This 3-Day Group Tour from Marrakech to the Merzouga Desert is the most popular excursion to the Moroccan Desert and it includes exploring breathtaking landscape.
You will enjoy a guided tour of the famed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a stroll through the oasis of Todgha, and canyons.
You will go via the Route des 1001 Kasbahs, Dades Valley, beautiful green oasis, and Berber settlements made of mudbrick. As soon as you reach Merzouga Desert, you will understand the lengthy travel was well worth it.
You will spend the night in your Sahara desert tent tucked away in the Erg Chebbi dunes as you ride camels and observe a stunning sunset. Join your local nomad hosts after supper beneath the stars t...
Highlights
3 days
Offered in English & 2 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 days
Offered in English & 2 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Traveler pickup, A/C vehicle, driver.
Comfortable accommodation, dinners, breakfasts.
Camel ride in Merzouga, desert guides.
Dinner
Breakfast
Tips. Lunches. Drinks.
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Marrakech - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Dades Valley - todra Gorges
5 Stops
1
Marrakech
Your three-day excursion from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin with an early-morning drive east of Marrakech through tiny suburbs to the High Atlas Mountains. You will make several pauses to take photographs, admire the view, stretch your legs, and sip coffee.
2 hours
2
Ait Ben Haddou
Drive uphill on winding roads to the renowned Tizi Ntichka pass before arriving at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the day's first important tourist stop. Ait Ben Haddou, a Berber walled town, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a location for big Hollywood epics. The village was utilized to film the films Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator, to mention a few. Cross the river that separates the Kasbah from the main road and tour the hamlet at your leisure. If you desire to hire a local guide, you can do so on-site.
2 hours
3
Ouarzazate
After a leisurely lunch at one of the local cafés, proceed to Dades valley, through Ouarzazate, Skoura Oasis, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the valley of the roses and renowned for its rosewater distilleries.
2 hours
4
Dades Gorges
Upon arrival at Boumalne Dades, follow the Dades River along a narrow route past many fortified Kasbahs to the Dades Canyons. We drive along the road of 1001 Kasbahs.
1 hour
5
Gargantas del Todra
Reach Todra Gorges and we will check into your hotel in the late afternoon.
1 hour
3-days Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
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This 3-Day Group Tour from Marrakech to the Merzouga Desert is the most popular excursion to the Moroccan Desert and it includes exploring breathtaking landscape.
You will enjoy a guided tour of the famed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a stroll through the oasis of Todgha, and canyons.
You will go via the Route des 1001 Kasbahs, Dades Valley, beautiful green oasis, and Berber settlements made of mudbrick. As soon as you reach Merzouga Desert, you will understand the lengthy travel was well worth it.
You will spend the night in your Sahara desert tent tucked away in the Erg Chebbi dunes as you ride camels and observe a stunning sunset. Join your local nomad hosts after supper beneath the stars t...