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<p>Departing from Fez at you will begin your ascent into the Atlas mountains where you will pass through Ifrane, a winter ski resort in a totally un-Moroccan style built by the French in the 1930's to resemble a Swiss village.</p> <p>Visit the cedar forest in Azrou and see the monkeys in the trees. Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the beautiful forests, springs, jagged rock faces, and Berber villages as you cross the Atlas Mountains and begin to descend towards the Sahara Desert.</p> <p>Halfway, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then you will continue towards Merzouga. On the road, you will stop at a place with a panoramic view of a huge oasis of palm trees. In Rissani you change to a 4x4 vehicle to drive into the desert. You will reach to Merzouga in the afternoon around 5 pm, where your guide and camels will be waiting for you.</p> <p>After a short break, you will start a camel trek across the sandy dunes of the Erg Chebbi. See the desert landscape and sunset from the camelback, and after two hours you will reach to the desert camp to spend a night in a Berber tent. At your desert shelter, your camels are hobbled and mint tea is served.</p> <p>After a dinner, watch the stars. Overnight in the tent.</p>
<p>In the morning you can get up early, take a walk over the sand dunes and watch the sunrise from just behind the Algerian border, which is about 31 miles (50 km) from Merzouga.</p> <p>You will take a camelback to the hotel in Merzouga, where you will take shower and have breakfast. Then take the 4x4 back to Rissani where you will change into your minivan.</p> <p>From there you will take the road to Fez. En-route you will have stops for rest and lunch. You will reach Fez in the late afternoon at around 6 PM.</p>
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