FROM MARRAKECH TO THE DESERT OF MERZOUGA
3 Days Tour
3 Days
Departure Marrakech
Arrival Marrakech
1 Cities
Day 1
MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE – VALLEY OF ROSES – VALLEY OF DADES
This 3 days tour from Marrakech to the Desert of Merzouga starts with a pick up from your hotel/riad or everywhere you want. Departure at 8:00 am from Marrakech to the Valley of Dades through the Tizi-N-Tichka pass —2,260 meters high (7,474 ft.) from the ground— in the High Atlas Mountains. From Marrakech to Ouarzazate, you’ll enjoy the panoramic of that road, beautiful landscapes with different colours many Berber villages along the way! You’ll have free time here to visit the old Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou before we get to Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate and have free time for lunch. Afterwards, you’ll go further south-east to the Valleyof Dades and the Valley of Roses through the fascinating Skoura Palm Grove. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel/riad.
Summary of the day
• Departure in private • vehicle with driver from Marrakech
• Road trip, with these landmarks:
• High Atlas pass through • Tizi n’Tichka
• Kasbah of Telouet. Visit
• Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou. Visit
• Arrival in the Dades Valley
• Dinner and night in a charming riad in the Dades Valley
Day 2
VALLEY OF DADES – GORGES OF TODRA – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA
After breakfast, departure from the Valley of Dades to Tinghir and the Gorges of Todra in order to continue to Merzouga. We’ll go through the Gorges and afterwards we’ll leave to see Erfoud and the Tinjdad Palm Grove (free time for lunch). We’ll also visit Touroug. We’ll continue to the amazing dunes of Merzouga (Erg Chebbi). We’ll take a break at hotel and then we’ll ride by camels to the dunes to contemplate the sunset and spend the night in the middle of the desert. Dinner and overnight stay in a Berber tent.
Summary of the day
• Breakfast in riad in the Dades Valley
• Continuation of the route through the Dades Valley
• Visit to the Todra Gorges
• Visit of Rissani
• Arrival in Merzouga:
• Dromedary ride in the Erg Chebbi dunes
• Dinner and night in luxury tent camp in the dunes of Erg Chebbi
Day 3
MERZOUGA – RISSANI – VALLEY OF DRAA – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH
Early in the morning your guide will wake you up to watch the sunrise from the dunes and, we’ll return by camels to the Hotel. After breakfast we’ll start our way back to Marrakech through the Palm Grove of Tafilalet. We’ll visit Rissani and its huge market and we’ll continue through the Valley of Draa going to Ouarzazate. Free time for lunch before we return to the road back to Marrakech. Arrival in the evening and drop off at your hotel/riad.
Summary of the day
• Sunrise on the dunes of Erg Chebbi
• Breakfast in the Berber tents camp
• Return to Merzouga and shower
• Continuation of the road route through the Draa Valley
• High Atlas pass through Tizi n’Tichka
• Arrival in Marrakech
Included services
- Tour in 4×4 vehicle/Minibus with A/C
- Private driver
- Full/toll roads
- 1 overnight stays in a hotel (breakfast and dinner included)
- 1 overnight stay in a campsite
- Dromedary per person
- 2 dinners (1 Merzouga, 1 Boumalne Dades)
- Sandboard
What is not included
- Flight tickets
- Lunch and drinks
- Museum tickets
- Tips
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