Tour from Marrakech to Sahara in 4 Days

Description:

4 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is among the most tour our travelers choose, It is the best option for the people who have enough time in Morocco, they don't want to be in the car for hours and they prefer to break the long drives between Marrakech and Merzouga. The abundant time on this 4 days Marrakech desert tour allows you to have a magnificent tour through the high Atlas Mountains across Berber villages, palm groves, old centuries kasbahs, and finally through the Sahara desert of Erg Chebbi where you’ll do the night. The perfect private tour from Marrakech to Merzouga will give the opportunity also to visit the Berber nomad families have a glass of mint tea and learn about their nomadic lifestyle under their tent for those who want to discover authentic Morocco.

Itinerary

Day 1 Marrakech - High Atlas - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley

Our driver will pick up you from your hotel/riad in Marrakech at 8:30 a.m and your 4 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga get started towards Dades valley, through the Tizi- N-Tichka pass at 2260 m high above the sea level in the High Atlas mountains. We will enjoy the scenic road in mountains, we will admire beautiful landscapes with different colors, we pass so many authentic Berber villages along the way to Ouarzazate to visit Taourirt Kasbah one of the most spectacular ksars in Morocco and Oscar film studios then we will have lunch here. The next site to visit is the Rose Valley going through the big Skoura palm grove a wonderful place to contemplate scenery and numerous kasbahs that are built in the surrounding area. In this Valley damascenes, roses are raised for cosmetic use such as the valued rosewater. The Rose Festival is held here annually in May, it is an important museum for Moroccan culture we continue to Dades Valley where we’ll spend the night at the hotel overlooking the valley.

Day 2 Dades Gorges – Todra Gorge – Rissani – Merzouga

After breakfast at hotel our 4 days Marrakech to Merzouga depart to Todra Gorge the berber villages are scattered along the way pass through Tinghir we’ll stop to admire the beautiful Todra valley full of palm trees before we arrive to Todra Gorges that are currently one of the most popular rock climbing destinations in Morocco here we will have a short walk through its grey and pink high canyons that can reach 300 m after that we’ll head to Tinjdad and Touroug where we’ll have lunch then to Erfoud which will feel the beginning Saharan oasis of Tafilalet afterwards we will continue our way to Merzougaand majestic Erg Chebbi dunes from here you will take camel ride about one hour and half in order to get to your Nomadic berber tents during the trek you will take a break in the middle of the dunes to watch the sunset, try the sandboarding if that’s an activity you’re interested in, take photos and enjoy the scenery… after the sun goes down you will continue to the camp where you will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea, dinner, camp fire , music party , and overnight stay at Berber camp Merzouga.

Day 3 Merzouga – Ouarzazate

The next day, after watching the sunrise you’ll have breakfast and shower at camp then you can ride the camels or transfer back by 4WD back to the originally started point where you will meet your driver then we’ll travel to Ouarzazate driving through Rissani to visit its Weekly traditional market if we are lucky to be here in one of the days of the market ( Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday ) afterward we’ll drive through the arid pre-desertic area where we´ll see acacia typical trees of this landscapes. On the way to the Draa valley, we´ll make some stops to admire the beautiful views of the river that gives name to the valley. It's the longest river in Morocco. Our 4 days Marrakech desert tour continues towards Ouarzazate crossing the Anti Atlas. We´ll have some free time for lunch in the city and in the afternoon we continue our journey to Ouarzazate arrival in the late afternoon/evening, having dinner, and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Ouarzazate - Marrakech

After breakfast in your hotel, we will drive to visit the ksar (fortified village) of Ait ben Haddou the famous Kasbah declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 numerous films have been shot in this spectacular place including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc before traveling through Tizi n'Tichka making stops on the way to enjoy the superb views of these mountains and authentic Berber villages, lunch at a restaurant in the middle of the Atlas. then we will continue to Marrakech arrival in the afternoon and end our 4 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga.

1. NOTE: This is a flexible itinerary that may be adjusted to allow for changes in arrival and departure times, weather conditions, and other related factors.