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5 DAYS : Marrakech - ouarzazat - merzouga
Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech and Ouarzazate, our most popular Morocco desert tours, is an experience rich in landscapes in the Sahara. Departing from Marrakech across the high atlas mountains and during 3 days, on the Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech you will never get bored because you will be busy admiring one scene after another.
- Cross the mountains of the High Atlas via the majestic Tichka Pass, located at an altitude of 2260 m.
- Visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, registered by UNESCO as World Heritage.
- Cross the three valleys: rose, Todra, and Dades.
- Enjoy the extensive dunes of Merzouga on a camel while admiring the attractive change of color at sunrise or sunset.
- Spend a night in the middle of the desert with the nomads
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Itineraries
Day 1
Time : 7:00 am
Marrakech > Ti’Zin Tichka > Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou > Boumalen Dades
Pick-up starts early in the morning. You will leave from Marrakech towards the Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou passing by the collar of Tizi Ntichka and High Atlas mountains. Many stops will be made during the journey. You will visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage dating from the 11th century. It is a striking example of the architecture of the traditional Moroccan South, a picturesque site filled with emotion.
After lunch, you’ll continue through the Roses valley to reach your accommodation at Dades. After a traditional dinner with Berber dishes, you will spend the night in a hotel and enjoy a magnificent view of the valley.
Day 2
Time : 8:30 am
Dades » Todra Gorges » Merzouga (Night in Desert Camp) [255 km]
Departure in the morning for the ever-shifting scenery along the way to Merzouga dunes. Crossing the Tinghir Oasis, drive through palm groves towards the Todra Gorges. In this gorgeous place, limestone cliffs seem like a gap, formed through the magnificent mountains of the Todra Massif, before diving down to the flatbed of a river.
The peaks rise up to 320 m above Todra gorges, which meanders from its source in the High Atlas Mountains. At leisure, wander within the gorges and palm groves. After having a hearty lunch, continue to the Tinjdad and Erfoud with their palm groves.
The 4 days Marrakech desert tour to Merzouga will then continue to our lovely destination: Merzouga desert, where you will experience the camel ride through the fascinating and wavy dunes of Erg Chebbi. A rest to watch a lovely sunset over the vast and golden sand dunes shift like moving sculptures in the form of draperies.
Watch as the colors vary according to the intensity of the light, and see how they act like the living walls of the desert, the highest reaching a magnificent 150 m.
Spend a magical night under the stars in nomadic tents after a delicious dinner and a music party (Berber drums) with locals. Undoubtedly this will be the best night in your 4 days Marrakech desert tour to Merzouga, if not, in your entire holiday in Morocco.
Day 3
Time : 6:30 am
Merzouga Desert » Alnif » Nkob » Agdz » Ouarzazate [367 Km]
Wake early to watch the impressive sunrise. Then head back to the departure place after freshening up and having breakfast in the camp. Continuing our 4 days Marrakech desert tour to Merzouga. Depart towards the Palm grove of Tafilalet and the town of Rissani, where the Alaouite Dynasty originated.
Explore the ancient capital of the Alaouite Sultans before continuing to the village of Alnif, where we will take the road that crosses the Jbel Saghro Anti-Atlas chain. Notice the greyish-black mountains of different and remarkable shapes as you continue to the main Berber village of Tazzarine and N’kob and then drive into the Draa Valley with its rows of stately palms.
In the late afternoon, drive to Ouarzazate via the Anti-Atlas Mountain, through Tizi N’Tniffift. You will spend the night at a Riad or Kasbah in Ouarzazate.
Day 4
Time : 9:30 am
Ouarzazate » High Atlas Mountains » Marrakech [196 km]
Leaving Ouarzazate in the morning, we will visit a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou, the most impressive Kasbah and well-preserved fortress in Morocco.
The site has been the location for many film shoots including “The Mummy,” “Gladiator,” “7 Days in Tibet,” “Alexander the Great,” and “Babel. … Leave Ait Ben Haddou and head towards the majestic Atlas Mountains. Crossing the High Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizi N’Tichka 2260m high, offering impressive views over valleys, mountains, and many other Berber villages nearby. Arrive in the evening. and arriving late to Marrakech drop off hotel.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver
- English-speaking guide
- Night in a traditional tent in the Merzouga desert
- Camel ride to watch the sunset or sunrise
- Night in a hotel in Dades with breakfast and dinner
- Visit the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah (a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit the Todra Gorge
- Breakfast and dinner during the Merzouga stay
- 1 night in auberge dades with breakfast
- 1 night in riad Ouarzazate with breakfast
- Ticket visit Kesbat Taourirt
- safari 4x4 jeep excursion in the desert
- Lunches and drinks during the trip
- Gratuities (optional)
- Personal expenses
- Ticket visit atlas studio
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