Best 4 Days Tour From Marrakech to Merzouga Desert

4 Days Tour From Marrakech to Merzouga Overview:

in The 4 Days you will visit Telouet’s magnificent ruined palace, UNESCO world heritage site Ait Benhaddou, Todra Gorge and Roses Valley, verdant palm groves and ruined still standing Kasbahs and Ksours, a camel ride through the dunes of Erg Chebbi, camping under a starry sky in the Sahara desert, prehistoric rock engravings at the Anti-Atlas mountains, Crafts and traditions from centuries ago, Local bread baking…

These and much more are the highlights of this Merzouga Desert Tour.

A 4 Days Tour From Marrakech Itinerary:

Day 1: Tour from Marrakech to Dades Gorges

Your 4 Days Desert Tour will take us in the morning from Marrakech by 4×4 to Ouarzazate, crossing the High Atlas mountains and the pass of Tizi-n-Tichka (2260m). At panoramic viewpoints, there will be opportunities to stop and take photos. Later there is a stop to visit the Kasbah of Telouet, which once served as a palatial residence and as the headquarters of the powerful Glaoui tribe.

A side road crossing the Ounila Valley leads to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou where lunch will be served. In the afternoon, a visit to the Kasbah itself is scheduled, before continuing to Ouarzazate for the night.

Day 2: From Dades Gorges to Merzouga desert

departure will be after breakfast to visit Dades Gorges, taking the road of 1000 kasbahs to drive around the colourful Berber villages of the Dades valley. to get to Tineghir with its beautiful palm grove.

We will continue to the Gorge of Todgha, where we go on a trek along the canyons about 300 m high, a preferred place for mountain climbers. Afterwards, we will head to Erg Chebbi dunes in the Merzouga Sahara desert and you will have time for lunch on your way.

Once you arrive at the Dunes of Erg Chebbi, you will take a camel ride for 1 h30 min, while watching the sunset, to get to the camp in the oasis. Spending the night in the bivouac at Merzouga Sahara dunes under nomadic tents or outside under shooting stars. Play the drums with the camel drivers.

Day 3: From Merzouga Desert to 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.

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 on one of the days of the market ( Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday ) afterwards 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 arriving in the late afternoon/evening, having dinner, and overnighting at the hotel.

Day 4: From Ouarzazate to Marrakech

After breakfast in your hotel, we will drive to visit the ksar (fortified village) of Ait ben Haddou the famous Kasbah declared 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 travelling 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 end.