4-Day Merzouga Desert Tour with Berber Villages & Cooking Class

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
MARRAKECH - TIZI-N - TICHKA - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE -Tinghir
1 stop
1
Tinghir
Pick up from your accommodation or next place for the transport from your raid Marrakech around 7h00 am then start your journey from Marrakech to Tinghir across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages then we continue to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, you will have lunch at Ait benhaddou after lunch we stop in super Market in ouarzazate and we continue to Tinghir and overnight in the Hotel with Dinner and Breakfast.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Tinghir - Toudgha Gorges - Merzouga Desert
1 stop
2
After the breakfast, Departure to Erg chebbi sahara desert in Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way, we'll pass through Todra Gorges, oasis, Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which we'll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet, and then we continue to a Hotel in Merzouga, after relaxing few minutes you will take some of your luggage in small bag (the necessary for the night in desert) and leave the other luggage in the hotel, then we will ride the camels on an adventure crossing the erg chebbi sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we reach the camp we will leave the camels and we walk to the highest sand dunes for sand boarding and to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (Berber nomad tents) with drums music in the middle of the Sahara
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Merzouga Desert – Nomad Family Visit – Berber Cooking Experience
1 stop
3
Merzouga
After breakfast at the desert camp, enjoy a 4x4 excursion through the Merzouga area to discover small Berber villages and the lifestyle of the Sahara. You will visit a local nomad family living in traditional tents and share a cup of Moroccan mint tea while learning about their daily life in the desert. Later, take part in a unique cultural experience with a local Berber family where you will join a traditional desert cooking class. Together you will prepare an authentic Moroccan dish such as tagine or Berber pizza (Medfouna) using fresh local ingredients and traditional methods. After the cooking experience, enjoy the meal you prepared together while learning more about Berber traditions and desert culture. Return to the camp in the evening to relax and spend another peaceful night under the Sahara stars.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Merzouga Desert - Marrakech
1 stop
4
Marrakech
We will wake up you early morning to watch the sunrise in dunes, then we ride the camel’s back to Merzouga , after the breakfast and take shower in camp, we start your journey backing to Marrakech trough different areas and different Berber villages , until Ouarzazate were we will use the same road back to Marrakech,. Your shared 3 days desert tour from Marrakech will end late in the afternoon around 7:30 PM , with a drop off at your hotel or the nearest accessible point to your riad.
11 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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