4-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech: Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou and Mhamid

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

Journey from Marrakech into the Sahara Desert for three full days of breathtaking valley and desert landscapes seen in movies such as ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia.’ Traveling through the High Atlas Mountains, visit the desert gateway city of Ouarzazate and explore the small Moroccan towns scattered throughout the Draa River Valley. Get a taste for authentic Berber life with an overnight in nomads’ tents at a desert camp in Chegaga Dunes enjoying a camel ride, and witness a desert sunrise on an early-morning excursion in the sandy dunes nearby.
Numbers are limited to 18 people on this small-group tour, ensuring you’ll enjoy a more personalized experience.

What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned coach, minivan or sedan
Dinner (Optional[3])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[3])
Breakfast
Guide only during Atlas Studios Visit
Drinks

Meeting and pickup

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

Please send email 48 hours before tour date to confirm time of pick-up and location, most of riads in the old medina are not accessible by Bus, we will send you exact location where you can be picked-up.

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Meeting point

UTESS Voyages / Gray Line Marrakech : Residence Yasmine Signature, Magasin n°5 Boulevard Moulay Adbellah (Route de Safi)، Marrakesh

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate

    6 stops
  • 1
    Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou

    You will have 45mn free time to climb up the small hill going through the Unesco Heritage village and see the Kasbah from all different angles.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    A picture stop to see the beauty of the kasbah.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Tizi n Tichka

    Tizin Tichka is a pass (7,415ft) on the way to Ouarzazate. It is the highest icular pass in the Atlas and in North Africa

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    The guide will meet you at the entrance and will show you all the different movie sets in Atlas Studios where movies were shot . Lunch included.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 5

    Located 8 kilometers west of Ouarzazate, this kasbah or fortress stands on a rocky outcrop which dominates the valley of the Ouarzazate wadi. It belonged to the family of Thami El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech. Short stop to take photos.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 6
    Ouarzazate

    Ouarzazate is a city south of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its Kasbahs and the rocky landscape of the surroundings appear in several films. A road winds south-east, through the lush palm groves of the Drâa Valley, towards the desert.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Ouarzazate - Zagora - Mhamid - Chegaga Dunes

    5 stops
  • 7

    The Drâa Valley is a beautiful valley located in the south of Morocco towards Ouarzazate. Winding through the Atlas Mountains, the Draa has its source in the High Atlas. 200 km long, this valley offers magnificent landscapes to discover.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Zagora

    Located in the Draa Valley, at the edge of the Oued Draa, at an altitude of 700 m, at the foot of the Zagora Mountain

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Located 20 kilometers from Zagora, on the old road to Timbuktu, in the Drâa valley. This small city consists of several ksours connected to each other, at the center of which is the Zaouïa Naciria. Library of Tamegroute has more than 4,000 volumes, including a Koran written on gazelle skin dating from the 11th century.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    M'Hamid

    Located at the gates of the Sahara, at the bottom of the Drâa valley, where the asphalted road ends to continue on the track to the bivouac in the desert

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11

    Erg Chegaga or Chigaga is one of the two great ergs of the Sahara in Morocco. This dune massif is located in the Souss-Massa-Drâa region, about 50 km west of the rural town of M'Hamid.

    12 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Chegaga Dunes - Mhamid - Zagora - Ouarzazate

    2 stops
  • 12

    The Drâa Valley is a beautiful valley located in the south of Morocco towards Ouarzazate. Winding through the Atlas Mountains, the Draa has its source in the High Atlas. 200 km long, this valley offers magnificent landscapes to discover.

    Admission ticket free
  • 13
    Ouarzazate

    Ouarzazate is a city south of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its Kasbahs and the rocky landscape of the surroundings appear in several films. A road winds south-east, through the lush palm groves of the Drâa Valley, towards the desert.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 4

    Ouarzazate - Marrakech

    1 stop
  • 14
    Tizi n Tichka

    Tizin Tichka is a pass and the highest point in the Atlas on the way to Ouarzazate.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We advise bringing only one medium-size suitcase or backpack on this tour
Supplied by Gray Line Marrakech

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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