5 Days Tour From Marrakech To Merzouga Desert

5 Days Tour from Marrakech To  Merzouga Desert, Erg Chebbi.

5 Days Tour from Marrakech To  Merzouga Desert, Erg Chebbi is a great way to explore Morocco‘s  landscapes, Moroccan culture, and history. Tour Marrakech with locals and enjoy your holiday with your family. starts from  Marrakesh, where you can explore its old royal palaces and ancient Marrakech medina. Then you‘ll travel through the spectacular High Atlas Mountains and enjoying the amazigh berber villages in the mountain, and visit  Ait Ben Hadou Kasbah, a UNESCO heritage site. After that, you‘ll head to the Dades Valley, Tinghir, and the Todra Valley, admiring the gorgeous rocky formations. Then, you‘ll  end your journey in Merzouga, where you will get to explore the sahara desert on camelback and spend a night under the stars. On the last day, you’ll return to Ouarzazate and explore the Valley of Roses. And then drive back to Ait ben Haddou, Tizi Ntichka, and  finally  finish 5 Days Tour from Marrakech To  Merzouga Desert Erg Chebbi in Marrakesh.

Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas – Telouet – Ounila Valley – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate

• Departure of your 5 Days Tour from Marrakech To  Merzouga Desert, Erg Chebbi starts in the morning from the hotel or riad in Marrakech. We will leave Marrakech and cross the High Atlas mountain through the Tizi N’Tichka pass of 2,260 m. We will stop to take photos for Amazigh berber villages, and stop to visit the Kasbah of Télouet where the Pacha Glaoui lived
• Then we will drive through the old road of the caravan traders to the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah in the Valley of Ounila. This Ksar has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and was the scene of many film productions.
• Continuation towards Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight in riad

Day 2: Ouarzazate – Agdez – Draa Valley – Tazarine – Tafraoute – Ramlia – Ouzina (Dakar Rally track)

• After breakfast we will start the second day of your tour  from Ouarzazate, heading south towards Agdez, passing through the Anti Atlas mountains, the Tizi-n-Tinififft pass, 1,660 meters above sea level. we will  reach the largest Valley in Morocco,  Draa Valley. Within this valley we will stop to visit the kasbah of Alkaid Ali in Tamnougale.
• We will continue our driving to the town of N’kob, Tazarine and Alnif, we will take the road that crosses countless small amazigh berber villages until we reach Tafraoute
• From there, we will go to the Ouzina dunes, many of these sections are the ones that were covered in the old Paris Dakar Rally
• We will spend night  at Riad Ouzina TGM, your second home in the desert, which holds the Starlight accreditation for its approach to responsible tourism and a focus on stargazing.

Day 3: Ouzina Desert – Merzouga Desert

• After breakfast at the Riad Ouzina TGM we will leave in the direction of the Merzouga desert,  along the track of the old Paris Dakar Rally. We will cross more amazigh berber villages lost in the desert, we will cross Ouadis (dry riverbeds), oases and the Ouzina dunes. Following the route, we will visit the well-known town of Khamlia, where descendants of the slaves arrived from sub-Saharan Africa live, and where we can enjoy their amazing spiritual music called Gnawa music.
• From Khamlia we will take the road towards Erg Chebbi, the highest dunes in Morocco in the Merzouga desert.
• In the afternoon, we will ride camel to reach the tent camp located between the dunes, we will attend the sunset, and we will spend the night in a luxury tent fully equipped with a private bathroom.
• Night and dinner in the camp

Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

• After you see the amazing sunrise in the desert, we will have breakfast and drive in the direction of Rissani, next to the ancient Sijilmassa, the origin of the Alawite dynasty and the first imperial city of Morocco.
• Now we will take the road towards Erfoud, rich in black stone and fossils, visit one of the fossil factories.
• We will continue towards the Palm Grove of Tafilalet and its amazigh berber villages
• Later we will approach the Todra Gorges and we will arrive at the Dades Valley, dinner and accommodation in a riad.

Day 5: Dades Valley – Valley of the Roses – Skoura – Marrakech

• Leaving Dades Valley and drive along the route of the “Thousand Kasbahs”, to the palm grove of Skoura, where there is a Kasbah Amridil where we will do a guided tour.
• After the visit of the Kasbah we will drive back to Marrakech. Lunch on the way at the place suggested by your driver
• We cross the High Atlas Mountains again. Reaching  Marrakech in the afternoon and finish your 5 Days Tour from Marrakech To  Merzouga Desert, Erg Chebbi.

What is Included:

• Toyota Land Cruiser Prado type 4×4 vehicle
• Complimentary bottled water in cars
• Local SIM card for data, one per car
• Accompanying driver in your own language
• Dromedary ride, one dromedary per person
• Night in a fully equipped tent with a private bathroom.
• Meals of half board, breakfast and dinner

What is not included:

• Noon meals or drinks at dinner
• Tickets and paying visits