4 Days Tour from Marrakech via Merzouga Desert
4 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert will make you discover the majestic south Morocco desert in 4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga to follow the paths of Atlas Mountains roads while driving through The Panoramic view of the Atlas mountains and its old buildings with small rivers beside the road, we will Explore the old Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou which is the Unesco World Heritage, we pass to Ouarzazate and Roses Valley to reach up to Dades Valley where we will spend our first great night, we have to continue our way to Merzouga Desert, ride your camel in Erg Chebbi, Sleep under the stars at your Morocco Sahara desert camp in Merzouga, cross the Valley of the roses and the road of 1001 Kasbahs. Finally, admire the splendid Ouarzazate Studios and we will go back to the red city (Marrakech) then it will be the end of Our 4 Days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Desert.
Tour Plan
DAY 1: Marrakech / Atlas Mountains / Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou / Boumalne Dades Valley
The first day of the tour goes from Marrakech over the High Atlas Mountains with steep, winding roads, crossing the Tizi n’Tichka pass at 2260 m above the sea level. The high mountain pass offers stunning views of mountain landscapes. After crossing the mountains we will reach one of the highlights of the tour – the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kasbah Ait ben Haddou. It is a fortified village along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. Due to its ancient historic look a number of world famous movies shot in Morocco have used Ait ben Haddou as a location. The route continues through the Valley of Thousand Kasbahs. The first night is spent in a hotel in the Dades Valley.
Day 2: Dades / Todra Gorges / Jorf / Erfoud / Merzouga (Camel Ride & Night in Desert)
In the morning after breakfast, we’ll start our 2nd day, we’ll pass through Tinghir (Todra gorge). After that, we continue our way via Atlas mountains. We will stop in a a small city its name is Touroge, where we take lunch, like Moroccan Tajinand and relax.
When we finish our lunchtime, we continue our way to the desert camp, where we arrive in the afternoon. Camels are waiting for you, with their guide. He will take you around the desert to see the sunset and to take some pictures. This night, you will spend in a desert camp, near the fire with berber music and sky full of stars.
Day 3: Merzouga / Rissani / Alnif / Draa Valley / Ouarzazate
After sunrise & breakfast, in the camp, you’ll come back by camel to the
place where they have taken you from, then we’ll start our 3rd day to Ouarzazat then we’ll finish it there, in our way we’ll visit Rissani city where the souk is located and where many people are make trading and industry traditional things like shoes and hats & also clothes, there are different people in this souk, like Berber and Arabic people, after visited the city we’ll continue our way via the city of Alnif and Draa Valley.
when we arrive at Nkob we’ll have lunch in a traditional restaurant then we continue the way to Ouarzazate via Anti Atlas and Ait Sawn curves.
Day 4: Ouarzazate / Marrakech
After a delicious breakfast, you'll have the morning free to explore Ouarzazate at your own pace. We recommend visiting the Taourirt Kasbah and Atlas Film Studios, known as the Hollywood of the desert. We'll leave Ouarzazate between 12 and 2:30 pm.
We'll drop you back off in Marrakech in the early afternoon.