Tours

Tour 3 Days / 2 Nights
Marrakech → Boumalne Dades → Merzouga

  • Marrakech, Morocco
  • 248
  • Duration 3 Days
  • Max People 40
  • PickUp Airport / Hotel

Tour Plan

  • day 01 Marrakech → Boumalne Dades
    • Early morning departure from Marrakech
    • Crossing the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m), with stunning mountain views
    • Possible stop at Telouet to visit the ksar (the old kasbah of Pasha Glaoui)
    • Lunch break in Ouarzazate, the “gateway to the desert”: optional visit to film studios
    • Continue to the Valley of the Roses, especially beautiful in spring (April-May)
    • Arrival in Boumalne Dades, the entrance to the Dades Valley
    • Walk through the valley: impressive rock formations, traditional kasbahs
    • Overnight in a typical hotel or villa
  • day 02 Boumalne Dades → Merzouga
    • Breakfast and early departure
    • Drive to the Todra Valley: stop for a walk in the Todra Gorge, with impressive cliffs up to 300m high, great photo and easy hike spot
    • Continue to Erfoud, a small oasis town famous for fossils
    • Possible visit to a date cooperative or fossil workshop
    • Arrival in Merzouga, on the edge of the Sahara Desert
    • Camel ride at sunset to a Berber camp in the dunes (Erg Chebbi)
    • Traditional dinner around the fire, overnight in a Berber tent or villa depending on comfort choice
  • day 03 Merzouga → Marrakech
    • Sunrise over the dunes, a magical moment not to be missed
    • Camel ride back to Merzouga
    • Departure to Marrakech via Rissani and Alnif
    • Possible stop in Alnif, a small mountain and oasis village
    • Arrival in Merzouga, on the edge of the Sahara Desert
    • Long drive back to Marrakech, with lunch break in Ouarzazate or another place depending on timing
    • Arrival in Marrakech in the late afternoon or evening