3 Days Tour To Merzouga Desert Tour From Marrakech
| Duration : 3 Days / 2 Nights | Start From : Marrakech | Departs : All Year Round |
| Hotels : 4 & 3 Stars | Arrival : Airport (Marrakech) | Availability : Everyday |
Overview
- 3 Days Tour To Merzouga Desert Tour From MarrakechEnjoy a true desert adventure complete with camels, Berber villages and UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this 3-day trip from Marrakech to Merzouga. Get away from the hustle and bustle of Morocco to explore its wild deserts, unique local culture, and fascinating historical sites. Join a camel trek and spend the night in the Merzouga desert under the stars. You can also get a taste of Berber village life and discover ancient history at places like Ouarzazate and Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou. Guides, meals, accommodation, activities, and round-trip hotel transfers are also included.
Highlights
- 3 Days Tour To Merzouga Desert Tour From Marrakech- Cross the High Atlas Mountains & Tizi Ntichka pass.
- Visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou
- Drive along Draa Valley
- Ride your camel over Merzouga desert and watch the sunset
- Overnight in a Berber desert camp in Merzouga desert
Included / Exclude
- 3 Days Tour To Merzouga Desert Tour From MarrakechPick Up: From Your Accommodation Or Airport
Drop Off: At Your Accommodation Or Airport
Price Included
- Air-conditioned minivan or 4WD Fuel included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Professional driver/Driver (Multilingual)
- Bottled water
- You can stop everywhere to take photos
- 1 Night in a Hotel (Dinner & Breakfast)
- Camel ride in the dunes
- Sand boarding in the dunes (Optional)
- Overnight camping in Erg Chebbi Merzouga Desert (Dinner & Breakfast)
Price Exclude
- Soft drinks
- Lunches
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Optional activities.
- Personal expenses on the itinerary
Itinerary
- 3 Days Tour To Merzouga Desert Tour From MarrakechDay 1 - Marrakech / Atlas Mountains / Ait Ben Haddou / Ouarzazate / Roses & Dades Valley
On your first day, you will meet your driver at your hotel/riad at 8:00 am and start the 3-day desert tour from Marrakeh to Merzouga passing through the high Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizni-Tichka (2260 m high) offering impressive views of valleys, mountains and many Berber villages nearby. Heading towards Ouarzazate, you will visit the UNESCO protected site ofAit Ben Haddou, a most impressive Kasbah and well-preserved fortress in Morocco near Ouarzazate.
Many of the Hollywood movies were filmed there such as the Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Game of Thrones, etc. You will continue your journey towards Dades Valley, through the Mgouna, Skoura (Berber villages around the valley) and you will spend the night in Dades Gorge, enjoying your view and dinner.
Day 2 - Dades / Todra Gorges / El Jorf / Erfoud / Merzouga (Night in Erg Chebbi Desert)
On your second day, you will leave Dades valley in the morning, after your breakfast and shower and head towards Todra Gorges, one of the most beautiful and impressive canyons in Morocco, which is so tight that is named after the human “throat” or gorge. You will have some time to walk through the canyon and enjoy the sight and the sound of the river passing through.
From Todra Gorge you will continue towards Merzouga through breath-taking landscapes and along with many oasis of palm trees. We will pass through the small town of Erfoud, where you’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet and then continue to Merzouga. Depending on your arrival time to Merzouga, you will have some time to relax before the camel trek, or you will start the right away to spend the night in the desert in a Berber camp.
The camel trek starts around 17:00 -18:00 in the summer and around 15:00 – 16:00 in the winter and takes around 1 hour. When you arrive at the camp, you will enjoy the sights of the Sahara dunes and the sunset, you will be welcomed with a traditional Moroccan tea, later on the dinner will be served in the main tent (restaurant). After dinner, you will enjoy the desert music played by locals and a camp fire. Don’t forget to look up in the sky, to find an amazing view of countless stars. Please keep in mind that the campfire is only during the cold months (at night) and when there is no wind.
Day 3 - Merzouga Desert / Alnif / N'kob / Agdz / High Atlas Mountains / Marrakech
Today you'll have to wake up early in the morning to watch the sunrise in the dunes. After the breakfast and shower we will start the journey
