From Marrakech: 3-Day Tour To Magical Desert Merzouga

4.9
(375 reviews)
Marrakech, Morocco

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

Our most popular Morocco desert tour is the group Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour. This desert safari is ideal for individuals who wish to see Morocco's deep Sahara desert yet don't mind driving for lengthy periods of time. The landscape on the journey is spectacular; you will never be bored since you will be occupied appreciating one view after another.

The tremendous transformation in the scenery is breathtaking. The sunset camel ride and nightly sleep under the stars at your Bedouin Sahara desert tent are the highlights of our three-day Sahara desert trips from Marrakech.

Why you should book this tour?

We Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi Ntichka pass.
We Walk to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
You Ascend to the Dades Canyons.
Explore the Todra gorges and the Tinghir oasis.
Watch the sunset on the back of a camel at Erg Chebbi.
adjusting the sunset
Spend the night in a Sahara desert Berber desert camp.

What's Included

Experience of Berber drums and music.
Driver-guide.
Pick up and return.
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Luggage service.
Air-conditioned transport by minibus or minivan.
Camel trekking at sunset in Erg Chebbi.
Sunrise camel trekking in Erg Chebbi.
Lunches.
Drinks.
Local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hddou (available for an extra charge 2,5€ pp).

Meeting and pickup

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

Certainly! The meeting point in Marrakech will typically be near a prominent landmark, such as the main square, Jemaa el-Fnaa. Customers will recognize the guide by looking for someone holding a sign with the tour company's logo or name. They may also be wearing identifiable clothing or carrying other materials related to the tour. Further details regarding the exact meeting point will be provided upon booking confirmation.

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Meeting point
Marrakesh

Certainly! The meeting point in Marrakech will typically be near a prominent landmark, such as the main square, Jemaa el-Fnaa. Customers will recognize the guide by looking for someone holding a sign with the tour company's logo or name.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    MARRAKECH – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – DADES VALLEY

    4 stops
  • 1
    Marrakech

    Your budget-friendly three-day desert vacation from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin early in the morning with a drive east of Marrakech via small suburban settlements to the High Atlas Mountains. There will be several breaks to take photographs, enjoy the landscape, stretch your legs, and sip a cup of coffee.

    1 hour 20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Ait Ben Haddou

    Drive uphill on winding roads to the famed Tizi Ntichka pass before arriving at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the first significant stop for sightseeing today. The Berber walled settlement of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a filming location for famous Hollywood epics such as Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Ouarzazate

    We continue to Ouarzazate. Here u explore main sights. After lunch at a local café, drive to Dades Valley, Skoura Oasis, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the Valley of the Roses and noted for its rose water artisanal distillation facilities.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Dades Gorges

    When you arrive at Boumalne Dades, follow the Dades River on a narrow road that passes by many fortified Kasbahs on the side of the route to Dades Canyons. You will arrive late in the afternoon at your hotel. Dinner and a night's stay at your Dades hotel.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • Day 2

    DADES VALLEY – TINGHIR – MERZOUGA SAHARA DESERT

    3 stops
  • 5
    Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center

    Our adventure today will begin with a drive along the route of 1001 Kasbahs to the oasis of Tighir, where we will diverge to a secondary road driving down the river to Todgha, where you will pause for a walk in the oasis under the shade of palm trees and continue to Todgha Gorges.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Rissani

    After some free time to take in the vastness of the cliffs and lunch, we depart early in the afternoon for Rissani, famed for its dates market and as the starting point for historic commercial caravans traversing the Sahara desert to Tomboctou.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Merzouga

    We will proceed to Merzouga after a little pause, traveling across some rocky desert countryside. When you arrive at Merzouga, feel free to cool down in their refreshing pool before embarking on your dusk desert journey to the camp. Meet our camel caravan and ride your camels across the spectacular color-changing sand dunes against the backdrop of the sunset. We arrive at our Sahara desert tent before it becomes dark.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • Day 3

    MERZOUGA – OUARZAZATE – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – MARRAKECH

    3 stops
  • 8
    Merzouga

    After an early morning camel journey over the Erg Chebbi dunes, arrive at the camp operator's lodge for breakfast, a shower, and, if time allows, a brief dip in the lodge pool.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Erfoud

    Meet your driver and car, then return towards Agdz and Ouarzazate. You will visit places as Erfoud fossils in the case you interested.

    2 hours Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Marrakech

    After some free time for lunch, we continue on to Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains in the afternoon. Your affordable shared three-day desert tour will conclude in Marrakech at 19h00.

    2 hours Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Sahara Tours Marruecos

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Cancellation Policy

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