3 Luxury Days Desert Tour to Merzouga from Marrakech

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Ait Ben Haddou, Dades Valley, Ouarzazate
3 stops
1
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
First, we’ll drive towards kasbah Ait Ben Haddou we’ll pass through the great mountains of tizi ntichka. On the way we’ll stop and enjoy the landscape and panoramic views of tizi ntichka. We continue our excursion until we reach Ait Ben haddou. We’ll visit Ait Ben haddou, the largest Kasbah in Africa. This beautiful Kasbah is a fortified Ksar (Royal Palace) with impressive buildings and spectacular mud houses. The majestic Ait Ben Haddou gives a perfect example of the marvelous ancient Arab-architecture. Leave Ait Ben Haddou towards Ouarzazate “ city of movies”.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Ouarzazate
We’ll explore the high walls of Ouarzazate. We will introduce you to its colorful Souks and authentic buildings before heading to its Tremendous Film Studios. You will have an opportunity to visit film studios and even enjoy a lunch or aita coffee at the studio cafe hotel. When visiting Ouarzazate, very often there is a chance to see international and even Hollywood film crews shooting a movie. Films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Kundun (1997), Legionnaire (1998), Hanna (2011), and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) were shot there. Also, we’ll visit Kasbah Taourirt is one of the most impressive of its kind in Morocco. Kasbah Taourirt was considered the largest Kasbah in Morocco and today is classified as a historical monument giving tribute to the Glaoui. Taourirt is one of the most beautiful Kasbahs in Morocco. In the past, it was a strategic location controlled by the Glaoui for the Saharan Caravan Route to West Africa. Break for lunch.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Dades Gorges
Dades Valley is scattered with oases, palm groves and elaborate kasbahs. The valley itself is made lush and green by the Dades River, which rises from the High Atlas Mountains before emptying into Morocco’s largest river, Draa. The water of Dades provide life for a variety of almond, fig, walnut and birch trees on the valley floor offering a spectacular contrast to the earthen-colored rocky formations rising from the valley floor. In order to spend the night in a lovely Guesthouse along Dades River.
15 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Boulmane Dades, Gorges Todra, Tinejdad, Merzouga
4 stops
4
Dades Gorges
On the following morning, we will have a tempting breakfast. Then, start moving towards Gorges Todra
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Todra Gorge
We will entertain with orange high cliffs of Todra Gorges. The peaks rise up to 980 feet (300 meters) above the Todra, which meanders from its source in the High Atlas Mountains. The river has since dried up, leaving only the imagination to picture the powerful natural forces that once carved this region Afterward, we will take a break for lunch in local restaurant. Leave Todra towards Tinjdad.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
6
At the entrance to Tinejdad, we will visit the most famous tradition berber place which is ksar El Khorbat, built at the end of the 19th century, has kept its architecture and the atmosphere of yesteryear that inhabits it.
Admission ticket free
7
Merzouga Desert
Upon arrival to hotel’s Merzouga, and after a welcoming tea. You will ride your Camel gently to the desert camp set between the desert golden dunes. Overnight accommodation in a tent and dinner under blanket of stars. Furthermore; around the camp fire with some local music played live by the local camp team, spend the night in a comfortable camp in the middle of the dunes.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Merzouga. Rissani. Marrakech
3 stops
8
Merzouga
Early morning, we’ll enjoy Sun rising in the desert of Merzouga by camel riding back to our hotel for delicious Breakfast & shower.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Rissani
Return back to Marrakech passing through Rissani stopping to discover the culture of this town visiting Zawiya Moulay Ali Ash-Sharif established to honor Alawite dynasty founder.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Marrakech
Continue our journey via Ouarzazate and the High Atlas to Marrakech, the last stop would be The Red Marrakech. where your trip ends at the starting point. Then we will drop you off at your hotel.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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