, which was authentic and enjoyable. He even helped us out with an issue we had with customs that involved shipping a drone from Marrakech to Fes -- he came to our rescue when there was a language barrier with the authorities. My husband and I appreciated his professionalism throughout and his help when needed. Walid truly exceeded expectations!

The trip was a great way to see the desert region of Morocco in a quick and digestible timespan. Both evening locations that we stayed at were very luxurious, and provided entertainment and views outside of your typical day in the car. Would recommend this tour (it is a bonus if you also get to drive with Mohammed) To quickly clarify, originally we booked the 4 day option, however were told that another couple on our trip needed to reduce to the 3 day option and that we could either also change or pay for a private tour. This left us in a tough spot due to Riad reservations, however it turned out fine (we elected for the 3 day option). The questionable part is once we met the other two couples on our trip, it turns out they wanted the 4 day as well and were sent the same email. (AST should just remove this option if it is not really available). Getting that clarification out of the way, we were actually very thankful to have the 3 day trip. We felt that we fully experienced the region, and one day longer could have been too much. As cool as the desert is to see, many stops were similar to one another. The stops were frequent for bathroom purposes (roughly every 1-2 hours). The evening stays were really where this trip shined, our stay in the Sahara was breathtaking, and well organized. The things I would suggest is to have a more curated script on each of the main cities that we drove through. AST could provide the drivers with more local information to act as a true tour guide since we are with them 80% of the time on the road. Mohammed (our driver) did a good job fielding general questions. The second thing that should be added is a defined schedule per day. It was a bit ambiguous on when we were to arrive at each “event” location, so more transparency there would have been appreciated. Overall, this was a great trip, and truly opposite of some of the other tour group horror stories I read. I would recommend it to others! Thank you for a great vacation!