3 Days Sahara desert Trip from Marrakech

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(8 reviews) Marrakech, Morocco

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Crossing the High Atlas to the Sahara from Marrakech requires detailed planning to experience the region's full beauty and history. This convenient tour wraps them up in three days, with a guide to make everything extra engaging. Navigate Tizi-n-Tichka pass to Ait Benhaddou and the movie town of Ouarzazate, plus ride camels and stay overnight at a bivouac camp in the Sahara’s Erg Chebbi dunes. Includes transportation, accommodation, some meals, and convenient Marrakech pickup.

What's Included

Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Speaking English and French driver
Lunch
Drinks
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will pick you up from your hotel or meet you in the meeting point

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Meeting point

cafe argana it located on the main big square in the medina; one of our team will be there with your reservation details

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Marrakech / Aitbenhadou / Warzazat / Roses Valley / Dades

    1 stop
  • 1

    After pickup in Marrakech, venture through the High Atlas, navigating Berber villages and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass to visit Ait Benhaddou kasbah. Following lunch (own expense), continue to Ouarzazate where you can explore Atlas Studios, Africa’s biggest movie studio, and Taourirt kasbah, a former Glaoui Dynasty stronghold. Then, travel via the Skoura Oasis and Amerhidil kasbah to the Rose Valley. And overnight in Dades Gourge.

    7 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    DADES / TOUDRA GOURGE / TINJDED / ARFOUD / MERZOUGA

    1 stop
  • 2
    Merzouga Desert

    After breakfast, walk through the Todra Gorge before heading towards the Erg Chebbi Desert. On route, take photos of Tinghir’s palm groves before a stroll beside the Todra River and a mint tea. Then, pass the Anti Atlas on the way to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi’s dunes edging the Sahara, where you ride a camel and overnight in a bivouac Camp, with dinner and drum music under the stars.

    6 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 3

    MERZOUGA / WARZAZAT / MARRAKECH

    1 stop
  • 3
    Ouarzazate

    Wake up early for the sunrise and a mint tea before a camel ride to a kasbah hotel for breakfast and a shower. Then, return through the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, where your adventure ends at the original departure point.

    9 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Tours Around Morocco

Tags

Multi-day Tours
Bus Tours
4WD Tours
Safaris
Adventure Tours
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Cancellation Policy

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

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