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3-Day Luxury Desert Tour From Marrakech Through Merzouga
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Culture, Desert

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French, Italian, Spanish

Description

Take a desert trip from Marrakech through Merzouga to explore oases, dunes, Kasbahs, camel trekking and an overnight stay in a Sahara desert camp to gaze up into the night sky and the endless array of stars. Travel over the Atlas Mountains range and descend into the Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou to witness sunset and experience camel trekking. Admire the scenery of a city where several blockbuster movies have been filmed.

Highlights
  • Visit Kasbah Ait ben Haddou UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Drive through the high Atlas Mountains
  • Visit Ouarzazate Hollywood of Morocco with Morocco’s biggest studios
  • Sunset camel trek to Merzouga desert camp
  • Spend the night in Merzouga desert camp with bonfire and music entertainment
  • Day 1 : Marrakech – Atlas Mountains - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Boumalne Dades Valley expand_more
    • The guide will pick you up from your Marrakech hotel at 7.15 a.m. and escort you to the departure point. We will travel over the Atlas Mountains range and descend into the Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou. The Kasbah (six within a walled city) is a place of wonder. Here you will feel almost like you have returned to the days of gladiators, desert nomads and ancient trading markets. 
    • After the guided tour, lunch on the first day will be taken in the Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou.
    • The next stop on the first day will be at Ouarzazate. Admire the scenery of a city where several blockbuster movies have been filmed. Classics like The Mummy and Lawrence of Arabia are among the many films taken in a city often called “The Gateway to the Desert”.
    • In the desert’s gateway city, stop at a café before venturing onto the Dades Valley. Once here, you can relax and unwind at a private guesthouse in Dades with an en-suite bathroom and enjoy the culinary delights of a Moroccan evening dinner.
  • Day 2: Boumalne Dades Valley - Tinghir - Todra Gorge - Merzouga expand_more
    • Enjoy a hearty breakfast at our guesthouse and leave for the Todra Gorge. 
    • After lunch, on the second day, travel on to Merzouga. Merzouga really is a place in the heart of the desert. Here we will get onto our camels, traverse the Dunes of Erg Chebbi, and finish off at the Berber desert camp to rest for the night. 
    • At the desert camp, enjoy an evening meal and breakfast in the morning before completing the final day’s journey back to Marrakesh.

    Overnight stay in a desert camp.

  • Day 3: Merzouga - Ouarzazate - Atlas Mountains - Marrakech expand_more
    • Our camels will transport us back to Merzouga; from there, it is another trip back through the Draa Valley, where we will see the sights at Rissani. The Moroccan architecture in the palaces, gateways and temples is worthy of many photographic opportunities.
    • The final leg of this tour sees us moving through Nqob, then Tamnougalt, before the familiar city of Ouarzazate. 
    • Lunch can be taken at any café before we head back through the Atlas Mountains and back into Marrakech for our journey’s end. Arrival in Marrakech is expected around 8.00 p.m.
What's Included
  • Free Marrakech Airport arrival transfer to your hotel on the day that you arrive in Marrakech
  • Pick up from your hotel in Marrakech
  • Modern air-conditioned Minibus ( Maximum 17 passengers)
  • Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou visit, Dades Gorge Valley, Todra Gorge
  • 1 night in a hotel in Dades Valley
  • Local guide who will meet you at Todra Gorge
  • Camel treks at sunset and at sunrise
  • 1 night in a comfortable tent in a desert camp
  • Breakfast and shower at Merzouga hotel
  • Breakfasts and evening meals
  • Transportation with driver from Merzouga to Marrakech
What's Excluded
  • Personal purchases, drinks, lunch, tips (Ait Ben Haddou guide usually 3 euros)
What to bring
  • You can bring your luggage with you, and it can stay safe in the minivan
Know before you go
  • Please prepare a small backpack with essentials for the camping and your belongings. Do not forget sunglasses, a scarf, a hat, comfortable walking shoes and warm sleeping clothes in winter. For the camel ride we recommend to wear jeans or long trousers.
  • In winter, it gets quite cold at night in the desert (temperatures can drop to around 0). You will be provided with warm blankets, but we would advise to bring warm clothes for sleeping.
  • You can upgrade your accommodation when booking the tour or latest 24 hours before the tour departure. Once you are on tour, making any upgrades is no longer possible.
Meeting Point

Marrakech, Morocco

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 2 MAD 3500 Per Person
3 To 5 MAD 2800 Per Person
6 To 8 MAD 1600 Per Person
Child
1 To 2 MAD 3400 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 357 / person