Marrakech Trip Overview
Experience the beauty of the desert on this three day excursion from Marrakesh. Enjoy a camel ride, sand boarding, and more on this guided tour. See the stunning Atlas Mountains and Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Center.
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Experience the beauty of the desert on this three day excursion from Marrakesh. Enjoy a camel ride, sand boarding, and more on this guided tour. See the stunning Atlas Mountains and Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Center.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ait ben Haddou, Ouarzazt
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Aït Benhaddou is a fortified village along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most citizens attracted by the tourist trade live in more modern dwellings in a village on the other side of the river, although there are four families still living in the ancient village. Inside the walls of the ksar are half a dozen kasbahs, or merchants’ houses. Ksar Aït Benhaddou is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
For a long time, Ouarzazate was a small crossing point for African traders on their way to northern Morocco and Europe. During the French period, Ouarzazate expanded considerably as a garrison town, administrative centre and customs post. It is home to the kasbah of Taourirt, which was the casbah of the former caïd and later owned by T’hami El Glaoui. The Krupp field gun which secured Glaoui power is displayed outside the kasbah today.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: High Atlas Mountains, 40020 Morocco
The Atlas Mountains extend some 2,500km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, separating the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert. Actually a series of ranges with diverse terrain, climates and wildlife, the Atlas are dotted with Berber villages and riven with canyons and ravines. The highest peak is 4,167m Toubkal, which lies within Morocco’s Toubkal National Park.
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
The Dadès Gorges are a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River in Morocco. The river originates in the High Atlas range of the Atlas Mountains, flowing some 350 kilometres southwest before joining the Draa River at the edge of the Sahar
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: The dinner is included in the hotel
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: over night in the hotel included
Day 2: Toudgha gorges, erfoud, Merzouga.
Stop At: Todrha, Tinghir, Morocco
The Todgha Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinghir. Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres through the mountains
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Erfoud, Erfoud, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
Erfoud is an oasis town in the Sahara Desert, in the Drâa-Tafilalet region in eastern Morocco. It is divided into several districts: Hay Salam, Hay Jdid, Hay Ziz, Hay el Bathaa, Hay Annahda, and Hay el Hamri
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Merzouga is a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian border. It’s known as a gateway to Erg Chebbi, a huge expanse of sand dunes north of town. West of Merzouga, Dayet Srji is a seasonal salt lake that’s often dry in summer. When full, it attracts a wide range of migratory and desert birds, including desert warblers, Egyptian nightjars and, occasionally, flamingos.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: over night stay in the desert camp included
Day 3: Merzouga Errissani Marrakech
Pass By: Rissani, Morocco
Rissani is a town in Errachidia Province in eastern Morocco, located near Erfoud. It is the closest town of significant size to the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand desert in Morocco
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
