3-Day Marrakech to Merzouga Desert Tour with Luxury Camp and Camel Ride
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This three-day desert tour starts in Marrakech and includes a night at a hotel in the Dades Gorge, located in the High Atlas Mountains. At the Dades Hotel, guests have access to a pool and receive both dinner and breakfast. The tour continues to the Sahara Desert near Merzouga, where participants spend a night in a luxury camp featuring private toilets and shower rooms inside each tent. Upon arrival at the camp, guests are greeted with a cup of tea and can collect their luggage. After settling into their tents, they can try sandboarding using boards provided by the camp. The evening includes dinner accompanied by traditional Sub-Saharan music, followed by a Berber music party. If it coincides with a guest's birthday, there is a celebration with cake. Stargazing is available later in the night. The desert portion of the trip offers a choice between traveling by camel or 4x4 Jeep to explore the Merzouga Desert. Meals included during the tour are dinner and breakfast; lunch and drinks are not provided. The camp does not have air conditioning. This tour lasts about three full days and provides a combination of cultural and outdoor desert activities with comfortable accommodations.
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Itinerary
IN the following morning at 7h30am we will leave towards to the desert passing by Altas Mountains and crossing the TiziN”Tichka port with stops to take pictures and appreciate the wonderful panoramic views. Visit to producers of Argan oil where we will find out the extraction process and utilization. We will see the fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO), This spectacular place was based to recorder movies such as "Gladiator," "The Jewel of the Nile". After lunch in the ville we will go to the Ouarzazate, considered the desert door. We will keep going up to Vale das Rosas passing by Palmeiral de Skoura e Boumalne. At this night we will be hosted at The Gargantas de Dades Hotel Diner and breakfast.
180 min
Day 2: Marrakech - Alto Atlas - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - La valle de Rosas - Gargantas de Dades. IN the following morning at 7h30am we will leave towards to the dessert passing by Altas Mountains and crossing the TiziN”Tichka port with stops to take pictures and appreciate the wonderful panoramic views. Visit to producers of Argan oil where we will find out the extraction process and utilization. We will see the fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO), This spectacular place was based to recorder movies such as "Gladiator," "The Jewel of the Nile". After lunch in the ville we will go to the Ouarzazate, considered the desert door. We will keep going up to Vale das Rosas passing by Palmeiral de Skoura e Boumalne. At this night we will be hosted at The Gargantas de Dades Hotel Canyon With diner and Breakfast.
120 min
Day 3: Valle del Dades - Gargantas de Todra - Erfoud - Rissani – Merzouga. After breakfast we will leave towards Merzouga, passing by Gargantas do Todra. Lunch and then we will keep going until the desert. Check the impressive Merzouga dunes where we will have a welcome tea and already feel how the people are hospitable desert. At this point we well leave our bags at the alberg as we are not going to use them in the desert and then we will leave in a dromedaries caravan for about an hour that will take us to the tented camp with showers . We make a stop halfway to see the sunset in the camp with the right traditional dinner and typical music, and spend the night. You may feed a local camels in desert. This an amazing experience.
120 min
Day 3 : Merzouga - Ouarzazate – Atlas - Marrakech. We will leave early in the morning to wacth the sunrise and Breakfast in the camp with showers,we will take our way back to Marrakech, crossing the arid while interesting desert landscapes until to get to El Kalaa M gouna for Lunch at there then arriving in Marrakech around 19:30h.
120 min
We will cross the Anti Atlas to get to Ouarzazate, Lunch at there then arriving in Marrakech around 18:30h.
240 min
Meeting point
Meet you at Argana (Cafe/restaurant Wrote on top of it in a panel "Argana أركانة") in Jamaal El fna square.
End point
Meet you at Argana (Cafe/restaurant Wrote on top of it in a panel "Argana أركانة") in Jamaal El fna square.
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Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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