3 day trip from Marrakech to Merzouga

3 day trip from Marrakech to Merzouga

Cross the Atlas Mountains and discover the authentic landscapes of Morocco to the Sahara Desert during this 3-day trip to Zagora. You will cross the mountains of the High Atlas, passing by Berber villages: the Kasbah Ben Haddou and Ouazazate who served as part of many famous films, the Todgha Gorge and the Draa Valley. All these places are pure magic and the real treasure of Morocco you will have the chance to live an adventure that you will never forget with many other surprises.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ouarzazate Voyages, Ait benhadou Oaurzazate, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - The Dades Gorge,

The departure will be from Marrakech at 7am to take the road towards Ouarzazate. On the way, we cross the impressive mountains of the Atlas, passing by the magnificent Tizi n'Tichka pass, culminating at 2,260 meters. Halfway through the trip, we will arrive at the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, the 16th century fortress classified by UNESCO as an international human heritage. Many big films have been shot there (Gladiator, Laurence of Arabia, kingdom of heaven ...) and of course we will stop to take photos along the way and have breakfast. We will stop to visit the city of Telouet. Then, we will head to Ourzazate (Hollywood of Morocco) for lunch in one of the good local restaurants, then we will visit the Atlas Film Studios to head to Skoura, a city that overlooks many other beautiful Kasbahs, in the direction of the valley of Dades. The night will be spent in a hotel in the Dades Valley.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco

Day 2:

Dades Valley - Todhra Gorge - Erfoud - Merzouga - Desert Camp.

After breakfast, we will drive to the town of Todgha to explore the Todra Gorge, then we will go to the village of Tinjdad where we will stop for lunch. After lunch, we will cross the cities of Arfoud and Rissani towards Merzouga, where is Erg Chebbi, the highest sand dune in Morocco. We will arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon or early evening, where you will have time to relax by the pool and have a Berber tea. Around 17:30, we go up the camels of the hotel for about 1:30 through the dunes of the desert. We will arrive at the Berber tents, we will have time to relax, drink a Berber tea with nomads at the camp, enjoy sandboarding in the dunes and head to the dunes to watch the sunset. Dinner will be at the camp, followed by music around the campfire. Night in the Berber tent.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Marrakech Morocco Tours, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

Day 3:

Merzouga - Rissani - Drâa Valley - Ouarzazate - Marrakech.

We will get up early in the morning to see the sunrise and after you have time to enjoy the sandboard if you like it, to have breakfast and take a shower. Then we will return to Merzouga Passing through the palm grove from Tafilalet and the village of Rissani, the tour ends at Alnif, where we take the road that crosses the Anti Atlas mountain range. Through these remarkable mountain passes, we will reach Tazarine (an important Berber village), N'kob and finally the Drâa Valley and its impressive palm grove. After crossing the mountain range by the Tizi n-Tinifift pass (1,660 meters above sea level), we arrive at Ouarzazate, where we will stop to eat before continuing our journey back to Marrakech - leaving you at your hotel between 20 and 21 hours.


Duration: 7 hours