3 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT

highlights:

Paying a visit to the enormous Kasbah of ait benhaddou
Enjoying Morocco landscapes while driving via the chains of the high Atlas Mountains
Exploring the door to the desert; Ouarzazte the studio of many famous films
Alive sundown with camel trek to Berber desert camp
in the early hours we will have a camel trek
Overnight in Dades Valley
Todgha gorges visit
Overnight under the stars with Berber gnawa music with a campfire

overview:

Our plane for this 3 days tour from Marrakech is to transfer you from your accommodation driving to our purpose the Sahara desert. On this trip we have a lot to investigate; there are green oases, sand dunes in an ocean of sand, Kasbahs, camel rambling, and an overnight stay in a Sahara desert camp where you will be in the hug of Sahar where you and your private party can gaze up into the night sky and witness the endless array of stars. There is no light pollution to spoil your starlight gaze at your camp in the middle of the desert, and the sunset you witness when camel trekking is equally lavish.

Itinerary for 3 days tour from Marrakech

DAY 1 – MARRAKECH – BOUMALNE DADES

Afterward, the light breakfast following by picking you up from your Marrakech accommodation and driving you to Dades, we will drive you via the high Atlas Mountains where u can see the magic of green landscapes to Telouit, down to the KASBAH at Ait-Ben Hadou. This famous Kasbah built in the 11th century it is classified as a World Heritage site since 1987, which is several buildings established side by side, the site, had been the setting for many films including Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator it contains several small markets or souks within its walled compounds. Continuing to Ouarzazate known to be the door to the desert, a city that was established in 1920, it is populated by Berbers who constructed many of the prominent kasbahs and buildings for which the area is known as the Kasbah of Taourirt diverted in the 17th century. We may also stop off at the Atlas Film Studios. In midday, we will continue to the Dades Valley and we are still on our journey on the first day. However, a long and adventurous drive will culminate in a guesthouse overnight stay in Dades after a delicious Moroccan evening meal has been enjoyed.

DAY 2 – BOUMALNE DADES – MERZOUGA

From our last station which is Dades, we will start the day with a traditional Moroccan-style breakfast and embark on a four-hour drive to Merzouga. On this day our reason is to reach Todra Gorge which is a witness to one of the world’s most awesome sights. Todgha gorges, which is a large canyon with well-maintained asphalt roads, rock climbers, occasional flooding from the Dades River, and several tourists enjoying scenery like no other we may knock around under the 300 m high red slopes it feels like being fallen into another lande on another planet than here on mother earth. Just make sure the cameras are fully loaded and ready to snap.
THE OVERNIGHT STAY UNDER THE STARS
not anyone can claim to have slept out under the stars, in a warm and silent desert with the stars above them twinkling in their thousands. Spending the night under the stars in warm weather and seeing the stars chining as pearls is one of the charming moments. In the morning we will be sure that our local guide will wake you up to live the best moment in this 3 days tour from Marrakech, you will hike camels to reach the top of the highest sand dune to see eyewitness sunrise in the morning and sunset in the afternoon. The camels will take you over the Dunes of Erg Chebbi before breakfast and the long journey home to Marrakech.

DAY 3: MERZOUGA – MARRAKECH

On way coming back to Moroccan Paris, you will see the fascinating Rissani; SIJILMASSA once upon a time, the city of Alaouit SHORAFA, seeing also Moroccan architecture, Nqob, Tamnougalt, and then the city of Ouarzazate once again heading towards the majestic Atlas Mountains. Cross the High chains of Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizn’Tichka 2260m high offering impressive views of valleys, mountains, and many Berber villages nearby. We will arrive in Marrakech around 6.00 or 7.00 p.m. By that, we end our 3 days tour from Marrakech.

Contact us for more details on this 3 days tour from Marrakech.