Marrakech Trip Overview
The desert tour from marrakech to Merzouga is the most popular private desert tour from marrakech. In this tour you will travel through the high atlas mountains crossing the high tichka pass 220M high, admire the berber villages along the foothills of the atlas mountains. visit of the kasbahs in Ait ben haddou and Ouarzazate where many movies were tourned. This tour as well will take to dades gorges and the big acnyon of Toudra gorges. Visit of the big palm grove in Erfoud and Rissani. Ride camel for a lifetime sunset and sunrise over the big sand dunes in Merzouga. Spend night in desert camp under the stars and enjoy a traditional dinner with live berber folklore.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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The desert tour from marrakech to Merzouga is the most popular private desert tour from marrakech. In this tour you will travel through the high atlas mountains crossing the high tichka pass 220M high, admire the berber villages along the foothills of the atlas mountains. visit of the kasbahs in Ait ben haddou and Ouarzazate where many movies were tourned. This tour as well will take to dades gorges and the big acnyon of Toudra gorges. Visit of the big palm grove in Erfoud and Rissani. Ride camel for a lifetime sunset and sunrise over the big sand dunes in Merzouga. Spend night in desert camp under the stars and enjoy a traditional dinner with live berber folklore.
Itinerary
1ST DAY: MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE – TODRA GORGES
Departure at 8 AM cross the High Atlas Mountains at 2260 m high, continue to visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben HADDOU, a world Heritage by UNESCO…then continuation to OUARZAZATE, sightseeing (Kasbah TAOURIRT and studios films), then continue to the beautiful road of one thousand Kasbahs, where we will spend the night in Ksbah
2ND DAY: TODRA GORGES – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA DUNES
Morning departure to MERZOUGA dunes, we visit the PALMERAIE area which has thousands of palm trees…then get to TODRA gorges visit it by walking around, Continuation through TINEJDAD, ERFOUD then have lunch at RISSANI and visit ALAOUIT’S first king tomb (current Royal Family). Then we arrive at MERZOUGA where you will enjoy a camel ride through the fascinating dunes of Erg CHEBBI, observing the sunset over behind dunes.
Distance: 199 Km.
DAY 3: MERZOUGA-RISSANI-NQOB-TAMMOUGALTE-OUARZAZATE- MARRAKECH
After breakfast, departure towards the DRAA Valley through NQOB we cross the most mystery desert’s landscapes, dotted with oases. Continue to OUARZAZATE along the DRAA valley, lunch and return to Marrakech
Distance: 530 Km.
Stop At:
• Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
• Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
• Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
• Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
• Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
• Draa Valley, Zagora 45600 Morocco
