Private 4 Days Merzouga desert trip from Marrakech

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Duration

4 days 3 nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

17 people

Languages

English, Francais

About this tour

Head out from Marrakech to explore the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Enjoy a drive that takes you along the Draa Valley to its oases, ride a camel while enjoying the dramatic sunset over Erg Chebbi, spend a night under the stars at a desert camp, and much more…

Included/Excluded

A/C modern 4×4 driven by an English speaking driver /guide
Pick up from your Marrakech hotel / Riad
1st night at Ouarzazate hotel including dinner and breakfast (Private A/C ensuite room)
2nd night at Dades guest house including dinner and breakfast (Private A/C ensuite room)
3rd night in a Merzouga desert camp (private tent with proper bedding and shared facilities), with dinner and breakfast.
Sunset camel ride in Erg Chigaga
Sunrise camel ride
Drop off at your Marrakech hotel or the closest accessible location to your riad if not car accessible
Upgrade to a deluxe camp with an ensuite tent available upon booking your desert tour (€60 per person)

Beverages
Entrance fees if any
Local guides if any
Lunches on the way

Itinerary

Your Marrakech to Merzouga Morocco Desert Trip will depart from your hotel or riad at 07h30 AM to Ouarzazate through Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Numerous stops will be made along the way. Visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, which was also served as a set for various Hollywood blockbusters. We continue to Ouarzazate we reach your small hotel located in Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight.

wake early and take breakfast to watch the beautiful sunrise and visit Kasbah Taourirte before lunch ( At leisure ). In the afternoon, we drive to Boumalne Dades via the Valley of the Roses before we reach your small hotel located in Dades Valley. Dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, today’s journey will start by driving along the road of 1001 Kasbahs to Tinghir oasis. You will be enjoying the amazing scenery along the way of the remaining of fortified villages that were hosting the caravan roads until early 2Oth century. Upon arrival at Tinghir, which was a military post during the French occupation, we will deviate into a secondary road to the oasis. Feel free to walk next to the stream and watch the locals farming and herding their cattle. You walk will end at one of the magnificent scenes of your tour: Todgha Gorges. After lunch at one of the local cafés, we continue to Rissani, which is one of the holiest towns in Morocco as the actual dynasty ruling Morocco ‘’ The Alaouites ‘’ is originated here, and its founder is buried locally. Rissani is also famous as a starting point of the ancient caravan roads crossing the Sahara desert all the way to Tombouctou. From here, we will cross some rocky terrain all the way to Merzouga, where our camel caravan will be waiting for us. Enjoy a camel ride over Erg Chebbi dunes to watch an amazing sunset, before we return to our Sahara desert camp, nestled in the middle of nowhere. Enjoy dinner under the stars while entertained by our local nomads hosts playing their drums all night.

If you wish, your desert camp hosts will wake you up early for a sunrise watch. After breakfast, we will start our drive to Ouarzazate, where we will have lunch and continue to Marrakech. Your 4 days desert trip from Marrakech will end at your riad or hotel late in the afternoon.

Durations

Multi day

Languages

English

Francais

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