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3-Day Sahara Guided Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert

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Length

3 days

Itinerary

3 days planned

Group

Max 15

Guides

English, French

Overview

The 3 days Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour is the most famous Morocco desert tour It departs every day from Marrakech. It is ideal for those who want to discover the deep Morocco Sahara desert and don’t mind sharing the tour cost with young international travelers. The tour is rich in scenery; you will never be bored as you will be busy admiring one scene after another. The dramatic landscape change is impressive, from the fertile Haouz plains around Marrakech to the High Atlas Mountains,various valleys: dades, roses valley, and oases. In the end, rocky plateaus will lead you to the breathtaking Erg Chebbi dunes.

The highlight of this 3-days Sahara desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is your sunset camel ride and the overnight stay under the stars at your Bedouin desert camp.

Day by day itinerary

  1. 1Marrakech - Tizi N'Tichka - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Skoura - Roses valley - Tinghir⌄

    TIME PICK UP FROM MARRAKECH: At 8am.Travel over the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m) while enjoying superb views of the mountains and of the Berber Villages on the way. Stop for lunch and tour in the World heritage site of Ait Benhaddou. (This famous kasbah was used as a backdrop for more than 20 films.) Pass through Ouarzazate and continue towards the Valley of Roses and the Dades valley, Skoura oisis with it’s authentic 17 century kasbah, the valley of a thousand Kasbahs and the Dades Gorge. Stay overnight at a hotel.

    Meals: Dinner

    Overnight: Hotel Kasbah Riad

  2. 2Tinghir - Todgha Gorges - Tinjdad - Erfoud - Merzouga (night in the camp)⌄

    Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to the Todra Gorge: a massive fault, rising to 300 m in a narrow valley thickstudded with palmeries and Berber Villages. After lunch in the gorge, get transported further into the desert to Merzouga, stops along the great sand dunes of Erg Chebbi where you will take a camel ride (about one hour and a half) in order to get to your Bivouac Tent overnight your camps

    Meals: Dinner · Breakfast

    Overnight: Merzouga Desert Camp

  3. 3Merzouga - Errissani - Alnif -Ouarzazate - Marrakech⌄

    Return back to Ouarzazate and back over the high Atlas Mountains. Arrival in Marrakech evening 8 p.m.(approximately).

    Meals: Breakfast

What's included

  • ✓1 night in the hotel private room
  • ✓Dinner
  • ✓Breakfast
  • ✓1 hour camel ride at Erg Chebbi desert
  • ✓1 night in Merzouga desert camp

Not included

  • ✕Lunchs
  • ✕Local guide

Good to know

Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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