Marrakech Trip Overview
The visit to Morocco is never complete without having seen the charming beauty of the Sahara desert dunes. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the spectacular Gorges of Dades and Toudra and spend the night under the shouting stars in Merzouga desert. Camel ride through the golden dunes, romantic sunset, sunrise and music entertainment by locals around the bonfire make this trip unique and memorable.
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, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
The visit to Morocco is never complete without having seen the charming beauty of the Sahara desert dunes. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the spectacular Gorges of Dades and Toudra and spend the night under the shouting stars in Merzouga desert. Camel ride through the golden dunes, romantic sunset, sunrise and music entertainment by locals around the bonfire make this trip unique and memorable.
Itinerary
Day 1: DAY 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Valley
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
This unforgettable tiur starts with the scenic drive from Marrakech over the Tizi-N-Tichka pass (2’260 m), where you can spot the traditional Berber villages scattered by the roadside with its inhabitants in their daily work. You can stop in a local co-operative run by women who extract the Argan oil from the trees and discover how it is processed into cooking oil and cosmetics (optional).
Pass By: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Shortly before the howllywood city of Ouarzazate, there will be an opportunity to visit the famous Kasbah of Aït-Ben-Haddou, the old fortified clay city with its numerous kasbahs, where several famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, game of throwns and Prince of Persia have been fully or partly filmed (no entrance fee charged) and here is where you can take your lunch in one of the local restaurants . You can visit the movie museum Atlas studio just on the other side of the road (entrance fee charged) .
Pass By: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa M’gouna 43000 Morocco
The journey continues through the Valley of Roses to the Dades Valley, where you stay your first stay overnight.
Aprox 325 kilometers drive.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Over night in a geust house in Dades Valley
Day 2: DAY 2: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Merzouga
Pass By: Gargantas del Todra, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
After having breakfast, the trip continue along the road of the thousand Kasbahs to the panoramic Todra Gorges. The river of Todra has formed these impressive three hundred mitters high walls over thousands of years. This is a great opportunity to take photos and go for a very short walk in the Gorges and by the river side.
Pass By: Erfoud, Erfoud, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
After lunch in Tinjdad city you drive through Erfoud town (home of the fossils workshops) to get to the desert. Here, you meet your friendly camel guide and head to the camp on top of your camel. After arriving, you can climb the high dunes and enjoy the incredible views while the sun sinks below the horizon. Settle in your private tent and drink some mint tea before the traditional dinner is served. You can spend the night watching the shooting stars or dance around the camp fire to the beat of the desert drums.
Dinner will be served in the Berber tents.
Aprox 270 kilometres drive.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a high quality desert camp
Day 3: DAY 3: Merzouga – N’kob – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Pass By: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Today, you get up early to enjoy the first rays of sunlight over the desert. Enjoy your breakfast in the camp and hop on your camel for the ride back to Merzouga. On your way back through the Draa Valley in direction to Marrakech you will change the road and there will be stops at different sites to take some pictures of this beautiful valley and its river as the longest one in Morocco (when the weather is not stable we came back through the road we went) .
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
After lunch along the way, you will head back to Marrakech.
Aprox 500 kilometers.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
