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Morocco · Desert Adventure
The journey
Embark on a Sahara desert tour from Marrakech and explore Southern Morocco's Dades Gorges and Merzouga dunes. Enjoy a camel ride in the heart of the sand dunes, visit a nomadic family, and travel through Ouarzazate, gateway to the Draa Valley, famously known as the "Date Basket of Morocco." Conclude your adventure with a day trek through Berber villages to the top of the gorgeous Atlas Mountains for spectacular vistas.
The Dades Gorges are a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River in Morocco.
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Meet your tour guide and begin the tour.
Drive from Marrakech towards Tizi n'Tichka, Aït Benhaddou Ksar, Ouarzazate, and Dades Gorges. The Dades Gorges are a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River in Morocco. The journey is picturesque and simply breathtaking.
Leave for the Merzouga dunes, once a tropical forest that changed into a desert due to climatic changes. You will pass through Tinghir and Erfoud on your way from the Dades Gorges.
Stay the night at the luxury nomadic camp, where you can also go for a camel ride.
Start your adventure towards the Atlas Mountains. The journey from Merzouga will take you through Alnif, Tazarine, and finally towards Ouarzazate. Ouarzazate is a primary tourist destination in Morocco and the starting point for excursions into the Draa Valley, famously called the date basket of the country.
Reach Riad Jnane Imlil, your authentic guesthouse here, and take a rest.
Stay the night at the guesthouse.
The last and most happening day will take you on a day trek to the gorgeous Atlas Mountains. Trek through the Berber villages and visit the mountaintop, a challenging and fulfilling activity in the afternoon.
Return to your hotel in Marrakech or to the airport.
Where this trip takes you
Dades Gorges, Aït Benhaddou, Merzouga dunes, Atlas Mountains
The route
The fine print
English-speaking Moroccan driver
Local guide in Aït Benhaddou
All meals
Bottled water
Camel ride in the Sahara
Hiking / walking in the Atlas Mountains
3 nights of accommodation
Transport by air-conditioned 4x4 / minivan
Food and soft drinks
Any personal expenses not mentioned above
Logistics
Your 4 days finish where they began, in Marrakesh.
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