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

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

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 - TinghirYour 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 – MerzougaAfter 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 – MarrakechAfter 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.

From Fes: 4-Day Trip to Marrakech via Merzouga with Lodging

2. From Fes: 4-Day Trip to Marrakech via Merzouga with Lodging

Day 1:Fes / Ifrane /Medilt/Merzouga Depart from fez We pass through Ifrane, a winter ski resort in a totally un Moroccan style built by the French in the 1930's to resemble a Swiss village; we continue passing throughthe cedars forest in Azrou you will see the monkeys , drive across the Middle Atlas Mountains and begin to descend towards the Sahara Desert. Half way, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then we continue towards merzouga in the road we will stop in a panoramic views to see the a huge oasis of palm tree we reach Merzouga,Dinner & Overnight in the Hotel . Accommodation : Kasbah Mohayut or Similar Day 2 :Merzouga / Erg Chebbi In the Morining visit approximately half day in the desert to see the different faces of deser, villages, stop to listen to some Saharan Music in El Khamlia, the oasis ,you will have a small visit to Rissani the first capital of dynasty alouite ,including some historical Kasbahs ,and the The famous Market ,you will have the opportunity to test the local food of the area the Pizza Berber , we continue to Merzouga ,. the guide and camel will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the erg-chebbi,you will enjoy the beauty of the sunset on camel, after 1 hou reach to the Camp in the Foot of the Dunes , After a wonderful Dinner, watch the Stars,and overnight in the Tent . Accommodation : Standard Desert Camp (Tent with Private Ensuite Bathroom ) Day 3 :Merzouga / Gorges Todra / Ouarzazate Get up early, to watch the sunrise which just behind the Algerian border, which is about 50 km from Merzouga. After Breakfast & shower, You’ll depart for Ouarzazate, traveling the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This area has long been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The central region is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries and burnished mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue desert sky. We stop for lunch and walk in todragorges , We’ll travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments Dinner & Overnight . Accommodation : Hotel La Perle Du Sud or Similar Day 4 :Ouarzazate / Ait ben haddou / Marrakech After breakfast we visit Ouarzazate ,including the Atlas Studios movie studios, the largest and most famous of all Africa. From here we head to visit the famous Kasbah, declared UNESCO World Heritage and which was the scene of films like The Gladiator, Babel, Lawrence of Arabia,wecoutinue passing through the High Atlas and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, along a road that climbs from the plains up to 2260 m above sea level passing through small villages & Panoramic Views .we will drop you off in your Hotel in Marrakech for the End of the Tour .

Marrakech: 3-Days Merzouga Instagramable Tour

3. Marrakech: 3-Days Merzouga Instagramable Tour

Discover the edge of the Sahara Desert on a 3-day budget tour from Marrakech, and explore the dramatic landscapes of the Dades Valley and Kasbah of Ouarzazate. Ride across the dunes of Erg Chebbi by camel, and sleep at a desert camp surrounded by high sand dunes. Day 1: Marrakesh, Tizi 'n Tichka, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Dadès Pickup begins early in the morning, at which point you depart from Marrakesh towards the Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, passing by the collar of Tizi Ntichka and High Atlas Mountains along the way. Many stops are made during the journey, which includes the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to the 11th century. It is a striking example of the architecture of the traditional Moroccan South, and a picturesque site filled with emotion. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then continue your drive through Ouarzazate, known as the Gate of the Sahara,the scenic drive along the road to Boumalne Dades, where you can enjoy dinner and an overnight stop. Day 2: Dadès, Gorges of Todra, and Merzouga After breakfast at the hotel, depart for the Toudra Gorge. The gorge is naturally constituted from high limestone cliffs that have been hollowed out for millennia and is a delight for climbing enthusiasts. Following lunch, your journey continues to the dunes of Merzouga - a village marking the beginning of the Sahara. On your way to Merzouga, stop at one of the most fascinating sites in Morocco, which contains unreal sculptures created by the German artist Hannesjörg Voth. Once having arrived at Merzouga, your vehicle is replaced with a camel upon which you enjoy a traditional 1-hour camel ride. You then cross the dunes and admire the sunset, which consists of a multitude of colors that change over time. After a traditional dinner accompanied by Berber rhythms, spend the night under the stars in a nomad tent in the middle of the desert. Day 3: Merzouga, Ouarzazate, and Marrakesh Your day begins with a sumptuous sunrise before a traditional breakfast is served. Once having traveled back to Merzouga by camel, continue through the Draa Valley and the Berber village of Agdez to reach Ouarzazate, where you visit the Kasbah of Taourirte. Admire the exterior architecture of this 17th-century monument, which is a sand castle with bronzed walls rising to the sky. Crossing the Atlas chain, take the road to Marrakesh safely and comfortably before arriving at your accommodation in the evening.

4 days desert tour from marrakech to merzouga dunes

4. 4 days desert tour from marrakech to merzouga dunes

Day 1: Marrakech - Atlas Mountains - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Dades Valley Your 4-day, 3-night desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin early in the morning. A few stops will be made to take photos, enjoy the scenery and drink a cup of coffee. You will cross the famous Tizi-n-Tichka, see Berber villages and observe the radical change of the landscape. We continue to visit the Kasbah of Telouet, which belonged to the Pasha of the Atlas, the Glaoui. Continue to the fortified Berber village of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and known for being the setting for major Hollywood epics: Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator. Cross the river that separates the Kasbah from the main road and explore the village with a local guide. After lunch at one of the local cafes, continue to the Dades Valley passing through Ouarzazate, the oasis of Skoura, Klaa Mgouna, the capital of roses, and famous for its artisanal rose water distillation factories. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Dades. Day 2: Todra Gorges - Tinjdad - Erfoud - Dunes of Merzouga After breakfast, departure for the Sahara desert Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. Passage through the many Berber villages scattered along the road, Jewish kasbah mellah, walk in the oasis in the shade of palm trees, tinghir canyon (Todgha Gorge) with a local guide. Continuation to Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud. Erg chebbi. After relaxing in Merzouga, pack a small overnight bag for your camel trek through the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Arrive at a traditional Berber camp, leave the camels and trek to the highest dunes to watch the sunset. Spend the night in nomadic Berber tents under the stars, listening to the music of the drums in the middle of the Sahara. Day 3: Merzouga - Rissani- Alnif - Tizi N'Tfrkhin -Tinghir-Dades We will start the third day of our tour by watching the sunrise over the desert. After an early start, we will get back on our camels (depending on the type of camp, it is possible to take a shower and have breakfast before the camel trek). On the way back to Ouarzazate, we will take a different route. Passing through the palm grove of Tafilalet and the village of Rissani, former capital and place of residence of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty, we will reach the town of Alnif. Here we will join the road that crosses the amazing Anti-Atlas mountain range. After admiring the spectacular colors and shapes of the mountains, we will arrive at Tizi N'tfarkhin, Tinghir and an amazing palm grove. At lunch time, we will stop in Tinghir to eat and rest before continuing the road to the Dades Valley, visiting the Dades Gorges, In the afternoon, we will cross the High Atlas Mountains towards Khmis Dadès, where we will spend the night in a riad or a kasbah. Day 4: Dades -Skoura-Ouarzazate - Marrakech After a delicious breakfast, you will have time to explore Ouarzazate at your own pace. We recommend that you visit the Kasbah of Taourirt and the Atlas Film Studios, known as the Hollywood of the desert. We will drop you off in Marrakech in the early afternoon.

From Marrakech: 4 Days 3 Nights Desert Tour

5. From Marrakech: 4 Days 3 Nights Desert Tour

Day 1: marrakech / kasbah ait ben haddou /gorges dades or tinghir After meeting you at your hotel in marrakech , we will go towards the high atlas through the tizi-n-tichka pass, along a road that climbs from the plains up to 2260 m above sea level passing through small villages, small waterfalls, through the continuously changing landscape and colors of these beautiful mountains. we can to make a stop on the pass for a cup of refreshing mint tea and admire the scenery before taking the road to the aitbenhaddou kasbah, where we will arrive in time for lunch. Here we can visit the famous kasbah, declared unesco world heritage and which was the scene of films like the gladiator, babel, lawrence of arabia, the legionary, the sheltering sky, and many others. then we will go through the famous valley of roses and the dades valley, reaching the dades gorges or tinghir for dinner & overnight in the Hotel. Day 2: gorges dades or tinghir / gorges todra /merzouga In the morning, after breakfast, we drive through the road of the 1000 kasbahs, go through tineghier village , and the jewish kasbah, arriving to the todra gorges in time for lunch, take a walk in the gorges before taking the road to the merzouga desert by way of erfoud ,we reach merzouga before the sunset. from here we will leave our car in a hotel and we will start off by camel into the erg chebbi dunes for an incredible and unforgettable night in a berber tent where we will have dinner accompanied by the rhythm of drums and songs of berbers, touaregs and of the populations of southern morocco under millions of stars. diner and over night in the berber tent . Day 3: merzouga/ rissani /ouarzazate In the morning you can get up early, take a walk over the sand dunes and watch the sunrise from just behind the algerian border, which is about 50 km from merzouga. we take camel back to the hotel . you will take shower and breakfast and relax.We will depart toward ouarzazate , we will return to ouarzazate by a different road that passes through the nakob village and the draa valley. we will then stop for tea and a visit to agdz and after this we will start off again for ouarzazate where we spend the night in the hotel with . Day 4: ouarzazate / high atlas mountain / marrakech After breakfast you will visit ouarzazate including , the kasbah of taourirt,the atlas studios movie studios, the largest and most famous of all africa .we take the way through the high atlas mountains. We will reach marrakech in the afternoon,we drop you off in your hotel for the end of the tour.

Fes: Merzouga Desert 2-Day Tour

6. Fes: Merzouga Desert 2-Day Tour

Get out of Fes and into the majestic landscape of the Merzouga desert on a 2-day tour. Ride camels, stop at a Berber village, and spend the night under the stars in a nomadic tent. Enjoy a convenient hotel pick-up in Fes and drive across the Atlas Mountains, through the cedar tree forests of Ifran, where you can see monkeys climbing in the treetops. Stop to take some pictures of the wonderful scenery. Rest in a nearby Berber village, have some lunch, and go across the Ziz Valley to the oasis of Tafilalet. Relax in Merzouga for a little while before hopping on the back of a camel and heading out into the desert just in time for sunset. Spend the night in a nomad tent and enjoy the spectacular sunrise. Have breakfast and return by camel to begin your journey back to fez.

From Marrakech: 3-Day Desert Tour to Merzouga Erg Chebbi

7. From Marrakech: 3-Day Desert Tour to Merzouga Erg Chebbi

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 UnescoWorld 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.

3-Day Tour from Errachidia to Merzouga end up Ouarazazate

8. 3-Day Tour from Errachidia to Merzouga end up Ouarazazate

Day 1 : Errachidia (Airport or Hotel ) to Erfoud . Explore the southern region of Morocco on a fully-immersive three-day tour which will activate all of your senses. The tour will begin with the drive towards Erfoud and stops along the way to Ain Maski and Ai Al Atty, the Khadarat, and the Ziz Valley. Overnight in the Hotel in Erfoud . Day 2 : Erfoud / Rissani / Merzouga ( Erg Chebbi ) You’ll start your second day with a visit to the town of Rissani to learn about the history of its palaces and the market as well as taste the delicious Berber pizza, or Madfouna. Next, continue to Merzouga where you will visit a group of nomads before visiting Khmaliyah to listen to the traditional music of Gnaoua. At sunset, you’ll set out for a camel ride to experience the peaceful atmosphere in the middle of the dunes. Conclude the evening with dinner and Saharan music under the stars. Day 3 : Merzouga / Todra Gorges / Ouarzazate . On the last day of your trip, rise up early to enjoy the sunrise just behind the Algerian Border, after shower & breakfast we will travel to Ouarazazte via ziz oasis & todra goges ,reach ouarzazate in the Afternoon for the End of the Trip .

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What people are saying about Merzouga

The 3 days were amazing, we travelled so far and saw so much. Everything from the snowy atlas to the Sahara was beautiful. The trip is well organised, and both nights’ accommodation is nice. First night is a grand hotel with clean big rooms, second night at the camps there are big tents with single beds and also tents with two double beds in for couples. Sunset and sunrise camel rides are brilliant. The only thing to note which isn’t so great is the lunch stops each day. Locations were nice but the food wasn’t great, exactly the same each day. You really get the feeling that this is where all the tour guides being their customers as affiliates, the restaurants are trying to get you in and out as fast as possible - 2nd and 3rd courses brought out while most still eating 1st. And they often came round asking for money while people were still eating. always set menus 100-125 dhs. The driver also gave info on what we were passing to front seat passengers but nothing to guys in the back

Overall an amazing experience. Lots to see and do packed into 3 days! Our driver, Mohamed, was excellent and we could tell he was experienced. He navigated the mountain roads safely and got us in and out of our stops in a timely fashion (we didn’t have to wait long for our lunches). Make sure you take lots of extra small bills to tip guides that are provided in the towns and you also have to pay for most toilette stops along the way. Lunches were reasonably priced and there was never any pressure to buy anything. The only concern was the seats on the bus needed to be repaired. The one I sat in was stuck in the lean back position the whole time and was very lumpy.

We had a lot of fun during these three days! Our guide Ibrahim was super nice and very patient with our requests and questions. The landscapes you see during the tour are amazing, the desert is unbelievably beautiful. Be prepared to sleep in the Berber camp, it can be really cold during the night depending on the period you go and the bathroom is outside the tent. Overall it was a good experience.

We had a good time on the tour. Everything was well organized. We are thankful especially to our driver, Mohammed, who drove safely and explained us the upcoming programs throughout the day. I think it's a perfect trip if you want to see the Atlas and want to experience slightly the desert life.

The excursion was great! We met amazing people, went to beautiful places and had louds of fun. The best part of all, was our driver Hamid. He was the nicest, took care of us all and kept his minibus super clean. It was a beautiful experience, very recommendable!!