4-Days Marrakech to Marrakech Désert Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura – El Kelaa M’gouna – Boumalen Dades
3 stops
1
Ouarzazate
We will pick you up in the morning in Marrakech and depart for Ouarzazate via the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, rising to an elevation of 2260 meters, while enjoying the attractive views of the High Atlas Mountains and picturesque Berber villages. We will then go on to visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the exotic Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou and have lunch.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Our next stop will be Atlas Studios, the largest movie studio in the world and host to such famous films and television shows as Lawrence of Arabia, The Jewel of the Nile, The Mummy, Gladiator, The Man Who Would Be King, Vikings, Game of Thrones, and Aladdin as well as several James Bond and Jason Bourne movies. We will then continue on to El Kelaa M’gouna (the Valley of Roses), where roses are grown and processed into perfumes, oils, and lotions.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Skoura
We will pass by the beautiful palm grove oasis in Skoura, where you will see many exotic Kasbahs, such as the Taourirt and Amerhidil Kasbahs. When we reach the lovely Dadès Valley, you will stay overnight in an authentic Moroccan riad, including dinner and breakfast.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Boumalen Dades – Todgha Gorge – Tinjdad – Erfoud – Merzouga
3 stops
4
Todra Gorge
After breakfast, we will head toward Merzouga, stopping first at the spectacular Todgha Gorge where you can take a walk along the gorge floor between the canyon walls.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
5
We will then continue across the valley to Tinjdad, where we will have lunch.
Admission ticket free
6
Erfoud
After lunch, we will drive via Erfoud, where we will visit an amazing fossil factory and learn how they excavate, polish, and shape trilobites, orthoceras, ammonites, and other fossils into beautiful objects. We will continue on to Merzouga and the Dunes Luxury Camp at the foot of Sahara Desert dunes. Each tent is beautifully appointed and the entire camp is the ultimate in “glamping.” Here you will get ready for your next adventure; camel trekking! You will ride these Ships of the Desert into the heart of the Sahara, witnessing a spectacular sunset through the dunes. Back at the Dunes Luxury Camp you will enjoy Berber food, listen to the drums under a starry night sky, and sleep in your gorgeous tent in peace and tranquility.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)-Rissani-Alnif-Tazarin-N’kob-Draa valley-Ouarzazate
3 stops
7
Merzouga
The next morning the camel man will wake you up at dawn to see the spectacular sunrise in the desert, later you will return to the camp to have your breakfast. After that, the camel man takes you back to the Auberge to have a shower to refresh your body.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
8
Rissani
We drive to Rissani through the Ksours and kasbahs of Tafilalet. Visited the Zaouia of Moulay Ali El-Charif, the mausoleum of the dynasty Glaoui founder, and have a walk to discover the local market and traditional souks in Rissani.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Ouarzazate
After that heading to Ouarzazate via Alnif, Tazarin, Draa valley till reaching Ouarzazate.
Admission ticket free
Day 4
Ouarzazate – the pass of Tizi n’Tichka – Marrakech
1 stop
10
Marrakech
After Breakfast, we will be heading toward Marrakech by crossing the high Atlas Mountain through the Pass of Tizi n’Tichka. Stopping along the way and enjoying the wonderful surroundings then having lunch in a Berber village called” Teddart” before your arrival in Marrakech.
1 day • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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