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From Marrakech: 3-Day Sahara Tour to the Erg Chebbi Dunes

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From Marrakech: 3-Day Sahara Tour to the Erg Chebbi Dunes

Activity provider:Marrakesh Travel Services
4.5  / 5
2491 reviews
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Embark on a 3-day tour of southern Morocco from Marrakech. Sleep in the Sahara, see Ait Ben Haddou, and visit Valley of the Roses. Cross the landscapes of the Atlas Mountains and the Erg Chebbi dunes.

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Duration 3 days
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Live tour guide
English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Pickup included
Pickup is available from all Marrakech hotels. For guest houses and riads, the pickup will be from the closest point accessible by van. This location will be provided the day before the activity.

Experience

Itinerary
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    15 pickup location options:

    HOTEL RACINE MARRAKECH, Red Hotel Marrakech, Hôtel Restaurant Café de France, Collège Mohamed 5, بريد المغرب, Cafe Bistro Laksour, Marrakech-move, Bureau De Change KCHIA, Bab Aylan, Route des Jardins de la Palmeraie, Gare Train Oncf, Marrakech train station, McDonald's, Marrakesh, La Mamounia

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    Tizi n'Tichka

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    Ait Benhaddou

    Sightseeing

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    Drâa-Tafilalet

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    Tinghir

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    Todra River

    Free time

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    Erfoud

    Food market visit, Arts & crafts market visit

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    Erg Chebbi

    Camel ride, Sunset, Scenic views on the way

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    Merzouga

    Dinner, Free time, Camp activities

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    Ouarzazate

    Lunch, Free time

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    Atlas Mountains

  • 16 drop-off locations:

    HOTEL RACINE MARRAKECH, Red Hotel Marrakech, Cafe Bistro Laksour, Collège Mohamed 5, La Mamounia, بريد المغرب, Hôtel Restaurant Café de France, Marrakesh, Gare Train Oncf, Marrakech train station, McDonald's, Fes, Bab Aylan, Marrakech-move, Bureau De Change KCHIA, Route des Jardins de la Palmeraie

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights
  • See the impressive Atlas Mountains and take in panoramic views
  • Visit the UNESCO Ait Ben Haddou and see the earthen clay architecture
  • Take a guided tour of the Tinghir oasis and Todra gorges
  • Experience a camel ride at sunset and witness a desert sunrise
  • Enjoy some free time to visit Ouarzazate and the studios of cinema
Full description

Sleep beneath the desert stars at a Berber campsite on an unforgettable dunes experience from Marrakech. Visit UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou, the Valley of the Roses, and Tinghir. Stop at traditional Berber villages around the Todra Gorge and trek with a camel through the Erg Chebbi dunes, the highest in Morocco

Day 1: Marrakech - Tinghir

Your shared 3-day desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga will start early in the morning. Head to Ait Benhaddou through the Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Make many stops along the way. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, which also served as a set for various Hollywood blockbusters. Continue to Ouarzazate and Kasbah Taourirte before lunch. In the afternoon, drive to Tinghir via the Valley of the Roses before you reach your hotel located in Tinghir. Dinner and overnight.

 Day 2: Tinghir – Merzouga

After breakfast at your hotel in Tinghir, your journey will start today with a drive along the road of 1001 Kasbah to the Oasis of Tinghir, where you will deviate to a minor road driving along the river to Todra canyons

After some time at leisure to enjoy the immensity of the huge cliffs, and lunch at a local café (at your leisure), continue early in the afternoon to Erfoud, famous for its date market, and a starting point of the ancient trading caravans crossing the Sahara desert to Tombouctou.

Continue to Merzouga driving through some rocky desert landscape. Upon arrival at the edge of Erg Chebbi dunes, meet your camel caravan, and ride your camels through the amazing color-changing dunes with the sunset on the horizon as a backdrop. Reach your Sahara Desert camp, nestled in the middle of nowhere just before darkness.

After some time to admire the dunes and the surrounding landscapes, get ready for a Moroccan dinner served under the stars next to a campfire. Late at night, enjoy Berber music with the local hosts playing drums

Day 3: Merzouga – Marrakech

After an early breakfast and a camel ride back to the main road, meet your driver and head back to Marrakech. Enjoy lunch on the road as you pass the Valley of Roses, and continue through the high atlas mountains to Marrakech. Finish your desert tour in Marrakech around 8 PM.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation by air-conditioned minibus with luggage storage
  • Guide
  • Private room at Hotel Bougafer, or a similar 4-star hotel
  • Camel trek in Erg Chebbi
  • Overnight in a desert camp in Erg Chebbi (toilets outside and shower in lodge )
  • Dinner and breakfast (vegetarian option are available)
  • Sandboarding
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Tips to driver
  • Guide at Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah 2 euro
Not suitable for
  • People with back problems
  • Wheelchair users

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  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Long pants

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  • Pets
  • Smoking in the vehicle
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Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 2491 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Service
    4.3/5
  • Organization
    4.3/5

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Such an amazing excursion which is well worth the money that you pay. Our driver Mehdi was so punctual and accommodating throughout the journey, he made sure we reached every destination on the list either on or before time which meant we had plenty of time to take pictures and enjoy the trip. You get to go to 3 main destinations, Ait Ben Haddou which is a old Berber town, Todgha Gorge which is a Canyon and reservoir and the Merzouga desert in the Sahara. Just a reminder that the last day is all travel back to Marrakech or your location and all the lunches on the journey are not free, you will be taken to restaurants that the company has agreements with meaning that lunch is around 100dh per head. Your extra costs will be a total of around 500dh this covers lunches, the tour at Ait Ben Haddou (30dh) you will need to buy a scarf for the desert if you haven’t already bought one (120dh) and any tips for guides which is optional.

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September 12, 2023

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This was such an amazing and unforgettable experience. We had such a good driver, he drove very safely and you could tell he was really experienced. I think his name was something like Eddih. He was so professional and really took good care of our group. All of our stops were great, but I would have appreciated a bit more time to explore certain places, I feel like we were rushed sometimes from place to place. Would have liked even a 15min to have a solo look around at the shops and vendors in the cities we stopped. The hotel accommodation on the first night was amazing. So comfortable and luxurious and had a great pool. The Sahara itself was magical. Amazing tour guide and the dromaderies (the camels) you could tell were treated very well, which I really appreciated to see. Amazing night time show as well. I would recommend however, if on a budget, to pack some snacks and some lunch as all the places that the drivers stop, the lunch is usually about 10e and the snacks can be pricey.

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September 10, 2023

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We had the most amazing time on our 3-day trip into the Sahara. Our guide, Hishaan (or, Eddie!) was incredible; he took care of everyone and was friendly, funny, kind, and always informative on the local areas and customs. It was on our second night that the earthquake hit, and we were in awe of his professionalism and strength at such a difficult time. We couldn’t have felt any safer, and it was all thanks to him. The man who got us around, was a huge joy to be around! الحمد الله على كل شيء

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