6 Days Nomad Desert Tour - Marrakesh > Merzouga > Marrakesh

6 Days Nomad Desert Tour - Marrakesh > Merzouga > Marrakesh

This 6-Day Berber Culture Trip from Marrakech to the Merzouga Desert will allow you to experience some of the culture of the Berber Nomads. Experience wonderful sceneries, historical Kasbahs, visit the Dades Gorge and Toudra Gorge and a camel trek and overnight stay in the Sahara Desert.

Camp in Merzouga Desert and Camel Trek.
Visit the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou.
Ouarzazate - "The Hollywood of Africa".
Camel Ride and Overnight Stay in the Sahara Desert.
Stunning Views of the High Atlas mountain.

The itinerary price reflects 3-star accommodations. However, the itinerary is totally flexible and we will be more than happy to help you select the option best suited to your tastes and budget. As with all our tours, if time does not permit you to take the entire tour, we will customize it for you to accommodate the length of time of your vacation.

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech –> Ait Ben Haddou –> Ouarzazat

Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Pick-up at Hotel or Riad in Marrakech and start travelling to Ouarzazate via the Tizi N’Tichka Pass and over the High Atlas Mountains. In Ouarzazat, visit the Kasbah Taourirt, one of the most beautiful Kasbahs in the area. Enjoy the amazing landscapes and fascinating views of the Berber villages. Overnight accommodation at your Hotel or Riad in Ouarzazate Half-Board (HB).
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-Star Hotel

Day 2: Ouarzazat –> Dades Valley –> Todgha Gorge

Stop At: Musee Theatre Memoire de Ouarzazate, 10 Route Nationale Skoura, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Have breakfast at your Riad or Hotel. Drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat M’Gouna and Ouarzazate, the door of the desert. Enjoy numerous opportunities to take amazing photographs during the drive. Stop in Kalaat M’Gouna, “the City of Roses”, to purchase rosewater. Travel to towards the Todgha Gorge, and continue journey through the road of “the Thousand Kasbahs”, with numerous photo opportunities of nature and people. At the Gorge, walk under the 300m high red cliff, popular with many rock-climbers. Overnight accommodation at your hotel or Riad Half-board (HB).
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Sahara Desert Camp

Day 3: Todgha Gorge –> Merzouga

Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
Have breakfast at your Hotel or Riad. Drive to Merzouga via the Todgha Gorge, Morocco’s premier climbing destination with the highest and narrowest Gorges, and the small towns of Erfoud and Rissani. In Todgha Valley, enjoy panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages. At Todgha Gorge, walk under the 300m high red cliff, popular with many rock-climbers. Enjoy an hour’s hiking within the Valley. Continue to Erfoud and Rissani where you will have lunch. Drive to the village of Merzouga and check in to your Hotel or Riad. Overnight accommodation at your Hotel or Riad.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 4: Merzouga –> Camel Trek to Desert Camp

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Have breakfast at your Hotel or Riad. Visit the Gnawa (Gnaoua) people, originally slaves brought from West Africa and experience their music and lifestyles. See the lake of Merzouga with its bird populations and visit the souk in Rissani. Guided camel ride to explore the sand sea of Merzouga. Overnight at desert camp where you will have your dinner.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Desert Camp

Day 5: Merzouga –> Draa Valley –> Agdz

Stop At: Agdz Solaire, Agdz, Morocco
Enjoy an early morning spectacular view of the sunrise in the Sahara Desert. Camel trek back to the village of Merzouga, enjoying the spectacular view of Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Continue through Dades Valley and enjoy seeing majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Arrive at the Berber Village of Agdz. Agdz crafts traditions include carving, pottery and basket-weaving. See tajine-shaped mountain Jebel Kissane on the horizon, and spot mountain bikers heading off from Agdz to Tizi n’Tinififft. Overnight accommodation at your Hotel or Riad in the Palm Grove of Agdz.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3-star hotel

Day 6: Agdz –> Ouarzazate –> Marrakech

Pass By: Tizi n Tichka, Imlil Village, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Have breakfast at your Riad or Hotel. Continue through Tizi N’Tichka Pass over the High Atlas Mountains and . Enjoy numerous opportunities to take amazing photographs during the drive before arriving at your Riad or Hotel in Marrakech.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.