3 Days Sahara Desert Tour From Marrakech

Explore The Moroccan Sahara Desert on a 3-days beginning in Marrakech up to Merzouga. You will spend the night at a Bedouin camping site in the Erg Chebbi dunes. Take a camel ride to view the sunset and sunrise. Explore Ait ben Hadou Kasbah, Ouarzazate, and much more.

Tour Highlights:

• Explore Ouarzazate the entrance to the Sahara Desert
• Go on a journey across Erg Chebbi dunes riding a camel
• Stay the night in a Bedouin traditional camp
• Visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou
• Drive through into the High Atlas Mountains

The fortified village of Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, stands as a striking example of traditional Moroccan earthen clay architecture.

Tour description

Explore the edge of the Sahara Desert on a 3-days tour starting from Marrakech and then explore the breathtaking landscapes of Dades Valley and Kasbah of Ouarzazate. Ride through the dunes in Erg Chebbi with a camel and rest in an oasis camp, with sand dunes that rise to the sky.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Tinghir

Following an early morning departure from the Marrakech accommodation, the trip starts by traversing through the High Atlas Mountains past one Berber village after another, until Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou, famous for its Kasbah and fortified village and was previously used as a backdrop for famous Hollywood epics and also as a backdrop to some fashion magazine photo shoots.

After some time to wander around the village and its Kasbah and Kasbah, you can eat lunch at one of the local restaurants, then continue on your way through Ouarzazate which is often referred to as”the Gate of the Sahara, and on to Boumalne Dades, admiring the beautiful scenery along the way until Tinghir in which you can have dinner as well as the night.

Travelers on a camel trek across the soft golden dunes of Erg Chebbi under a clear blue sky in Merzouga, Morocco.

Day 2: Tinghir – Todgha Gorges – Merzouga

After breakfast, you will leave the hotel and head towards the spectacular Todgha Gorges. Stop in the canyons, and take a lunch break in a local café. Continue on to Merzouga where you will meet the caravan of camels.

Experience then the Erg Chebbi dunes riding on camelback, and witness the sunset transform the hue of the dunes. Get to your desert camp before the darkness falls and you can enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner in the open air. Nomads from the local area will give you entertainment and will show them how you can play Tam Tam drums. Have a delicious meal and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Merzouga Ouarzazate – Marrakech

On the third day of our Marrakech desert tour, witness an early Erg Chebbi sunrise and then ride a camel. Your guide will drive you back to Marrakech through the Volcanic landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Mountains to the village of Nkob.

In Ouarzazate,  you will have the time to visit a film Studio if you see it convenient. However, you will enjoy your lunch in this magnificent city. In the afternoon, start your journey through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi Ntichka pass.

And here comes an end to it! Your 3 days desert tour will end at your hotel or accommodation in Marrakech.

 

Overnight camel trekking Merzouga

Tour Includes

• Hotel pickup in Marrakech
• Transport  (Air-conditioned minibusses) or (Private car)
• Driver/guide
• Night stay at Tinghir at the Hotel Four-Star (private space)
• Camel trek in Erg Chebbi Merzouga desert
• Overnight stay at Sahara desert camp at Erg Chebbi
• The dinner at both accommodations
• Breakfast on both nights
• Bedding at both accommodation

Not included:

• The Kasbah guide in Ait Ben Hddou
• Drinks and lunch

Pick-up time:

7.00 am

Meet Point:

In your Hotel or Riad in Marrakech

Booking Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech

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