4-Days tour from marrakech to Merzouga

OVERVIEW

Taking a 3 day desert tour to Erg chebbi dunes in Merzouga , means sitting in the car for ten hours on the days last day from Merzouga to Marrakech. We therefore recommend a minimum of 4 days for a Desert Tour from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi to break the journey each way and have time to see the sites along the route.The 4 Days Sahara Desert Tour to Erg Chebbi dunes and back to Marrakech are highly recommended simply because there are so many things to see and do besides camel trekking and a night stay in a deep Sahara desert camp. Arriving early to the hotel at the foot hills of Erg Chebbi dunes, enjoy a cup of tea, see some nomads living in caves, wander with a local guide in palmary or hike in Dades valley or Todra gorges, spend more time of sites…Etc

HIGHLIGHTS

• Explore Atlas mountains

• Explore Ait Benhaddou Unseco site

• Visit Ouarzazatte movie studio

• Explore Dades and Todra Gorges

• Camel ride in Sahara desert

• A night in Merzouga desert camp

WHY OUR CUSTOMERS CHOOSE THIS TOUR?

This 4-Days tour to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi is ideal for intrepid travelers hoping to explore Morocco away from the hustle and bustle of busy Marrakech. Visit UNESCO-listed sites and relax to traditional Moroccan music beneath star-lit Sahara Desert skies.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT?

Trade the bustling city of Marrakech for the solitude of the desert during this 4-days, 3-nights tours to Mezrouga and Erg Chebbi, Over the course of your journey you’ll get an up-close-personal experience in the desert, including a chance to visit a desert oasis, explore a UNESCO World Heritage site and spend the night under the stars at a camp in the Sahara Desert.

Start the first day with a pickup from your Marrakech accommodation, continuing into the Atlas Mountains as you pass Berber villages and cross the Tizi-n-Tichka pass. You’ll also visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Aït Benhaddou kashbah, a historic meeting place and trading site, and check out the desert oasis at Skoura before spending the night in Boumalne Dades.

On day two travel the “Road of 1,000 Kashbahs” to the Todra Gorge, stopping at the holy city of Rissani in the afternoon. Then climb aboard a camel for an unforgettable ride in the late afternoon sun toward Erg Chebbi and your evening camping accommodations in the desert. Spend the evening enjoying dinner and serenades of traditional music from local nomads under the stars. On day three you’ll ride your camel back to Mezrouga, heading back through the High Atlas Mountains to your Marrakech accommodations to finish the trip.

For a full run-down of the trip itinerary as well as more details about overnight accommodation choices, please read the details below.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: MARRAKECH – AIT BENHADOU – OUARZAZATE – SKOURA – DADES GORGE

Departure at 8:00 from your Riad or Hotel in Marrakech direction South East to cross the high Atlas Mountains. After the Tizi n’Tichka pass, you leave the main road and take a side road to the village of Telouet to visit the Kasbah of Telouet which was a former residence of the Glaoui family.

The valley we are driving through was an important road for the caravans of traders. We continue along the stunningly beautiful road to Ait Ben Haddou where we have lunch. This is the most famous fortified Kasbah in Southern Morocco and is listed by UNESCO world heritage site. After lunch, we visit the Kasbah. This has been used as the backdrop for many Hollywood films. Then to Ouarzazate or African Hollywood as many actors call this small city. Here you can also visit some movie studios and Taourirt Kasbah, the entry fees are not included.

In the afternoon, head onward with your guide to the oasis at Skoura. Pause to admire the lush, green palm trees rising like a mirage in the dry desert, then continue on along the Dadès River through deep gorges, where the ruins of ancient kasbahs lie among traditional Berber villages.

Drive along the Valley of the Roses, then to Dades Valley by the road of 1000 Kasbah’s to get to hotel in Dades Gorge (Riad du Dades).

DAY 2: BOUMALNE DU DADÈS – MERZOUGA DESERT SAHARA

Departure from the Dades Valley heading to the Todgha Gorge which is the most famous natural gorge in North Africa and have a short walk. You may also have the opportunity to meet some nomad people who fetch waterin the gorge. After lunch, we cross many Berber villages to reach the Sahara desert of Erg Chebbi for a wonderful experience. You will benefitfrom a splendid sunset, a sky full of stars and sunrise on the top of the dunes near the camp where you will spend the night in Berber tents after a short camel trek.

With traditional music from local nomads to entertain you, enjoy dinner and an evening under the stars before retiring to bed.

DAY 3: MERZOUGA – ALNIF – TAMSAHLTE.

After breakfast departure from Merzouga towards the Ouest, passing Rissani then Alnif village to arrive in Tazzarine where we can visit the prehistoric site consisting of rock drawings if you wish. The drawings date from about 5000 years BC. Then you will spend the night in a kasbah in Tamsahlte.

DAY 4: TAMSAHLTE – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH

On the way, we will pass the village of 45 kasbahs where you have a splendid view over the village.

Continue the way to cross the north part of the Draa valley which is considered to be the longest valley in Morocco with its 240 km of palm grove and Berber villages. This region is well known for good quality of the dates and Henna.

At the end of day we cross the Atlas Mountains to arrive in Marrakech.