A 3-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is the perfect way to experience the beauty of Morocco’s Sahara Desert. Travel through the High Atlas Mountains, visit ancient kasbahs, explore oases and canyons, and meet local nomads along the way. The highlight of the journey is a camel trek across the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi at sunset, followed by an unforgettable night in a Sahara desert camp under a sky full of stars.
Trip Info: Shared Day Trip To Essaouira
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Free Cancellation
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A/C Mini Bus
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Not Required
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Guided Tour
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Every Day Departure
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English, French, Spanish
Why To Go to Sahara Desert Merzouga?
Private 3 Day Marrakech Desert Tour To Merzouga departs daily from Marrakech and is our most popular desert tour. This tour has been designed for travelers eager to explore deep into the Morocco Sahara desert and who don’t mind driving long hours. You’ll have an incredible time touring the Desert and Merzouga; you’ll not feel a drop of boredom. The landscape changes dramatically. The fertile Haouz planes of Marrakesh, the high atlas mountains, oases, and valleys, then the rocky plateaus and the unbelievable Erg Chebbi dunes. Just make sure you bring your camera because you’ll see sites you’ve never seen before, places you couldn’t imagine in your dreams!
3 days Merzouga Desert Tour Highlights
- Visit Kasbah ait ben Haddou(UNESCO world heritage) with a local tour guide.
- Drive through the Atlas Mountains and Tizi N Tichka pass
- Overnight in Todgha gorges
- Enjoy seeing Tinghir oasis and hundred of palm trees
- Camel ride in Erg Chebbi desert
- Night in desert camp in Erg Chebbi at Sahara desert
- Enjoy sunset and sunrise view through dunes of the desert
Marrakech To Merzouga Desert Tour Itinerary
Visit sahara desert tour from marrakech to Merzouga
We’ll start our Marrakech 3 days desert tour in the early hours of the morning. afterward you’ll leave for kasbah Ait ben Haddou at 7:30 am. you’ll make your way through Tizi-n-Tichka Pass and the high atlas mountains. during which you’ll make several stops. One is to visit UNESCO world heritage listed kasbah Ait ben Haddou. you will visit the kasbah that is famous for the part it played in a number of Hollywood blockbuster movies. After that, in the morning, we’ll take a leisurely tour Of kasbah Taourirte, then continue on to Ouarzazate. as the day progresses you’ll enjoy your drive through Boulmane Dades. Before inward at your destination for the day – your hotel in Dade’s valley.
After enjoying a leisurely breakfast in your Dades Accommodation, we’ll travel the road of 1001 Kasbahs to the Oasis of Tinghir, then deviate to a lesser road where we’ll follow the river to Todgha canyons and spend time taking in the exciting scenery and immense cliffs. after lunch in a local restaurant, we’ll continue on to Rissani, which has its own claims to fame. Firstly, it was the starting point for trading caravans when crossing the Sahara desert to Tombouctou, and secondly, Rissani is world-famous for its date markets.
Are you prepared for a camel?
After traveling through some rocky desert landscape we’ll continue on with our trip to Merzouga by meeting up with our camel caravan on the edge of erg Chebbi dunes. ready for a camel ride? You’ll marvel at the color-changing sand dunes as we ride our camels into the setting sun. What an amazing experience! We’ll arrive at our Sahara desert camp just on dusk, and welcome it as it pops up on the face of it in the middle of nowhere. At this point, you should be ready for a feast. you’ll relish a Moroccan dinner. Also, you’ll sit next to a cozy bonfire. You’ll be in awe of the sand dunes and surrounding landscape. Then, after dinner, local nomads will treat you to a drum concert. remember to take lots of photos as a result of, when you come back home, you’ll wonder if your trip to Merzouga was just a dream after all!
Following a sumptuous early breakfast, we’ll start our camel ride back to the main road to meet up with our driver, ready for our return to Ouarzazate. you will enjoy a leisurely lunch. After that, you will head towards Marrakech. Your memorable Marrakech 3 days desert tour will come to an end at around 7.00 pm in Marrakesh.
Following a sumptuous early breakfast, we’ll start our camel ride back to the main road to meet up with our driver, ready for our return to Ouarzazate. you will enjoy a leisurely lunch. After that, you will head towards Marrakech. Your memorable Marrakech 3 days desert tour will come to an end at around 7.00 pm in Marrakesh.
Included/ Exclude: Marrakech To Sahara Desert tour
Frequently Asked Questions
Merzouga (Erg Chebbi) is approximately 560 km from Marrakech.
In the standard desert camp, toilets are shared and showers are available the following morning at the camp operator’s lodge in Merzouga. In the luxury camp, each tent has a private ensuite bathroom.
The camel ride to the desert camp takes about 1 hour at sunset, and the return ride at sunrise takes approximately 1 hour. Times may vary depending on the season and sunrise/sunset schedules.
Yes. A 4×4 transfer to and from the desert camp can be arranged for an additional fee of €30 per person. For guests staying in the luxury camp, the 4×4 transfer is included at no extra cost.
Yes. Quad bikes can be rented in Merzouga, and your guide can help arrange this. The rental cost is approximately €50 per quad bike per hour, payable directly to the supplier.
The standard camp does not have showers. Guests can use the showers at the camp operator’s lodge in Merzouga the following morning. Luxury camp tents include private bathrooms with hot showers.
No. Private tours are reserved exclusively for the people included in the booking. If you would like to travel with other guests, we recommend joining one of our shared desert tours.
