Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech 4 days
- Tour Duration : 4 Days / 3 NightS
- MARRAKECH
- SAHARA DESERT
Tour Info:
- Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech 4 days
This Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech 4 days is available every day, Morocco Safe Trips offers Sahara trips from Marrakech, departing from your hotel and traveling across the Atlas Mountains to visit and experience the finest of the Sahara desert.
We provide both guided and private journeys, including camel trekking in the Merzouga desert and desert camping. This private tour of Morocco is adaptable based on your travel itinerary.
Included in the tour:
- Pick up from hotel
- Transport in A/C vehicle for private tour
- Experienced driver
- Camel ride in Sahara desert
- Accommodation in desert camp
- Breakfasts/dinners as per itinerary
- Drop off at your hotel
Excluded:
- Lunch
- Any Private Expenses
- Tips
Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech 4 days itinerary:
- Day 1 : Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou Kasbah - Skoura Oases - Roses Valley - Boumalene Dades
After being picked up from your Marrakech Riad or hotel, your desert trip will officially begin. In Tizi-n-Tishka in the high Atlas Mountains, our crew pauses to admire the spectacular panorama. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou is our next destination. Many films, such as “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Gladiator,” and “Alexander,” have used the site, therefore making it famous.
Following lunch, we’ll continue seeing the region’s breathtaking beauty and historic attractions, such as the Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate and Roses Valley, the site of the annual Festival of Roses.
We discover the little Berber villages of Skoura, El Kelaa des M’Gouna, and Boumalene Dades as we go. Our day will end at that time. Our hotel will provide both dinner and breakfast throughout our stay.
- Day 2: Dades Gorge - Todra Gorge - Tinjdad - Merzouga. Camel ride and night in a camp
We depart Boumalene Dades for Merzouga and the largest windswept sand dunes in Morocco, Erg Chebbi. Via the Berber town of Tinghir, we reach Todra Gorge, where the 600-meter-tall cliffs are just 10 meters apart. We’ll leave Todra and drive through a variety of Berber villages on the way to Tinjdad, where we’ll have lunch (or, if you want, you may continue on to Rissani, where you can have the local specialty, Berber Pizza if you arrive before noon).
After lunch, we go to Merzouga to check into a hotel and store our luggage. We cross the Erg Chebbi dunes on camels until we reach a Berber camp. These sand dunes are 20 kilometers in length and between 5 and 8 kilometers wide, making them the highest in all of North Africa. The setting is unique and diverse.
We take a 1 hour and 30-minute camel ride from the hotel to the camp, where we maintain our nomadic Berber identity. The dunes themselves offered part of the required infrastructure, so we added a restaurant and kitchen to our three Berber tents. We provide bedding, including beds, blankets, and pillows, for the tents. When the sun sets over the desert, we all crowd around the fire and listen to some music, maybe some Berber drums.
- Day 3: Merzouga explore - Gnawa Music - Visit Nomads
Just after breakfast, you will cross the dunes, passing the oasis of MERZOUGA, the nomadic repository, and the Blacks’ town of KHAMLIA. You will be welcomed by Sudanese slaves when you visit the Gnawa culture to learn about their music and way of life.
In direct range to the lake of Merzouga and its bird population, you will depart for Rissani. Formerly known as Sijilmassa, this was the meeting place for Mali’s Timbuktu-bound salt caravans. The souk is a marketplace where spices, produce, and clothing are sold to tourists. After having pizza for lunch in Rissani, you will return to your riad, where you can relax.
Later that day, you have a walk in the desert and explore it more on your own.
- DAY 4: Merzouga desert - Draa Valley - Anti Atlas - Ouarzazzate - Marrakech
Today, we continue, and in the morning, you may enjoy a lovely sunrise, wander through the sand dunes, and marvel at the incredible panorama of the Sahara Desert. We begin our journey back to Marrakech after breakfast. We will journey through the lonely environment of the Draa Valley, stopping to appreciate the valley and the Draa River, Morocco’s longest river.
In Ouarzazate, we’ll have lunch. In the afternoon, we’ll take a trip across the High Atlas’s beautiful countryside. We’ll arrive in Marrakech late in the afternoon and take you to your hotel which marks the end of our Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech 4 days.
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- Free reservations can be made by a few simple clicks at any time.
- If you require a vegetarian option. can be made by a few simple clicks at any time.
- alcoholic beverages (for purchase).
- Children must travel with an adult.
The price of a tour varies based on the number of participants, the season, and the type of accommodations. If you are interested in a VIP-level luxury tour of Morocco, we offer both budget and luxurious accommodation choices.
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