3 days Marrakech to Merzouga desert
3 days Marrakech desert tour & Desert tours from Marrakech
Overview:
This tour of 3 days Marrakech desert tour itinerary is definitely one of the most popular of them all. Also, it’s a desert journey from Marrakech to Merzouga full of new discoveries. In addition, you will visit the oasis, sand dunes, Kasbahs, camel riding, and an overnight stay in a Sahara desert camp where you and your private party can stare up into the night sky and observe the limitless array of stars all on the itinerary. Also, in this 3-day desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga, there is no light pollution to mar your stargazing at your desert camp, and the sunset you see while camel trekking is equally as beautiful.
Info about our 3 days Marrakech desert tour:
- Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
- Departure: 08:00 AM
- Starting point: Marrakech
- Ending point: Marrakech
Highlights of 3 days Marrakech desert tour:
- Cross the High Atlas Mountains and Berber Villages
- Visit the UNESCO Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou
- Walking in Dades and the Gorges of Todra
- Camel trek in Merzouga desert with enjoying the sunset and sunrise
- Spend an unforgettable night in a desert camp
- Cross the Valley of Roses and the road of 1000 Kasbahs
Program:
DAY 1: MARRAKECH – TIZI-N-TICHKA – AIT BENHADDOU – KASBAH OF SKOURA – DADES GORGES
Departure our 3 days desert tour from Marrakech after breakfast towards the High Atlas, we cross the Tizi-n-Tichka pass at 2260m and drive along small Berber villages clinging to the mountain. Then, the road is winding and offers a breathtaking and varied panorama: mountains that, depending on the season, can be covered in snow, or bare and barren, majestic and mysterious, full of secrets and history, vegetation that ranges from palm trees to pines, and a myriad of other plants, valleys crossed by streams or rivers. We will then reach the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou. Visit and lunch. We will then proceed to visit the palm grove and the Kasbah of Skoura, on the road to El Kalee M’Goun. We will then continue towards the Dades Valley, crossing the Valley of Roses. Arrival at the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 2: DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – ERFOUD – ERG CHEBBI MERZOUGA
After breakfast, we depart for the desert of Merzouga. Firstly, we will visit the palm grove and the Todra Gorges, consisting of vertical rock walls of enormous and majestic proportions. Thereafter, we continue towards Erfoud (city of fossils) until we reach Merzouga. In the afternoon, we leave the car and take the dromedary to cross the dunes of the desert (1 hr and a half) and arrive at the tented camp. Then, you spend the night in a typical Berber tent or luxury desert camp (depending on your choice) in the heart of the desert and enjoy the sunset, the stars and the moon as you have never seen them, the sunrise…..Dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – N’KOUB – DRAA VALLEY – AGDEZ – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH
Wake up early in the morning to admire the sunrise and then return by dromedary to the car. After that, we depart to Rissani (the first city next desert) where we will stop to see the characteristic market, the largest in southern Morocco. We will then continue towards the Draa Valley where we will visit the Kasbah Tamnogalt, in the heart of the valley. Thereafter, we will again cross the High Atlas range to arrive in the evening in Marrakech. Overnight stay.
Included in our 3 days Marrakech desert tour:
- Pick up from your hotel/riad.
- Private desert tour in a comfortable A/C vehicle.
- Save an English-speaking Driver/Guide.
- Camel ride in Merzouga desert & 1 camel for each person.
- Accommodation in riads / hotels
- Spend a night in a desert camp
- Dinner & Breakfast
Not included:
- Airline tickets.
- All lunches and drinks.
- Entry fees & Tickets, Tips.
How to Reserve This 3 days Marrakech desert tour
Feel free to contact us for the actual Morocco desert tour price. Once we confirm the availability, we will notify you about your desert trip.
Note:
If you want to spend more time in the Merzouga desert. Please, click here.