5 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

5 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech

Duration

5 Day / 4 Night

Departure Location

Marrakech

Return Location

Marrakech

Price

Private 5 Days Desert Tour Description:

5 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is a wonderful desert tour to visit many amazing places in Morocco including the high Atlas mountains, Tizi n’Tichka, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, and Ouarzazate. Furthermore, you will Drive along Draa Valley with palm trees and fortified Kasbahs stretch all the way and Discover the Sahara desert of Merzouga where you will get to experience camel trekking, witness a magical sunset and sunrise, and spend a night under the stars at the Desert camp. Then heading back to Marrakech through Boumalne Dades and the Valley of Roses.

5 Days from Marrakech to Merzouga Highlights:

Drive across the high Atlas Mountains from Marrakech.
Visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, UNESCO World Heritage site
Discover Kasbah Taourirt and Atlas studio in Ouarzazate city.
Stroll along Todra and Dades Gorges and Draa Valley.
Enjoy the sunset and sunrise and Camel ride through the dunes of Erg Chebbi.
Explore the Sahara desert of Merzouga.
Experience an overnight stay at a desert camp under the stars.

5 Days Tour from Marrakech Itinerary:

Day 1: Marrakech → High Atlas mountains → Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah → Ouarzazate
Day 2: Ouarzazate → Agdz → Draa Valley → Alnif → Merzouga Desert → Desert Camp
Day 3: Merzouga region
Day 4: Merzouga Desert → Rissani → Erfoud → Todra Gorges → Boumalne Dades
Day 5: Boumalne Dades → Roses Valley → High Atlas Mountains → Marrakech

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keep in mind that 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is just a tour itinerary suggestion, if it does not match your interests, please feel free to contact us. We can organize a different itinerary based on your preferences, and needs. Our services extend to designing customized and tailor-made tours and trips throughout Morocco.

5 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert Tour Plan:

Day 1 : Marrakech to Ouarzazate (5 Hours Drive)

5 days tour from marrakech to merzouga starts with a morning pick-up from the airport or your accommodation. Then drive through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m). Stops will be made to enjoy panoramic views of the fascinating mountains and visit the rural Argan Oil Cooperative. After that, we continue through various Berber villages and visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. A fortified town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Furthermore, the Kasbah was used as a backdrop for more than 20 films and TV series including Game of Thrones, Gladiator, The Mummy…etc.

Then we head to Ouarzazate (The gate of the desert) Where we spend our first night.

Day 2 : Ouarzazate to Merzouga Sahara via Draa Valley (6 Hours Drive)

After breakfast, we will explore Ouarzazate, including Atlas Film Studios where many TV series and movies were filmed. Then we will visit a Kasbah located in the city (Ksar Taourirt). After that, we drive to Agdz and Alif over the largest valley in Morocco (Daraa Valley). Free time for lunch on the way. Then, We head toward the Merzouga Desert, where you switch to camel and take a ride through the sandy desert. Along the way, you will witness a magnificent sunset on top of the dunes. Upon arrival at the luxury camp, you will enjoy Berber drums music while dancing under the open sky full of stars. Spend the night in the desert camp.

Day 3 : Explore the region of Merzouga

Wake up early morning to catch the magical sunrise in the middle of the Sahara desert. After enjoying a warm breakfast you will ride a camel back to the point where our driver will be waiting. Then we start to explore the region of the Merzouga desert. First, we visit Khamlia and enjoy the Gnaoua music. Then we visit the nomadic people in their handmade woven tents to explore their way of life while enjoying a cup of Berber tea.

After lunch in a restaurant. we drive along the palm trees grove and stop at Merzouga Lake. Then overnight in a hotel.

Day 4 : Merzouga Sahara to Boumalne Dades (4 Hours Drive)

After breakfast, we will leave the Merzouga desert, cherishing the beautiful memories we made. Then we head to Rissani town, known for its large souk. Then we will continue to Erfoud where we visit one of the fossil workshops.

After That, we continue through Tinjdad palm groves to reach the Todgha Gorges. A stop will be made for lunch and to enjoy the beauty of the landscape. Then we continue to Dades Valley Through Boumalne Dades while enjoying the incredible vistas of rock formations known as (Monkey Toes). Dinner and Overnight at a local hotel.

Day 5 : Boumalne Dades to Marrakech (6 Hours Drive)

On the last day of our 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, We will begin with breakfast and then head to the Valley of Roses, which is famous for its annual Festival of Roses. Then we continue through the palm grove of Skoura to Ouarzazate, Free time for lunch. After that, we drive over the Tizi n’Tichka pass to reach Marrakech.

Finally, The Desert tour ends with a drop-off at the airport or your accommodation in Marrakech.