3 days Marrakech to Merzouga

3 days Marrakech to Merzouga tour overview

Within our 3 days Marrakech to Merzouga, we will travel across the High Atlas mountains with a visit to the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. Pass by Ouarzazate and the Rose of Valley. Our first night will be spent in Dade Valley. Our Morocco tour’s second day will be a Desert excursion with an amazing camel trekking experience in the sand dunes including an overnight in a luxury desert camp with a private toilet and hot shower. The 3rd-day tour will be a transfer back to Marrakech via the Draa Valley and the high Atlas mountains.

⌛: 3 day – 2 nights

 

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Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas – Ait Benhaddou Kasbah – Ouarzazate – Rose Valley – Dades Valley.

After breakfast, we will start our 3 days Marrakech desert tour by departing from Marrakech towards the mountains of the High Atlas. The mountains that connect Marrakech and the South-east of Morocco. Since we are in the mountains, we can take some stops to enjoy the panoramic views of Morocco’s mountainous villages including a stop at one of the Argan workshops to see the Berber women making the Argan oil and products. After 3 hours of driving, we then arrived at the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, one of the UNESCO heritage located in the foothills on the southern slopes. Here, our driver or guide will accompany us on a walking visit to this breathtaking Kasbah, walking in its alleys and stairs and rocks. After a while, we will return for lunch in one of the local restaurants.
Our desert trip continues towards Dades Valley by passing Ouarzazate “the Hollywood of Africa”, Skoura Valley, and the Valley of Thousand Kasbahs. Upon our arrival, we will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea while checking in for our rooms. Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 2: Dades Valley – Tinghir – Todra Gorge –  – Erfoud – Merzouga desert dunes.

After having our breakfast, we will get ready for another journey full of special views and fun.
We will leave the Valley of Dades by driving towards the desert dunes of Erg Chebbi. Our first stop will be at Todra Valley to take some photos of the Jewish old houses, then continue towards the canyons of Todra with an altitude of 300 Meters. Then walk under the canyons and enjoying the sounds of the water running in the river with a fresh breeze blowing on our faces. Within some time, our trip continues to approach the desert dunes, passing by a couple of Ksors “Berber villages” with another stop in Erfoud town “The fossil capital”. Our stop will be for lunch and visit one of the fossil and marble workshops in Erfoud. We then continue towards the Desert dunes of Erg Chebbi. Upon our arrival, we will go on camel trekking to see an amazing sunset accompanied by our English-speaking camel man. After our sunset time, we return by camels to our luxury desert camp for an evening party of drums with dinner and overnight under the tents. Our camps are fully prepared with private toilets and showers.

 

Day 3: Desert dunes – Alnif – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate – High Atlas – Marrakech.

According to your choice, we can wake up early in the morning to see the sunrise over the sand dunes.
We will have our breakfast in the camp’s restaurant, then depart for our 3rd-day tour on the way back to Marrakech. Driving along the desert fields of Acacia trees and passing by the village of Alnif before joining the Draa Palm Grove with thousands of Palm trees. Along the way, we will stop for our lunch in a restaurant before we continue our way. After lunch, we continue driving by crossing the Ait Saouen mountains and arriving at Ouarzazate. According to your choice, we might stop to see Taourirt Kasbah and the Cinema Studio of Ouarzazate and then continue to Marrakech via the High Atlas. Upon arrival to Marrakech, we accompany you to your accommodation where our 3 days desert tour comes to the end.

What is included in the tour price:

   Airport arrival pick-up

   English-speaking driver

   English-speaking guide “Optional”

  4WD Vehicle / Van with Wi-Fi access

  Ait Benhaddou guided visit

  Accommodation including “Dinner, Bed, Breakfast”

  Camel trekking in the Desert of Erg Chebbi

  1 night in a Luxury / Standard camp including “Dinner, Bed, Breakfast”

  Visit a nomad family in the desert

  Transfer back to the Airport ” Only if your flight is the next day after the tour”

 

What is excluded from the tour price:

  Flight tickets

  Lunches

  Tickets fees

  Tips

THE PRICE PER PERSON STARTS FROM 242 $

The price of our tours is not fixed. It might change according to the number of persons and services.