5 DAY SAHARA TRIP FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA
Sahara Tours Marruecos organise tours departure Marrakech. The tour can be tailored according to your preferences and interests : 5 Day Sahara Trip From Marrakech to Merzouga. Private tour with a local national certified guide.
DAY 1 : MARRAKECH - TIZI N'TICHKA - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE - SKOURA DADES GORGES
We organise best tours departure Marrakech with hotel pick up service. Contact us for price quote today. We at Sahara Tours Marruecos offering an amazing experience to Sahara Desert. (You may chose comfortable accommodation for tour from Marrakech to Sahara Desert : standard or luxury hotels / riads and desert camp in Sahara).
We transfer you to Gorge Dades where you will spend your first night with us. During this day trip we will pass through High Atlas Mountains via Tizi n’Tichka path and World Heritage Site of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou which is a “fortified city” or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh. Centuries ago Ait Ben Haddou was an important stop for the caravans passing through as they carried salt across the Sahara, returning with gold, ivory and slaves.The fortified village is a fine example of clay architecture and is also famous for its role in the silver screen, featuring in numerous films such Lawrence of Arabia, The Jewel of the Nile and Gladiator. We will head to Ouarzazate and visit there Atlas studios and Taourirt Kasbah. After Ouarzazate we drive directly to Dades Gorge passing through Skoura with its historical Kasbahs and Kalaat Mgouna (valley roses). Kalaat Mgouna famous for its yearly festivity of roses, and in center of Boumalane Dades we will turn to the left to its Gorge. Along this valley Gorge you will enjoy its green color and ruin of ancient Kasbahs, and the strange rocks which we call “Monkey’s Toes”. Then we will take a break and dine in a hotel.
DAY 2: DADES GORGES - TINGHIR - TODRA - HOTEL IN MERZOUGA
After breakfast we will continue our Morocco sahara desert tour, taking the road of 1000 kasbahs drive around the colourful Berber villages of the Dades valley. to get to Tineghir with it’s beautiful palm grove. We will continue to the Gorge of todgha , where we go on a trek along the canyons of about 300 m high, a preferred place of mountain climbers. Afterwards we will head to Erg Chebbi dunes in MErzouga Sahara Desert and you will have time for lunch on our way. Once you arrive to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, you will take a camel ride for 1 h30 min, while watching the sunset, to get to the camp in the oasis. Spending the night in the bivouac at Merzouga Sahara dunes under nomadic tents or outside under shooting stars. Play drums with the camel guides.
DAY 3: MERZOUGA DESERT EXCURSION
We explore Khamlia where we listen to Saharan Music the oasis,the village ,we continue to Rissani the first capital of dynasty Alouite ,to see historical Kasbahs ,The famous Market ,you can eat the Local food Pizza Berber,back to the Desert ,After rest a mint tea the guide and camels will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the Erg Chebbi,you will enjoy the beauty of the sunset on the camels, after 1 hour you will reach to the desert camp to spend night in a Berber tent. after watching the stars and listen to the Saharan drums.
DAY 4: MERZOUGA - NKOB - DRAA VALLEY - OUARZAZATE
This morning after breakfast, you have a final chance to climb the dunes before setting off. A long but scenic journey then brings you through the southern Anti Atlas desert terrain where you may see nomadic camel herders crossing plains and witness the thriving date palm communities of this remote landscape. Your final destination, Ouarzazate, is the Moroccan Sahara’s largest center and home to one of Hollywood’s most versatile studios for film-making. Spend one night here and, if time permits, make a tour of Ouarzazate’s main attractions.
DAY 5: OUARZAZATE - HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS - MARRAKECH
After breakfast, the day is devoted to the visit of Ouarzazate: the Kasbah of Taourirt, Tifoultout and the cinema studio. Then, you will head towards the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou (under the protection of Unesco); Visit of the Kasbah and the old village afternoon, departure for Marrakech via the pass of Tizi-N-Ticha pass; We arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon. End of tour with Sahara Tours Marruecos.
NOTE: Experience the authentic Sahara Desert in suggested tour from Marrakech. It may be changed according your travel preferences. Our tour departure Marrakech are private and include private driver, private knowledgeable guide, all taxes and free pick up/drop off at your local hotel. All tours on our travel website are only suggested so you may ask us to update the itinerary. Our Tours are perfectly customized and truly private.
** Travel from Marrakech in A/C vehicle.
** Experienced drivers / guides.
** Half Board Meals (dinner/breakfast).
** Night in riad / hotel and comfortable Sahara desert camp / bivouac.
** Camel trek in Sahara desert dunes.
** Activities , Sunset and Sunrise experience in Desert.
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