This 3-day expedition in the Sahara to Merzouga Erg Chebbi Expedition is a rewarding tour in southern Morocco and one of the best things to do in and around Marrakech. Join your local guide for the unique experience of a camel ride through the dunes of the Erg Chebbi Desert on this two-day trip across the Sahara. Then enjoy a traditional tajine and sweet tea with mint before camping under the stars in a Berber tent. Breakfast, dinner and all transport in air-conditioned minivan are included.
Departure from your riad to the hotel in Marrakech our driver will pick you up
We will depart from Marrakech at 07:00 and cross the magnificent Tichka pass (2260m), the highest mountain pass in North Africa. Our descent will take us to Telouet with its beautiful Kasbah of Glaoui Pacha and on to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou a UNESCO heritage site where we will have lunch and a guided tour of this magnificentksar. We will continue on to Ouarzazate and visit its cinema studios, then traverse the Valley of Roses and El Kelaa McGouna before arriving to our destination of Dades for dinner and a good night’s rest in Xaluca Dades Hotel 4*.
We will make an early start to admire the fantastic Dades Gorges, and drive along a beautiful track for about 3 hours before we come to Todra Gorges. From there we will descend to Tinegherir for lunch, and then on to Erfoud and Rissani before reaching the dunes of Merzouga in the late afternoon. Upon our arrival, camels will be awaiting us for a 1.5 hour ride to our camp in the desert. Our accommodation will be in tents with comfortable beds and WC. We will enjoy our dinner under the stars enconced among the sand dunes of the Sahara.
After breakfast departure back to Marrakech through Nkob and the magnificent Draa valley. Lunch break in Agdez and on to cross the High Atlas to arrive in Marrakech late in the afternoon.
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