Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Skoura - Dades ValleyOur Tour from Marrakech starts today and we will meet you at your accommodation in Marrakech and start traveling to the Dades Valley via the Tizi n'Tichka Pass and over the High Atlas Mountains. Today you will enjoy traveling through the dramatic pass and the amazing views of the Berber villages and the amazing landscape changing as the day progresses.You will stop in Ourazazate to visit the Kasbah Taourirt, one of the most beautiful Kasbahs on this area.You’ll have lunch at the Kasbah and continue to the Dades Gorge through the road of “the Thousand Kasbahs”, which offers many bueatiful photo opportunities of nature and people. then we’ll get to Kalaat M'Gouna –the centre of roses valley. Then we drive the Dades Valley where you will explore the amazing rock formation called “the monkey toes”. Overnight at a traditional riad with dinner.Dinner in local hotel.Overnight in comfortable hotel in Dades.
Morocco · Desert Adventure
4-Day Private Merzouga Desert Tour From Marrakech
The journey
- 01 Private 4-day desert journey from Marrakech
- 02 Cross the High Atlas Mountains via Tizi n'Tichka Pass
- 03 Visit Kasbah Taourirt and Aït Benhaddou
- 04 Explore Dades Valley and Todgha Gorges
- 05 Camel ride in the Erg-Chebbi desert
- 06 Overnight stay in a traditional desert camp
- 07 See sunrise over the dunes in Merzouga
- 08 Travel through Draa Valley, Rissani, and Ouarzazate
Discover Morocco’s dramatic landscapes on this private 4-day journey from Marrakech to the Merzouga Desert. Travel through the High Atlas Mountains, cross the Tizi n'Tichka Pass, and visit historic kasbahs, Berber villages, valleys, and gorges along the way.
The experience combines cultural stops with classic Sahara highlights, including a camel ride across the Erg-Chebbi dunes and an overnight stay in a desert camp. With private transport and accommodation included, this tour offers a comfortable way to explore southern Morocco over four days.
Your camel man will wake you up early in the morning to watch what well may be the best sunrise in your life.
From the itinerary
At a glance
What this trip includes
Day by day
The itinerary
Dades - Todgha Gorges - Merzouga DesertAfter breakfast , you’ll leave the Dades Valley towards Tinrghir and the Todgha valley. enjoying the panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking the valley.We get to the Gorge and walk under the 300 m high red cliff, where many rock-climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport.After an optional hour hike in the valley, your Tour from Marrakech continues to Erfoud then to the village of Merzouga where we prepare for camel ride into desert guided with an experienced camel guide. We explore sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi desert and we spend the night in a desert camp in Merzouga.Dinner in desert camp.Accommodation in comfortable desert camp.
Merzouga - Draa Valley - OuarzazateYour camel man will wake you up early in the morning to watch what well may be the best sunrise in your life. Afterward, you will trek back to the village of Merzouga. After breakfast, we explore the Merzouga area. We’ll visit the village of the Gnawa people, originally slaves brought from Sudan Mali and Senegal, to experience their music and lifestyle.After that, you leave for Rissani - once Sijilmassa - the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty, the current ruling family. With most of the women veiled, and men hooded, this is a very traditional Moroccan town.We’ll continue driving towards the spectacular kasbah Tamnougalt and Agdz village, via Alnif and Tazzarine, before we get to the fascinating Draa Valley at the edge of the Atlas Mountains, along which lay hundreds of Berber Kasbahs, then to Ouarzazate, where you will be at a riad.Breakfast in desert camp.Overnight in comfortable hotel in Ouarzazate.
Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - MarrakechAfter breakfast in your riad, you will start traveling to Marrakech via the largest Kasbah in Morocco, and then over the Atlas Mountains. Journeying on through the Ounilla valley to Kasbah Telouet, you will enjoy the panoramic views and the scenic moon-like landscape with the contrast of the Berber villages and the Atlas Mountains. Today you will also visit the Kasbah Telouet, an area that was known for the trading caravans led by T-Hami El Glaoui ancestors during the end of the 19th century.Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n'Tichka Pass (2260m) over the High Atlas Mountains, we visit Ait Benhaddou kasbah.We drive then over the High Atlas Mountains, before arriving at your accommodation in Marrakech where the tour ends.
The route
Where you'll travel
The fine print
Trip details
What's Included
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Private Tour. Air-conditioned vehicle. All comfortable accommodations.
- Camel ride for sunset and night in desert camp. Local desert guides.
- Free WIFI at the desert camp and at all accommodations
- Private bathrooms at all accommodations and at the desert camp as well.
What's Not Included
- Lunches and soft drinks. Personal expenses.
Know before you go
- INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
- STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Not wheelchair accessible
- You will be collected from any location in the city of Marrakech by our team.
Logistics
Meeting & route
Your 4 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Marrakesh..
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