3-Day Tour From Errachidia to Marrakech and Sahara Desert

3-Day Tour From Errachidia to Marrakech Overview:

A 3-Days Tour from Errachidia to Marrakech is the best way to explore the beautiful south of Morocco and Ziz valley one of the amazing rivers in the country, experience a Camel trek and spend a night in the desert camp including Sunset & Sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

This Errachidia desert tour will give you the opportunity to spend enough time in the Sahara desert… On our 3-Days Tour from Errachidia to Marrakech you’ll visit the traditional Weekly market of Rissani, the beautiful Todra valley and gorge, Dades Valley and Taourirt Kasbah, Film studios in Ouarzazate as well as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of ksar Ait Benhaddou.

As well as the high atlas mountains where we’ll make several stops to admire its panoramic views and authentic Berber small villages…before we reach Marrakech.

Tour Itinerary: 3 Days Tour From Errachidia to Marrakech

Day 1: Errachidia – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga desert

First today, our driver from Merzouga Tours will pick up you at 9:00 a.m. from your hotel in Errachidia and start your 3 Days Tour from Errachidia to Marrakech you will have a stop for a panoramic view of Ziz Valley the second-longest and one of the most beautiful valleys in Morocco.

The drive continues to Erg Chebbi dunes passing by Aoufous and Erfoud a town that is famous for fossils and dates yearly festivals if you want to visit a local fossil craft workshop. After that you will continue to the captivating dunes of Erg Chebbi, these dunes are called also Merzouga Dunes.

Arrive at the hotel and get ready for a camel trek for an hour and a half to enjoy the sunset, try sandboarding if that’s an activity you are interested in, take pictures and enjoy the views… after the sun goes down your camel ride continues to the camp where you will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea, delicious dinner, listen to the Berber drumming music, watch a sky full of bright stars and then spend a night at the desert camp.

Day 2: Merzouga – Rissani Market – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

Today as you’re already in the desert it is worth getting up early in the morning to watch the sunrise near the camp after these lovely moments you will have breakfast and take a shower at the camp then you can ride the camels or transfer by 4WD back to the original started location where you will meet your driver and continue your 3 days Desert Tour From Errachidia.

You will visit the weekly market of Rissani if it’s one of the market days ( Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) we’ll pass through small Berber villages such as Touroug, Tinjdad, and the Tinghir where we’ll stop to admire its beautiful Todra valley full of palm trees and vegetation we continue to Todra gorge located in the feet of the high Atlas mountains a famous place for rock climbers we’ll have free time to walk through its high canyons…

We’ll have a break for lunch then in the afternoon we’ll travel to Boumalne Dades and in the afternoon we’ll arrive in Dades Valley, have dinner, and overnight stay at a hotel/riad.

Day 3: Dades valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – High atlas – Marrakech

Today is the last day of our 3-day tour from Errachidia to Marrakech our journey continues direction to Marrakech via Kalaat M’gouna, Rose Valley, and Skoura Palm Grove.

We make a visit to Kasbah Taourirte and film studios in Ouarzazate (optional) then we will drive to Ait Benhaddou where we will visit its famous and oldest kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular place including Gladiator, Obelix, the Mummy, the Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc free time to have lunch.

We continue our trip crossing the High Atlas mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco called Tizi N’tichka at 2260 meters above sea level it offers impressive views of valleys, mountains, and many Berber villages nearby. Arrival in the afternoon/evening to Marrakech, transfer to your hotel and your 3-day tour from Errachidia to Marrakech ends.

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