3-Day Desert Tour to Merzouga from Marrakech
Highlights
Marrakech, Merzouga, Ouarzazate
cultural, sightseeing, Desert
Group Tour
3 Days
Easy
Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Description
Take a private tour by 4X4 and enjoy the VIP treatment and experience nomadic life in desert tents, ride camels across the dunes of Erg Chebbi and spend the night in a nomadic tent. Discover famous film locations and spend the night under the stars on this 3-day tour!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Marrakech to Ouarzazate to Dades
Depart at 08:00 am to the High Atlas across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages.
Continue to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, which is the most famous of all Moroccan kasbahs, largely due to its appearance in many Hollywood blockbuster.
Then, have lunch at one of the restaurants at the foothills of the Kasbahs.
After the break, continue the trip to the Dades Valley.
Stay for the night in a comfortable guesthouse with private rooms and enjoy a traditional Moroccan evening meal and breakfast.
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Day 2: Dades to Merzouga Camp
After breakfast at your hotel, hop back aboard your minibus and travel out along the famous ‘Road of 1000 Kasbahs’ to nearby Tinghir.
Stroll through the oasis to the mighty Todra Gorge, where a deep crevasse in the orange limestone provides spectacular views.
Then sit down to have lunch at your leisure in one of the local cafes.
In the afternoon, visit the holy town of Rissani and Continue to Merzouga, a small village sitting on the borders of the Sahara Desert.
Meet your camel caravan, and with the sun slowly moving across the afternoon sky, set off toward Erg Chebbi and your camp in the heart of the desert.
With traditional music from local nomads to entertain you, enjoy dinner and an evening under the stars before retiring to bed.
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Day 3: Merzouga to Agdez to Marrakech
Wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, the best moment of Merzouga desert, followed by a breakfast in the bivouac of Merzouga.
Then ride back the camels to the hotel for a shower, to drive back from Merzouga dunes to Marrakesh via Tazarine and the Draa Valley, Agdez and Ouarzazate, where we will have free time for lunch.
Afterwards, continue to Marrakech, as the excursion ends, crossing the Tizi N'Tichka pass and the Berber villages between Ouarzazate and Marrakesh again.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |