From Marrakech: 3-Days Sahara Desert Tour to Merzouga

Summary

Join our 3-days Sahara Desert Tour to Merzouga from Marrakech for an unforgettable adventure. Departing at 8:00 am, you will drive across the stunning Tizi-n-Tichka pass at 2260 meters above sea level. Visit the historic Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, before traveling through Ouarzazate to the Dades Valley. Explore the exotic landscape with oases and fortified villages, and spend the night in a charming hotel. Continue your journey towards Merzouga, passing through Tinghir and Erfoud. Visit a fossil workshop in Erfoud before arriving at the Merzouga oasis and the Erg Chebbi dunes, Morocco’s largest sandy desert area. Enjoy a camel ride or walk across the dunes, capturing the breathtaking sunset. Spend the night in nomadic tents or a hotel by the desert. On the last day, travel through Tazzarine, N’kob, and the Draa Valley, visiting Tamnougalet Kasbah in Agdz. Return to Marrakech via the wild countryside and the Tichka Pass, arriving in the evening and concluding your tour.

3-Day tour to Merzouga Desert Itinerary

Experience the magic of the Sahara with a 3-day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga. Journey through stunning landscapes, visit ancient kasbahs, and enjoy camel rides and desert camping under the stars for an unforgettable adventure.

1 Day : Marrakech_Ouarzazate_El Kalaa-Des-mgoun_Boumalne Dades.

In the morning our journey 3-Days Sahara Desert Tour to Merzouga start at 8;00 am from Marrakech. You will enjoy a mountain pass drive across the Tizi-n-Tichka 2260 m (7415 ft) above the sea level that reveals a much diversified countryside in Ait ben haddou you will visit the old Ksar, one of the most picturesque in Morocco and UNESCO world Cultural Heritage.

The journey to Merzouga Desert dunes will continue via Ouarzazate to the Dades valley (route of the thousand Kasbahs). The valley between the high Atlas and Saghro massif features an unmatched exotic landscape with oases and fortified village made of rammed clay. Visit the Kasbah Ameridhil in skoura. From El Kalaa-des-mgoun the journey leads across the fascinating valley of roses and the dirt roads to Dades canyons. In the afternoon we will cross the todra canyon, ragged and rough primeval countries with steep, reddish rocks faces.

You will spend the night in the hotel characteristic for the country.

2 Day: Boulmane Dades_Tinghir_Erfoud_Merzouga.

After breakfast the journey will lead you in the direction of Merzouga. On our way to Erfoud we will pass by the Ziz valley and palm groves of the tafilalt, (Morocco’s largest oasis region). In Erfoud, the capital of Tafilalt, you will have the opportunity to visit a fossil workshop. In the afternoon we will arrive at the oasis of Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi. Morocco’s largest connected sandy desert area with dunes of up to 100 m of height.

Spend the rest of the day on a camel tour or camel or a walk across the dunes. Enjoy the wonderful sunset in the desert and let yourself be captured by the unique countryside.

You will either stay in nomadic tents in the heart of the dunes or in a hotel in the edge of the desert.

3 Day : Merzouga_Alnif_Tazzarine_Nkob_Agdz_Ouarzazate_Talouet_Marrakech.

The journey from Marrakech: Merzouga 3-Day Desert Safari leads us through Tazzarine and N’kob to Draa valley. In the valley of the river Draa, date tree oases, Kasbahs and Berber villages are strung closely together. In Agdz you will be able to visit Tamnougalet Kasbah, Moroccan’s oldest ksar. The route leads from Agdz to Ouarzazate through a wild, ragged and rough countryside.
Take a detour to Talouet on the journey from Ouarzazate and Marrakech. this is where the Glaoui-Kasbah, the former residence of the most powerful Berber rulers, sits enthroned at an attitude of 1800m. after the return cross the Tichka Pass we will arrive in Marrakech in the evening. This bring us to the end of our trip 3-Days Sahara Desert Tour to Merzouga from Marrakech.