Marrakech Trip Overview
3-days desert tour from Marrakech. Discover the true Morocco through the Sahara Desert and the Atlas Mountains. Enjoy an overnight sleep at a Sahara desert camp, and a camel trek in the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi.
We travel by camelback into the Sahara Desert for dinner and a night under the stars.
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
3-days desert tour from Marrakech. Discover the true Morocco through the Sahara Desert and the Atlas Mountains. Enjoy an overnight sleep at a Sahara desert camp, and a camel trek in the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi.
We travel by camelback into the Sahara Desert for dinner and a night under the stars.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Dades Valley
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Our Morocco tour from Marrakech to desert starts today in the morning and we pick you up at your hotel in Marrakech. Then we drive through the Tizi n’Tichka pass and we enjoy beauty of the landscapes around.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
We pass through Berber villages and we will watch and learn about the production of Argan oil by Berber women in their cooperative. We will visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, which is the largest Kasbah in Morocco, and it is a UNESCO historical site.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
After lunch at the Kasbah we continue to Ouarzazate. The city is called as the Hollywood of Africa and we visit film studios and kasbah in city.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
We will pass along the “Road of the 1000s Kasbahs”. We stop at “Kalaat M’Gouna”. It is well-known for its annual festival during May. Our day finishes in Dades Valley where we spend the night in the hotel in the Dades Gorge with dinner and breakfast.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner in local hotel.
Accommodation included: Overnight in comfortable hotel in Dades.
Day 2: Dades – Todgha Gorges – Merzouga Camel Trek
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
Our Morocco tours continue and after breakfast in the riad, we pass through the Dades Valley to watch rock formation called “the monkey toes”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
Leaving the Dades Valley in direction of “Tinghir” to the Todgha valley we’ll enjoy beautiful views of the old Berber villages. We arrive at the Todgha Gorge and we may walk under the 300 m high red cliff. Many rock-climbers come here to enjoy this adventure sport.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Then we continue to Erfoud ,capital of fossils and also Rissani. We’ll drive towards the village of Merzouga. We prepare for camel ride with experienced desert guide. We will spend the night in desert in a Berber nomad tents.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Dinner in desert camp.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in comfortable desert camp.
Day 3: Merzouga – Draa Valley – Marrakech
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Today we will enjoy beautiful desert sunrise in Merzouga. Then we ride camels back to the village of Merzouga. Arriving back in Merzouga and after breakfast we’ll drive towards Rissani.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Agdz, Agdz, Souss-Massa
We travel to Agdz and Draa Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
We continue to Marrakech passing the Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass and the tour finishes in Marrakech.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in desert camp.
No accommodation included on this day.
