4 days tour from Marrakech to the Merzouga desert

OVERVIEW:

This Morocco desert tour from Marrakech, A tour that will take you from your hotel in Marrakech and introduce you to the desert, villages, and mountainous regions of the great Moroccan Sahara. On this 4 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, you will experience high mountain passes where views will be witnessed across several miles, Kasbahs, a camel trek in Merzouga over the Erg Chebbi Dunes.
There is nothing more spectacular than an overnight stay in a Bedouin desert camp. This allows you and the shared party you are with a chance to star gaze into the sky, watch the sunset and rise when on a camel ride and see hundreds of Kasbahs

PROGRAM

Day 1: Marrakech – Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Gorges – 6 h 11 min (341,8 km)
Day 2: Dades Gorges – Todgha Gorges – Merzouga – (269 km, 4h 15 min)
Day 3: Merzouga
Day 4: Merzouga – Ouarzazate – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech (560 km – 9 h)

HIGHLIGHTS:

Crossing High Atlas Mountains and Berber villages
Visit Unesco Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate City
Visit Dades Gorges and Todra Gorges
Camel trekking in the Erg Chebbi desert at sunset and sunrise
Spend the night in the Berber desert camp in Erg Chebbi (Merzouga)

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Marrakech
DEPARTURE TIME	08:00 AM
RETURN TIME:	Approximately 07:30 PM

INCLUDED:

Pick up from your accommodation in Marrakech
Modern air-conditioned minivan (Maximum 17 passengers)
Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou visit, Dades gorge valley, Todra gorge
1 Night in Dades valley hotel with dinner and breakfast
Sunrise and sunset camel treks on the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi
1 Night in a standard tent in Merzouga desert camp with dinner and breakfast
1 Night in Merzouga hotel (half board)

NOT INCLUDED:

Beverages
Lunches on the way
Optional local guide in (Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou) usually 3 eur
Personal expenses
Tips

DAY 1: MARRAKECH – AIT BENHADDOU – DADES VALLEY (324KM-6 H)

We will pick up you from your (Hotel or Riad ) and then we will start our Tour from Marrakech to Dades Gorges passing by Tizi-n-Tichka High Atlas, to the traditional Berber villages then we continue to Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage. You will have lunch at Ait Benhaddou, then pass by Hollywood city to visit the Atlas Studios, We continue to Dades Gorges through Roses and Dades Valley and we will spend the night in a hotel in Dades Gorges.

DAY 2: DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – MERZOUGA CAMEL TREK (270 KM- 4 H)

After breakfast, we go from Dades gorges to Erg Chebbi Sahara desert in Merzouga. You will pass through Todra Gorges, Tenhir, Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Sahara Desert oasis of Tafilalet, and then we continue to an Auberge in Merzouga. After a relaxing few minutes, you will take some of your luggage in a small bag (the necessary for the night in the desert) and leave the other luggage in the Auberge, then we will ride camels on an adventure crossing the erg Chebbi sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take the awesome pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we arrive at the camp we will leave the camels and we walk to the highest sand dunes of 250 Meters to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (the nomad tents) with drums and music in the middle of the Sahara Desert

DAY 3: MERZOUGA

The third day of this daring tour of the Moroccan Sahara will see you enjoy Merzouga. You will have breakfast at the hotel, have the opportunity to swim in the hotel pool, have free time to explore the activities offered in the desert area, and enjoy a one-night stay at the hotel with a sumptuous dinner at the end of the day.
There are plenty of activities like quad biking, buggy riding through the dunes, and biking, but these activities will be at your own expense.

DAY 4: MERZOUGA – OUARZAZAT – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – MARRAKECH (560 KM- 9 H)

There is a long drive of around 9 hours ahead of us as we drive back to Marrakech. The day begins with breakfast and along the way, there will be a stop at the city of Ouarzazate for lunch. We arrive back in Marrakech around 19h00.

1 review for 4 days tour from Marrakech to the Merzouga desert

Rated 5 out of 5

Roxana Andries – June 13, 2022

This was a fabulous trip, so relaxing, such a taste of the variety of the different environs in Morocco and the history of the areas. Our driver and general guide were so knowledgeable and accommodating that this trip was the number one of my lifetime

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