From Marrakech: 3 day Round Trip To Merzouga Desert – Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

EXPERIENCE

Day 1: Marrakech – atlas mountains – ait ben haddou village – Tinghir

Picking up from your accommodationor nerast place for the transport from your raid Marrakech at 7h00 am then we will start our journey from Marrakech to tinghir across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages then we continue to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, you will have lunch at Ait benhaddou after lunch we stop in super Market in ouarzazate snd we continue to Tinghir via Rose Valley and overnight in the Hotel with Dinner and Breakfast

Day 2: Tinghir – Toudgha Gorges – Merzouga Desert

After the breakfast, Departure to Erg chebbi sahara desert in Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way, we’ll pass through Todra Gorges ,oasis , Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet, and then we continue to a Hotel in Merzouga, after relaxing few minutes you will take some of your luggage in small bag (the necessary for the night in desert) and leave the other luggage in the hotel, then we will ride the camels on an adventure crossing the erg chebbi sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we reach the camp we will leave the camels and we walk to the highest sand dunes for sand boarding and to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (Berber nomad tents) with drums music in the middle of the Sahara

Day 3: Merzouga desert – Marrakech

We will wake up you early morning to watch the sunrise in dunes, then we ride the camel’s back to Merzouga , after the breakfast and take shower in camp, we start our journey backing to Marrakech trough different areas and different Berber villages , until Ouarzazate were we will use the same road back to Marrakech,. Your shared 3 days desert tour from Marrakech will end late in the afternoon around 8:00pm, with a drop off at your hotel or the nearest accessible point to your riad.

During the return trip, there will be stops for lunch and breaks (lunch is optional and not included in the price).

HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy mint tea in Merzouga and gather around a fire for a warm Berber meal
Rise early to experience a Sahara sunrise on top of the Great Dune
Explore the majestic Dades and Todra Gorges, two favorite spots for climbers

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