3 day tour from ouarzazate to merzouga
3 days tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga. Join us on an unforgettable excursion with Berber natives and experience the desert in a way you’ve never seen before.
3 days tour from Ouarzazate info
| Period | Departure | Return | Tour Type |
|---|---|---|---|
3 Days/2 Nights |
Ouarzazate |
Ouarzazate |
Private |
Overview
This 3-days tour from Ouarzazate to Ouarzazate is one of the desert itineraries that allows you to visit southern Morocco. We will explore the old settlement of Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, the panoramic views of the Todra Valley, the Todra gorges, the Draa Valley, and the wonderful terrain of the Sahara desert over 3 days desert tour. The tour comes to an end in Ouarzazate.
Highlights
- Promenade along the Todra oasis’s stream to the beautiful gorges.
- Spend time in Ait Ben Haddou’s Casbah and discover the Berber village.
- Taking a camel ride across the dunes.
- Spend the night in the Merzouga desert camp after enjoying a Berber meal under the stars.
- Enjoy the sights of Erg Chebbi and its magnificent sunset from the back of your camel.
Includes
- Pick up and drop off at your accommodation
- AC private fuelled transportation: 4WD vehicle, van, and minibus for the groups.
- A driver guide or a driver accompanied by the guide.
- Overnight in the riad/hotel.
- Overnight in a desert camp (private tents)
- Merzouga camel trekking
- Dinners and breakfasts
Excludes
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Monument fees
- Tips and gratuities
Itinerary
day 1: Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - Dades Valley - Tinghir
Our driver guide will collect you from your accommodation and transport you to Ait Benhaddou hamlet for the start of our 3-day desert tour from Ouarzazate. This fortified walled city was built directly on the caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara in the 17th century and was once a prosperous commercial station. Six kasbahs and a limited number of dwellings are contained within the high mud walls. Ait Benhaddou has starred in several films, most notably Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia.
There will be time for a visit to the Kasbah. Following that, we’ll return to Ouarzazate, stopping to visit Atlas Studios and Kasbah Taourirte. Then, via Skoura’s palm plantations, the Rose Valley, and the Dades Valley, we continue our journey to Tinghir city. We will conclude our first day of the 3 days tour from ouarzazate in Tinghir, where we will have dinner and stay overnight in a hotel or Riad.
Day 2: Todra Gorges - Tinjdad - Erfoud - Merzouga
Following a traditional Moroccan breakfast, we’ll continue our 3 days tour from ouarzazate, this time from Tinghir to Merzouga. We’ll explore Todra Gorge in Tinghir, which is known for its orange towering cliffs. Todra Gorge’s canyons are about 1,000 feet deep, making it a popular climbing location. Then, take in the lush green views of the Todra Valley, which are dotted with palm and almond trees.
We continue our journey to the Sahara desert in the afternoon, passing through numerous Berber settlements such as Tinjdad, Melaab, and Erfoud. On our trip, you’ll have time for lunch. Once you arrive at Merzouga, you’ll begin your Camel Trekking Adventure across the stunning, one-of-a-kind orange-colored sand dunes to the desert camp. Spend fantastic moments in an incredible location where you may feed your spirit and take in the magnificent sunset from the midst of the dunes. Dinner and nighttime will be held in camp, and you can romp on the sand dunes beneath zillions of stars.
Day 3: Merzouga - Rissani - Nkob - Agdez - Ouarzazate
We have to get up very early in the morning to see the sunrise. If you want to see the best sunrise you’ve ever seen from the top of a nearby dune in the middle of the desert, you have to get up early. After breakfast, we rode back to Merzouga on camels or in a vehicle to go back through Ouarzazate.
Leaving the town of Rissani, we’ll walk around the area’s most famous traditional and largest market, looking for locally manufactured goods and arts and crafts. Later, on the way to the Draa Valley, we’ll make some stops to enjoy the beautiful views of the river that gives the valley its name. It’s the longest river in Morocco, going through the whole country before reaching Mauritania. Our trip continues through the Anti Atlas, going towards Ouarzazate, and concludes our 3 days tour from ouarzazate.
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Know before you go
- The cost of the tour is based on the number of people in your group and the kind of accommodation you stay in during the trip.
- The drive back from Erg Chebbi to Marrakech on the last day is somewhat lengthy. Please prepare yourselves for it.
- A 4×4 vehicle can easily seat up to four adult guests. However, if your tour has more than five individuals, a van will be used.
- Local guides and (if applicable) entrance fees are not included. You make direct payments to suppliers for those.
- The pick-up time for your desert tour is negotiable. Between 07:30 and 08:00 AM is the best time.
- The 3-day itinerary can be customized to be a 4-day Marrakech to Merzouga excursion with an additional night at Erg Chebbi, or halfway between Merzouga and Marrakech.