Marrakech Trip Overview
3 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
On this 3 day desert tour from Marrakech you’ll travel through the High Atlas Mountains and see the Draa River Valley with its palmgroves. Spend the night in a private tent in a Berber camp and enjoy a sunset camel ride in the desert.
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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3 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
On this 3 day desert tour from Marrakech you’ll travel through the High Atlas Mountains and see the Draa River Valley with its palmgroves. Spend the night in a private tent in a Berber camp and enjoy a sunset camel ride in the desert.
Itinerary
Day 1: marrakech to boumalen dades
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
After breakfast at your accommodation, we drive to Ouarzazate about 7am, our first stop will be at Tichka to take some memorable photos for amazing scenery. Then we continue to visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a striking example of the architecture of traditional southern Morocco, on the side of a hill on top of which is a collective attic (a Agadir). The village looks like a set of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is the former home of Pacha Thami Laglaoui. After the tour, we drive to visit the film studios and Ksabah Taourirte Ouarzazate, lunch after the tour, then continue towards Skoura we stop to take pictures in the palm then continue to Rose Valley, in the valley we will visit the cooperative roses. Then we drive to Dades Gorge, the Dades gorges and that are located between the High Atlas and Jbel Saghro, east -southeast of Marrakech. Dades is a long river 200 km, half of which is located in mountainous areas. Along its course is repeated 4 sets of grooves and parades, deep from 200 to 500 m Dinner and breakfast in a hotel in the gorge.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: boumalen dades
Day 2: dades to merzouga
Stop At: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
After breakfast at the hotel we cross the valley of Dades VIA impressive rocks “monkey toes”. Leaving the Dades Valley to Tinrghir and Todra valley, you will see a panoramic view of the old Berber villages of mud on the valley. Arrived at the Throats you walk under the red cliff 300m high, where many climbers come to practice their favorite sport. Continue to Erfoud and Rissani where we will have lunch and then we continue to the village of Merzouga, where you wait for your camels. You will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea and a scarf desert. We will head to the mysterious sea of sand of Erg Chebbi, camels guided by an experienced guide. There you will spend your first night under the stars, or if you prefer, in a traditional Berber nomad tent. Dinner and breakfast
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: desert camp
Day 3: merzouga to marrakech
Pass By: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
After breakfast you will quietly return to the village of Merzouga enjoying the unique beauty of spectacular dunes Erg Chebbi – that change with the light of day. Arriving at the village of Merzouga, after showering at the hostel, we head towards Ouarzazate, visit the town of Rissani and Tinjdad. Lunch in Ouarzazate and then we will take the road to Marrakech via the Tizi n ‘Tichka. Arrival at your accommodation to late afternoon
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: marrakech
