3-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga with Camel Camp

• This tour starts with pickup in a modern, air-conditioned, and comfortable vehicle at 08:00 am from your accommodation in Marrakech.
• We will cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, the highest road in all of Africa.
• After many stops for breathtaking photos, we will reach the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, where your guide will share its fascinating history. It once served as the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village on the other side of the river; however, ten families still live within the Ksar.
• After a traditional lunch in a local restaurant, we will continue our journey to Ouarzazate, where you will have the opportunity to explore the Atlas film studios, discover the old sets and the movies shot on these sites, and then continue to explore another 18th-century World Heritage Kasbah in Ouarzazate.
• Next, we will head towards the Rose Valley through the palm grove of Skoura.
• Visit the magnificent Kasbah of Amridil (optional).
• Then depart for the Rose Valley, where we will stop at a rose cooperative to get an idea of the benefits of products made from the unique rose. If you come on May 10th, we will enjoy a moment at the annual Festival of Roses.
• Our trip will continue through the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs to reach the Dades Gorges, crossing Berber villages before arriving at the gorges and checking in to your hotel.

Overnight in the gorges.

• After a traditional breakfast at your hotel, our 3-day desert tour will continue to Merzouga. We will first visit the Dades Gorges for some amazing photos of the great canyon.
• Then, start a new journey towards the Merzouga Desert.
• Our first stop will be the village of Todra and the Todra Gorges.
• After exploring the Todra Gorges, we will pass through the city of Erfoud, known as the city of fossils and dates.
• We will stop in Rissani for lunch, and then our explorative journey will continue to the desert.
• Once we are in Merzouga, and after a welcoming mint tea, we will begin a new adventure in a caravan of camels. Enjoy an hour and a half stroll across the great golden dunes of Erg Chebbi to reach the desert camp at the foot of the Great Dune.
• During the camel trek, you will enjoy the unforgettable experience of a beautiful sunset over the sand dunes.

Dinner at the camp and an overnight stay in a Berber tent in the heart of the desert under its spectacular starry sky.

• Wake up early in the morning to enjoy a spectacular sunrise over the golden sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, and also enjoy a typical breakfast in a Berber tent.
• Then ride camels back to the hotel in Merzouga village, where you will meet your driver-guide for a new journey back to Marrakech.
• We will drive to the vast palm grove of Tafilalet, passing through the city of Rissani, home of the Alaouite dynasty and the capital of the ancient Sultan Alaouite. It is famous for its markets and was the old trade center of the caravans coming from the southern Sahara of Africa and from the north.
• After a short visit to the markets, we will head to the Draa Valley through the Anti-Atlas Mountains and the oases of Tazarine and Nkob.
• Continue to Ouarzazate through the sublime Draa Valley, the Berber village of Agdz, and the pass of Ait Saoun at 1660 meters altitude.
• Stop for lunch in a local restaurant in Ouarzazate, and then continue our journey to Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas.
• Arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon at around 6:00 or 7:00 pm.