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3-Day Dades Valley & Merzouga Desert Excursion From Marrakech

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, Sightseeing, Desert

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Arabic, Dutch, English

Description

On this 3-day adventure tour through Dades Valley, experience a plethora of activities including camel riding, desert night camping, and wonderful sightseeing in the Merzouga Desert. Explore Kasbah Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and marvel at the beautiful landscapes in Tizi N-Tichka. 

Highlights
  • Appreciate the beautiful landscapes of Tizi N-Tichka 
  • Visit Kasbah Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Enjoy camel rides and spend the night in a desert camp in Merzouga
  • Day 1: Marrakech to Dades Valley via Ait Benhaddou expand_more

    • Meet the guide at your accommodation in Marrakech around 08:00 in the morning and drive to Dades Gorges through the high Atlas mountains.

    • Stop at Tizi N-Tichka (2260 m) to take pictures of beautiful landscapes with different colours and the Berber villages. 

    • Arrive at the Kasbah Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    • Continue driving towards Dades Valley and stop at Ouarzazate to visit Taourirt Kasbah.

    • Travel further south-east to the green Dades valley and the city of roses via the fascinating Skoura palmery. 

    • Arrive at Dades Valley in the evening.

    Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel.

  • Day 2: Travel to Merzouga Dessert for camel excursion expand_more

    • Visit Dades Gorges and continue driving towards Tinghir.

    • Enjoy lunch in Tinjdad town. 

    • Go to Merzouga Desert where the camel trekking tour starts. 

    • Pass through Erfoud, the capital Moroccan city of fossils, and arrive at Merzouga in the afternoon around 16:00. 

    • Prepare for camel riding in the Erg Chebbi dunes. Each person will have their own camel to ride for 1 hour and 30 minutes inside the dunes of Sahara Erg Chebbi.
    • Arrive at the camp nomad tents and enjoy the beautiful sunset while walking in the dunes. Also, try sandboarding in the sand dunes.

    • Head back to the camp after watching the sunset.

    • Have dinner in the camp Delicious Moroccan Berber Tagine, after which the party will start. 

    • Listen to local Berber nomad musicians play traditional music with drums and dance around the campfire. 

    • Marvel at the magical sky full of stars after the party.

    Dinner and overnight stay in a nomad camp.

  • Day 3: Camel ride back to Merzouga and return to Marrakech expand_more

    • Watch the sunrise from the dunes and return by camels to the hotel with the assistance of your camel man guide.

    • Stroll towards the huge palm grove of Tafilalet through Rissani and arrive at Ouarzazate.

    • Enjoy lunch before drop off at your riad in Marrakech.

What's Included

  • 4x4 vehicle/minibus with A/C

  • English-speaking Moroccan driver/guide

  • Fuel

  • Hotel/riad overnight stays (breakfast & dinner included)

  • Camel trekking & night in the desert

  • Camel per person

  • Turban for the camel trip in the desert

  • Sandboarding in the dunes

What's Excluded

  • Flight

  • Lunch

  • Drinks

Know before you go
  • Before we leave for the camel rides at night, the camels will be packed with water, food, blankets, and everything else which we will need for the trip.
  • The tour is also available in French, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. 
Meeting Point

Marrakech, Morocco

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 EUR 110 Per Person

This is a private tour
Starting From

Fromss

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USD 122 / person