This 5-day Morocco desert tour from Marrakech takes you through some of Morocco’s most spectacular landscapes and cultural sites. You travel across the High Atlas Mountains and cross the famous Tizi n’Tichka pass before visiting the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou.
During this 5-day Morocco desert tour from Marrakech, you continue to Ouarzazate, the Draa Valley, and Rissani on the way to the stunning Merzouga Sahara Desert. Here, you enjoy camel trekking across the dunes, watch a magical sunset and sunrise, and spend the night in a luxury desert camp.
Next, the 5-day Morocco desert tour from Marrakech lets you explore the Merzouga region by 4×4. You also visit the dramatic Todra Gorge, the Dades Valley, and the historic Kasbah Amridil before returning to Marrakech.
This itinerary is flexible and can be customized according to your interests, group size, and preferred accommodation category.
Our 5-day tour from Marrakech starts early by picking you up from your hotel or the airport in Marrakech, then heading straight to Ouarzazate. You will cross the Tizi-N-Tichka pass through the splendid High Atlas Mountains with some sightseeing opportunities. First, you will spend some time in Ait-Ben-Haddou Kasbah, an amazing fortified village that is a UNESCO site and was filmed in Gladiator, The Mummy and many other studios. Next, amble through this well-defended village, proceeding to Ouarzazate for an authentic Berber dinner and accommodation.
From the moment you order breakfast, spend your morning sightseeing around Ouarzazate. You will be visiting the Atlas Studios, where many films were filmed,d and the ancient Taourirt Kasbah. The next leg of the journey takes the visitor from Ouarzazate to the source of the Draa Valley, ey which is Morocco’s longest river and carved between a series of palm groves and Berber villages. Picking a lunch spot is Nkob or Alnif, and after that, you will drive in the direction of Merzouga. After arrival, it is then transferred for 1 hour on camels and crossing into the Erg Chebbi dunes. Before nightfall,s you will climb a dune for the majestic view as the sun sets. The day is closed with their night in a genuine luxury desert camp, listening to Berber music together with watching stars around the fire.
For the third day of our 5-day tour from Marrakech, we get up early in the morning to be able to enjoy the sunrise in the desert. After breakfast, get back to Merzouga on the camel, and you will find your driver waiting for you. Today is set aside to visit the amazing things in and around Merzouga. First, you’ll visit an actual eyeliner mine, then continue to live with nomads in a Berber tent and drink gorgeously spicy Berber tea. The next recommended spot on the trip is the village of Khamlia, where you can enjoy Gnaoua trance music and dancing. As is the tradition, go for a walk through palm trees, and then to help get some relief from the scorching heat, one can go to the wild flamingo lake of Merzouga. Overnight accommodation is also taken at a hotel following dinner at the end of the day.
Breakfast, then depart the desert and drive to Rissani, the old capital of Tafilalet, where you will visit the souk. After that, proceed to a fossil workshop at Erfou,d then through the palm groves of the town of Touroug and Tinjdad. You will get to Todra Gorges, a combination of the Todra River that has formed a gorge with high cliffs. Explore the towering, red walls perfect for climbing and breathtaking views. Charge and explore the tower’s red walls that make the best climbs for a vantage view. Lunch, following which we proceed to Boumalne Dades and on the way visit the craze “Monkey Fingers” rocks and an impressive viewpoint of the Dades Valley. The day comes to an end with dinner and a night at a hotel.
On the last day of the tour, drive through the Rose Valley trail, which attracts many visitors during the Rose Festival held in May. During your shopping, you will visit the stores that sell different perfumery and cosmetics with a rose base. Then head further along the Skoura palm groves, and get to the Amridil Kasbah, which is an ancient fortress located amidst palm trees. In the afternoon and after the visit and lunch in Ouarzazat,e youwill returnk to Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi-N-Tichka pass. The ending of the 5-day tour from Marrakech is by a drop off at your hotel or at the Marrakech airport.
In the Rose Valley one can visit shops with a great variety of products made of and named after roses, including perfumes, oils, and cosmetics, most of which are sold during the Rose Festival in May. You can also drive around in the area passing through palm plantations and some of the local villages.
Yes, this tour offers several opportunities to experience Berber culture in Khamlia village, you’ll experience live Gnaoua music and traditional dance performances.
At Todra Gorges you will be visiting a gorge formed by the Todra river with bright red rocky cliffs towering above. Furthermore, the curved area is ideal for hiking and rock climbing, besides the fabulous terrains for sightseeing activities. furthermore, it’s a chance for getting the most beautiful snapshots of Morocco that will describe the specificity of these places.
A camel back trip across the Erg Chebbi dunes is something to look forward to. You will ride camels right into the heart of Sahara desert to reach a summit of a high dune at dusk. The hike takes you to a luxurious desert shelter and there is always Berber music playing, dinner waiting for you and a night in the desert. , in the morning, you can wake up very early, in order to see the whole desert scenery before the sunrise, then go back.
Yes it is very flexible and it can be designed in the way that is more convenient for you. If you would like to spend more time in particular regions of Morocco for example in Merzouga or Rose Valley or if you would like to add more days to your stay in any of these places this is possible too. For detailed information and rates, kindly get in touch with us to know our recommended travel itinerary based on your choices.
These facilities involve hiring 4X4 or an A/C minibus with an English or Spanish speaking tour driver. It also includes transfers from and to your hotel or the airport; a camel ride in Sahara; one night in a luxury desert camp. Accommodation will be in 3 and 4 star hotels, or riads, with dinners and breakfast included for the duration of the trip.
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