4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, These great dunes of the Sahara desert offer ideal conditions for an encounter with the desert
Description:
This 4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, discover in excellent conditions the must-see places of the south, such as the Tizi n Tichka pass, the Aït Ben Haddou ksar, the Dades valley or the Todra gorges, before arriving at your destination, the Erg Chebbi dunes.
These great dunes of the Sahara desert offer ideal conditions for an encounter with the desert. You’ll set off on a camel ride (dromedaries to be precise) to a desert bivouac at the foot of the Merzouga dunes. After admiring the sunset, you dine on a traditional meal before sleeping in a camp under the stars. At sunrise, enjoy a cup of tea, then set off by camel back to civilization for a shower and breakfast.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Skoura – Rose Valley – Dadés Valley
Early departure from your accommodation in Marrakech for the Dadés valley, via the panoramic road that crosses the High Atlas, passing the Tizi-N-Tichka pass (2260 m) and numerous Berber villages. Atypical road to Télouet Stop to visit the Télouet kasbah (palace of Pacha Thami El Glaoui), then continue along the Vallée D’Ounila to the Ait-Benhaddou kasbah, (a World Heritage site) where several famous films have been shot. After lunch, visit the site. Continuation to the Skoura oasis to visit the Ameridile kasbah, then the Kelaa Mgouna rose valley before reaching the Dadés valley and gorges. Dinner and overnight at the hotel on half-board basis.
Day 2: Dadés Valley – Todra gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga
After breakfast, we continue our 4-day tour of the Moroccan desert with a short walk through the Tineghir palm grove and the impressive Todra Gorge before setting off for Arfoud. En route, you pass through Tinejdad and several Berber villages. You continue on to the impressive Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga. On arrival, you’ll enjoy a camel ride. In the evening, watch the fascinating sunset over the dunes. You’ll spend your second night in a desert bivouac at the camp, after a traditional dinner and Berber music around an open fire.
Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Tazarine – Ouarzazate
After admiring the magnificent sunrise over the dunes of Merzouga, you will return to the inn by camel for breakfast. You will then leave Merzouga to visit the town of Rissani and the palm groves of Tafilalet, before reaching the two stone and adobe villages of Alnif and Tazarine. After lunch in N’Kob, you will continue to the Draâ Valley. You will make a short excursion to discover the small villages and the beautiful kasbahs of the great palm grove of the Draâ oasis. Overnight and dinner in Ouarzazate.
Day 4: Ouarzazate – Marrakech
The last day of our tour, visit the Kasbah of Taourirt. After lunch, you will visit the Kasbah of Tifoultoute or the film studios before returning to your accommodation in Marrakech by the port of Tizi n’Tichka and end our 4-day excursion in the desert of southern Morocco (a vacation with a thousand unforgettable memories).
Tour includes
- Pick up service from your Hotel/Riad inMarrakech
- Private Transport by an A/C vehicle
- Overnight in desert camp dinner and breakfast
- Camel ride for sunset and sunrise (one camel each
- You can stop everywhere to take pictures
- Fuel included
- Professional English speaking driver
- Half-board accommodations in selected hotels & Riads or Kasbahs ( breakfasts are included)
- Drop off service at your accommodation/Airport
Tour excludes:
- The flights tickets to and from your homeland
- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees
Customer feedback:
A very complete tour
Great Morocco tour
Experience I will never forget
Highly recommended
Amazing Trip
A very nice experience!