Zagora and Merzouga 4 days desert tour |

OVERVIEW:
During this 4 days Marrakech Desert Tour to Zagora & Merzouga, you will see the impressive landscapes of the Atlas mountains, you will enter the Sahara desert on a camel and you will sleep in an authentic Sahara Berber tent. In addition, you will enjoy a Sunset and a Sunrise that you will never forget. It will be the adventure of your life.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Camel trekking and spend the night in the Zagora desert-
Crossing High Atlas Mountains and Berber villages
Explore Draa valley
Visit Unesco Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate movie studios
Visit Dades Gorges and Todra Gorges
Camel trekking in Zagora desert
Spend the night in Berber desert camp at the Merzouga with music and Berber dinner

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Marrakech
DEPARTURE TIME	07:30 RETURN
RETURN TIME:	Approximately 05:30 PM

INCLUDED:

A/C modern 4×4 or van was driven by an English/French speaking driver /guide
Pick up from your Marrakech hotel / Riad
First night in the Zagora desert camp with dinner & breakfast
Sunset camel ride in Zagora
Overnight at the Sahara desert camp in Erg Chebbi ( Private tent ) with shared bathrooms – Showers available in the morning at the camp operator’s lodge – Dinner and breakfast are included.
Sunrise camel ride
Third night at Dades Gorges hotel with dinner & breakfast
Drop off at your Marrakech accommodation

NOT INCLUDED:

Beverages
Lunches on the way
Optional local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou
Personal expenses

It is important to know

Tour price per person depends on how many participants there are at your party.
A 4×4 can seat up to 4 adult passengers comfortably if there are 5 participants and up, a van will be used for your tour.
Local guides and entrance fees ( if any ) are not included. You pay for those directly to the suppliers.
Pick-up time for your desert tour can be flexible. Between 07h30 and 08h00 AM is highly recommended.
If you wish to experience sandboarding in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, there are a few sandboards in the lodge to take with you to the camp. Just ask for it and if available, you will be given one

PRICE PER PERSON:

1 Pax	2 Pax	3 Pax	4 Pax	5 Pax	6 Pax	7 Pax	8 to 9 Pax	9 to 17 Pax
695€	399€	299€	249€	219€	199€	195€	189€	175€

Day 1: Marrakech – Atlas mountains – Zagora (360 km, 8 hours)

Your private 4 days desert tours from Marrakech to Morocco Sahara will start at 7:30 morning. We depart from Marrakech to Zagora, through the Atlas Mountains and Tizi N Tichka Pass (2260m). You are impressed by the beauty of mountains, beautiful landscapes, and Berber villages. In the middle of the Atlas, we will stop for taking pictures, and drink a coffee or tea, then we will continue the travel until Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will spend time here having lunch and visiting the Kasbah with a local guide. Your trip will continue through Draa Valley to reach Zagora. At the sunset, you will be dropped off by camels for your camel ride into the Zagora desert camp. You will enjoy the sunset and when you will arrive at the tents you will be waiting for Moroccan dinner and under millions of stars from the sky, you will enjoy the first night in the desert.

Day 2: Zagora – Tazarine – Merzouga 3 h 48 min (280,3 km)

Today, you will cross the volcanic peaks of the Anti Atlas Mountains, driving southeast across lunatic landscapes past oases located in the middle of nowhere. You will stop for lunch at the oasis of Alnif, where you’ll have lunch before you carry on to Merzouga, then to Erg Chebbi, where your Sahara desert camp is located. Upon arrival, switch your mean of transportation into camels and enjoy an Erg Chebbi dunes camel trek to witness one of the most sought views on the planet: Erg Chebbi’s dramatic sunset over the color-changing sand dunes! Drive back to your camp and get ready for a delicious Moroccan dinner under the stars while entertained by the local nomads playing their drums. Don’t miss the clear sky stars constellation before you go to bed.

Day 3: Merzouga – Tinghir – Dades Gorges (269 km, 4h 15 min)

After breakfast at your desert camp, drive along the 1001 Kasbahs past rivers, oases, and fortified Kasbahs to Tinghir, where you can enjoy a walk in the oasis along the Todgha river bank to Todrha canyons, where you will have lunch. Early afternoon, drive along the Dades Valley, where you’ll drive past some magnificent fortified Kasbahs and Berber Villages, with the sunset as a backdrop to Dades Gorges to marvel at the scenery and take some photos. Dinner and overnight at your Dades Gorges hotel.

Day 4: Dades Gorges – Ait ben haddou – Marrakech 5 h 34 min (330,4 km)

After breakfast, we go towards the Valley of the Roses to Kalaa Mgouna. You can visit the rose water ladies cooperative and learn how locals manufacture rose water perfume essences. We continue to Skoura oasis, considered one of the largest oases in the South, and visit one of the Kasbahs there ( time permitting ) before we carry on to Ouarzazate and the UNESCO world heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou. The fortified village is one of the most visited landmarks in Morocco, and it has been known as the shooting location of various Hollywood blockbusters. After lunch at leisure in the Kasbah, we drive to Marrakech via Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Your 4 days Morocco desert tour from Marrakech will come to an end with a drop-off at your Marrakech hotel or Riad.

1 review for Zagora and Merzouga 4 days desert tour

Rated 5 out of 5

Noemi Paciente Hernandez – June 14, 2022

Before I came, actually I was not sure whether this will be a good trip. But everything turned out to be perfect. The Sahara is beautiful, the weather is fantastic, and our driver Abdou is very nice. I will never forget this memory and thanks to the company for arranging this desert tour for us!

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