5 Days Tour From Marrakech to Merzouga Desert
This 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert is an excellent way to see Morocco’s highlights. Throughout the itinerary, you’ll visit high mountains, green valleys, and a variety of traditional Berber villages.
You’ll also see the Sahara desert and experience a camel ride and overnight stay in a desert camp under the stars.
Day 1
This 5-day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert is a fantastic journey to southern Morocco that includes so many incredible sites in such a short time. It takes in the high Atlas mountains, Tizi-n-Tichka pass, palm groves, Berber villages, Ouarzazate, and the Erg Chebbi sand dunes of Merzouga.
Day 1: Travel from Marrakech to Ouarzazate via the high Atlas Mountains and the spectacular Tizi-N-Tichka pass. Next, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou and stop in Ouarzazate for lunch.
Then drive through Draa valley crossing volcanic rock formations of the Anti Atlas Mountains to Agdez and Tamnougalt. From here, we continue to Nkob, a small Berber town with many Kasbahs as well as the access point for trekking through the Saghro Mountains to Dades.
Day 2
On the second day of your 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert, you will travel through the Draa Valley. This is one of Morocco’s largest valleys, and it served as a critical route for camel caravans in the past.
You will also visit Tinghir, an oasis and kasbahs, and the Todra Gorges. These gorges were formed by the course of the Todra river, which carved out a grand canyon with high red cliffs.
Afterwards, you’ll head to the Sahara desert of Merzouga for a camel ride and a desert camp. Here, you can do sandboarding and watch the sun set over the dunes. Berber drums music will play around the campfire, and you’ll have dinner in the desert.
Day 3
A private desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is a great way to explore southern Morocco. This 3-day excursion offers 2-nights in a desert camp and a camel trek, along with meals and round-trip transport.
This trip includes a ride on a camel across Erg Chebbi dunes and a night in a luxury desert camp in the Sahara Desert. Also, you’ll get to experience Berber culture up close with an evening of music and dancing by the nomads around a campfire.
You’ll also visit the UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou kashbah in Dades and Skoura, before stopping at Todra Gorges and the sacred city of Rissani. This tour is ideal for travelers who want to see a wide variety of Morocco’s top destinations in less time.
Day 4
This 4 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert is a wonderful experience that introduces you to the High Atlas Mountains, Kasbahs and the Sahara desert. The trip includes high mountain passes, a visit to the Kasbah Telouet, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dades Valley and Ouarzazate city.
The day starts with a journey to the Sahara desert of Erg Chebbi Dunes by camel, witness the magical sunset and sunrise and spend the night in a camp under a star-studded sky. You also have the opportunity to hike in Dades Valley and Todra gorges with a local guide.
Day 5
Experience the beauty of Morocco in this 5-day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert. Ride camels to a desert camp, spend the night between giant sand dunes, and gaze at the stars at sunset and sunrise.
This tour also includes the opportunity to visit nomads who live in caves near Todra Gorges. and observe their indigenous existence up close. You will also have the chance to cross the High Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco – Tizi N’Tichka (2260m).
Travel along the legendary caravan route, stopping at Tamnougalte to see the oldest Kasbah in the region. a film location for Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Sky over the Desert” and many more blockbusters. Next, drive through the palm oases of Skoura, passing homes of local people and visiting Kalaat MGouna, an oasis town famous for its rose flower processing.