3 Days Marrakech To Merzouga Desert Tour

3 Days Marrakech To Merzouga Desert Tour

SAHARA AMAZING JOURNEY: 03 DAYS / 02 NIGHTS - FROM MARRAKECH

If you challenge to discover the real desert, this amazing journey combines between culture, sightseeing and the hospitality of local people in the Sahara Desert.

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait benhadou Kasbah - Rose valley - Dades gorges

Stop At: Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou‌, Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
After breakfast, we leave Marrakech venturing through the magnificent Atlas Mountains and the pass of Tichka (2260 m), offering an impressive landscape in the heart of the Atlas Mountain chain to Ouarzazate where many famous movies have been shot such Alexander the Great, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Kingdom of heaven Etc...The scenery is absolutely stunning. We stop in the kasbah of Ait Benhaddou one of the most spectacular fortresses in the South of Morocco and a UNESCO world heritage site. Lunch in Ouarzazate as "The Hollywood of Africa". We continue our journey to the valley of Roses known for its annual festival during the roses harvests in May. Spend the night with dinner in Dades valley.
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Dades gorges - Todra gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga - Erg Chebbi dunes

Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinghir, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
After breakfast, we start our day with a drive towards the Todra Gorges where many of rock climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. Later we continue our journey, following the ancient Bedouin trading routes parallel with the Middle Atlas, passing a series of the fortified villages with outstanding pre-Saharian architecture. The route to Erfoud is one of the most pleasing of all the Southern routes. The town is in a dry red built of desert and was built by the French as a central administration town. It is known for its rich black fossils marble. The stone is sculpted to bring the fossils into relief on everything from ashtrays to washbasins and more. We head down to the spectacular Merzouga dunes where sand dunes signify the start of the mighty Sahara Desert. We leave our vehicle and take a camel ride into the desert to a Berber camp. To seal this as an experience of a life time, why not surf the Sahara Desert and try sand Dunes Boarding! After dinner we gather round the fire and enjoy the desert night perhaps with traditional Berber drums.

Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Erg Chebbi - Ouarzazate - Atlas Mountains - Marrakech

Stop At: chegaga berber camp, mhamid centre mhamid elghizlane، 47402, Morocco
Wake up to a desert sunrise and then return to the Hotel ridding camels. You will then have a chance to freshen up and enjoy a breakfast. You will leave towards Marrakech travelling across the High Atlas Mountains. You’ll arrive to Marrakech in the evening around 6.00 pm.

Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.