3 Days Desert Tour Of Marrakech To Merzouga
3 days through Marrakech – Merzouga, with local guides, modern air-conditioned transport and carefully selected accommodation.
Overview
3 days through Marrakech – Merzouga, with local guides, modern air-conditioned transport and carefully selected accommodation.
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- Marrakech
- Merzouga
Exact stops, timings and hotels are agreed with you when we prepare your personalized itinerary.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 — Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Rose Valley – Dades Gorges
Pick up from Marrakech airport or Hotel crossing the spectacular High Atlas Mountains. You will pass through lots of Berber villages. Arrival to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou an ancient fortified city which has been a place for numerous Hollywood movies (The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Lawrence of Arabia...). Lunch in Ouarzazate. Then, you'll head through the Valley of the Roses to Dades gorges where you will enjoy dinner and night at a Kasbah hotel.
Day 2 — Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga
After breakfast, we drive from Dades Valley to Todra Gorges - a massive fault dividing the High Atlas Mountains, rising up 300 meters in a narrow valley with palm trees and Berber villages. After lunch you'll head further into the desert to the gateway town of Merzouga to pick up supplies for your desert trip. You'll have a camel ride for an hour-and-a-half to a Berber desert camp where you will enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, and sleep under the stars or under the nomad tents.
Day 3 — Erg Chebbi – Merzouga – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
Wake up to a desert sunrise and then return to the Hotel ridding camels. You will then have a chance to freshen up and enjoy a breakfast. You will leave towards Marrakech travelling across the High Atlas Mountains. You'll arrive to Marrakech in the evening around 6.00 pm.
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