4 days Marrakech Sahara tour, during this trip to the great south of Morocco. You will travel through the magnificent lunar landscape and discover the culture and customs of the locals. You will spend a magical night in the Merzouga desert. Camel ride and sleep in nomadic camp tents. The return to Marrakech you will pass through the Draa Valley on the other side of the Anti Atlas.
4 days Marrakech Sahara tour
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Valley Of Roses – Dades Gorge
We will pick you up from your hotel in the morning in an air-conditioned vehicle. Then depart toword Ouarzazate: the capital of Moroccan movies. Along the way, we will cross the Atlas Mountains and pass the Tizi n’Tichka pass which rises to 2260 meters. Shortly after crossing the mountain range. Stop at the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, an evocative fortified town where Game of Thrones, among other movies, was filmed. After the visit, we will take the “1000 Kasbahs” road towards Skoura. Where we will have the chance to visit one of the intact Kasbahs, Amredil. Then we will visit Kelaat M’gouna, the capital of the Rose Valley. We will have the opportunity to see some of the makers of their local rose products. Then we will head to the Dades Gorges where we will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 2: Dades Gorge – Gorges Todra – Merzouga
After breakfast, we will resume our 4 days Marrakech Sahara tour towards the photogenic Dades Valley. Cross the impressive Todra Valley where we will do some rock climbing or trek until lunchtime. After lunch, we will take the road to the desert town of Merzouga and pass through one of the finest
date producers of the world, the Palmerie of Jorf. From there, we will reach Erfoud, an interesting desert village, where we can visit a fossil/marble workshop and talk to some of the local people. After our visit, we will reach the Merzouga sand dunes, mount our waiting camels for a sunset tour, end up for the evening at the Berber campsite where our dinner will be served, watch the beauty of the desert night sky, and then turn in for the evening to one of the tents.
Day 3 : Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Tazarine – Draa Valley – Agdz – Ouarzazate
If you are so inclined, you can wake up early to catch the sunrise over the dunes and watch the beautiful color changes of the sand as the light intensifies. After breakfast, we will drive by a different route to Ouarzazate. We will pass through the palm grove of Tafilalet and then reach the town of Rissani, the former Alewite dynasty capital, where we will have a chance to take in some of the local color before heading off to Alnif. We will travel through the Anti-Atlas Mountains and will stop at various places along the road to take photos of the beauty of this area. Drive to an important Berber village that we can visit, Tazarine, go through N’kob which has a Palm Tree Oasis, and head towards the Draa Valley which has an amazing palm grove. In the afternoon we will go through the Ant-Atlas Mountains by way of the Tizi n’Tnifift Pass, complete our day in Ouarzazate where you will check into the designated hotel/Riad, have dinner at your leisure, and then turn in for the evening.
Day 4 : Ouarzazate – High Atlas – Marrakech
After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel/Riad and then visit some of the sites of Ouarzazate including the historic Kasbah of Taourirt and the famous Atlas movies Studio. On the way back to Marrakech, we will travel through the High Atlas Mountains again and you will be
escorted back to your Marrakech hotel.
Tour includes :
- English speaking driver
- Private air-conditioned 4×4 or Mini Bus
- Fuel
- Accommodations including bed, breakfast, and dinner
- Camel trekking
Not included list:
- Flights into Marrakech
- Daily lunch
- Fluids other then two bottles of water daily.
