4 Days Sahara Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
This 4-day tour from Marrakesh takes you through some of Morocco’s most breathtaking landscapes and cultural landmarks. Starting with a scenic drive over the High Atlas Mountains, you visit the iconic Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, then explore Ouarzazate, the Skoura Oasis, and the Valley of Roses before spending the night in the Dades Gorges. The second day brings visits to the dramatic Toudgha Gorges and a camel trek in the Sahara Desert at Erg Chebbi, where you watch the sunset and stay overnight in a traditional guesthouse. On the third day, after a sunrise over the dunes, you travel through the Dra’a Valley, stop in the village of Tazzarine, enjoy a hike in the Saghro Mountains, and stay overnight in Nkob. The final day includes a visit to Kasbah Tamnougalt near Agdez and the historic Kasbah Taourirt in Ouarzazate, before returning to Marrakesh through the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass.
The program can be changed or modified depending on the weather conditions. Or any other circumstances for your safety first. ( rain , whatever ….).
| Included |
* Transportation/Fuel: 4 air-conditioned 4WD vehicle.
* 2 nights in well-recommended hotels/kasbahs/riads.
* One night in a traditional Berber tent (Your own private tent).
* Services of a qualified multilingual local guide. (English, French , Arabic, Tamazight speaking guide)
* Camel ride (one camel per individual).
* Breakfast daily & dinners.
* Sand boarding (Free & Optional – Please advise in advance)
* Traditional music live show |
| Excluded |
* Flights
* Lunch
* Tips, drinks & personal items |
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Morning departure at 8 o’clock from your hotel or riad in Marrakesh to cross the High Atlas Mountains. From these mountains, the views over the valleys and the Berber villages perched on the mountain sides, sometimes barely distinguishable from the mountains themselves, are spectacular. Having crossed the pass, you leave the main road and take a side road to Ait ben Haddou, which also belonged to the Lords of the Atlas, the Glaoui family. This is the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also well-known as being the backdrop to many Hollywood blockbusters. We will continue to descend until you finally reach Ouarzazate where you stop for lunch. Later the road continues to the Skoura Oasis, where numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins, stand amongst the palm trees. From here, the route takes us through Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, with a stop to see cosmetic articles locally-made from the valley’s abundant roses. You stop in the Dades gorge for the night. A 28 Km De Boumalne Dades , Route 704, Imdiazene
After breakfast, there is time to walk by the river before continuing to Toudgha to the very different gorges there. Lunch will either be here in the gorges or later at the bivouac at the Erg Chebbi dunes. You drive there via the Ziz Valley, and the towns of Erfoud and Rissani. In the afternoon you can take a one to two hour camel ride in the Sahara. The sunset from the top of the dunes is spectacular (250m) and afterwards there is dinner and the night in a traditional guest house overnight. SAHARA GARDEN, A côté de Lac Yasmina, Erg Chebbi, Ras El Erg, Lac Yasmins
If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. The itinerary continues to the Dra’a Valley via the village of Tazzarine (featured in the film ‘Babel’), and on to N’Qob for lunch. In the afternoon, we drive to saghro mountains for to explore we start the hiking towards Bab N’ali and Tadawte n'teblah formation rock after we drive back N’kob , here you will spend the night.kasbah baha baha nkob or maison d’hôte Berber Nomad Kasbah.
After breakfast we drive along the Dra’a Valley towards Agdez, passing oases and Kasbahs, beside the river. The oldest kasbah, Kasbah Tamnougalte, in the Dra'a Valley is situated near Agdez, and you will have some time to visit it. Some parts ilie in ruins and some parts are still fully occupied. The last part of the day's journey is across the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass to Ouarzazate. Here we will visit Kasbah Taourirt in the town and which belonged to the Glaoui family, the Pashas of Marrakesh. Driving north, where you will stop to perhaps have lunch. Alternatively lunch will be in the mountains! We reach Marrakesh at the end of the afternoon.
