Your budget-friendly three-day desert vacation from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin early in the morning with a drive east of Marrakech via small suburban settlements to the High Atlas Mountains. There will be several breaks to take photographs, enjoy the landscape, stretch your legs, and sip a cup of coffee.

Drive uphill on winding roads to the famed Tizi Ntichka pass before arriving at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the first significant stop for sightseeing today. The Berber walled settlement of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a filming location for famous Hollywood epics such as Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator.

We continue to Ouarzazate. Here u explore main sights. After lunch at a local café, drive to Dades Valley, Skoura Oasis, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the Valley of the Roses and noted for its rose water artisanal distillation facilities.

When you arrive at Boumalne Dades, follow the Dades River on a narrow road that passes by many fortified Kasbahs on the side of the route to Dades Canyons. You will arrive late in the afternoon at your hotel. Dinner and a night's stay at your Dades hotel.