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Merzouga Desert Highlights 3-Day Guided Tour from Marrakech
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Merzouga Desert Highlights 3-Day Guided Tour from Marrakech

by Click Excursions

3 days
Marrakech
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3 days
Starting time
Monday 26 October 2026
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Free cancellation until 25 Oct 2026.
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Overview

The Merzouga Desert in Morocco offers vast sand dunes and desert landscapes. This 3-day guided desert safari departs from Marrakech and includes travel through the Atlas Mountains with views reaching up to 4100 meters in altitude. The route passes Ouarzazate city, known as Moroccan Hollywood, then continues through Dades and Draa valleys, and Ait Benhaddou village before reaching the Sahara desert. The tour includes a camel ride trek across the desert and an overnight stay in a traditional desert bivouac camp under the stars. Accommodation is provided for one night in a desert bivouac and one night in a good Riad, both with half board including dinner and breakfast. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech are included. A driver and guide accompany the group throughout the trip. Lunch and drinks are not included. This tour lasts about three days and is suitable for those who can be accompanied by an adult if underage. Personal expenses are not covered by the tour price.

Highlights

3-day desert safari from Marrakech to Merzouga
Camel ride trek in the Sahara desert
Overnight in desert bivouac camp with dinner and breakfast
Accommodation in a good Riad with half board
Drive through Atlas Mountains and Ouarzazate city
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's included

Camel ride trek
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
Accommodation in a good Riad with dinner and breakfast
Accommodation in desert bivouac with dinner and breakfast
Driver and guide services
Dinner included
Breakfast included

What's not included

Personal expenses
Drinks and lunch

Itinerary

1

Visit one of the amazing roads in Morocco by crossing the Col Tichka 2260m. Enjoy the wonderful landscape from the top or ask the driver to take some stunning photos for you

120 min

2

Enjoy the fabulous and famous Kasbah while walking through it, Kasbah Ait Benhaddou is most attracted by tourist trade it is considered as one of the UNESCO world heritages, also known by its old history , it is a castle built in a high place in the Atlas Mountain offers a panoramic view of the area and it is a perfect place where famous series and movies have been shot. Learn about the history of this Kasbah by entering from a door to another

180 min

3

Next visit leads us to Ourzazate where you will have a delicious launch, after a small break and city tour lead it to the Atlas Film Studio, the Moroccan Holly-wood which has an Egyptian style. Since famous film directors find it as a perfect land to shot their amazing films and series like Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Alexander the Great and more. The small visit of Ouarzazate and the Cinema Studio gives you the acknowledgment to know about the different cultures.

180 min

4

Have a wonderful night in the region of Dades Gorge where the nature talk to provide a beautiful description for the landscape.

720 min

5

Enjoy the delicious breakfast before you take the road again for another adventure to the desert. Starting by the nature, you will visit a charming place which is Dades gorges.

120 min

6

Explore the fascinating landscape of Todgha Gorge which is a series of limestone river canyons in the eastern par of the High Atlas. It is a wonder in earth, good for people who enjoy trekking and climbing. A short walk through the Todgha is a pleasant experience and it is really comfortable one since a lot of tourists enjoy the sound of the gorges the abundance of people and the water murmuring.

180 min

7

Pass through beautiful landscape and enjoy the scenry of a series of mountains. Have a delicious lunch before you reach Tinjdad.

180 min

8

Lead It to Errfoud passing through a wide land of nature. Surrounded by arid mountains, is dotted with numerous paleozoic rocks, dating back to between 245 and 570 million years. In that particular place, many researches have made to look for old rocks and fossils. You can visit a fossil cooperative and touch the old fossils which is known in this particular place.

180 min

9

Arriving to Merzouga Dunne Erg Chebbi enjoy the camel ride to reach the desert with a beautiful scenery of sunset to meet the staff of desert camp and spend the night stay in the desert with the instruments of Sahrawian music.

840 min

10

Wake up early to enjoy the beauty of the sunrise in the desert, take some wonderful photos before you take the road back to Merzouga riding a camel across the desert.

120 min

11

The High Atlas always offers to its travelers a beautiful and fascinating landscapes. Have delicious lunch in Ouarzazate, on your route small visit of Kasbah of the city, and the studio of the cinema (depends on time availability).

240 min

12

Arrive in Marrakech in the evening

180 min

Meeting point

Pick up from the riad or hotel with a comfortable and airconditioned car to leave the red city toward another adventure to the desert.

End point

Pick up from the riad or hotel with a comfortable and airconditioned car to leave the red city toward another adventure to the desert.

Languages

Arabic (guide)English (guide)French (guide)

Cancellation policy

  • Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.

Additional info

1–15 travelers per booking
Mobile ticket
Wheelchair accessible
Infant seats are available
Pushchair and stroller friendly
Wheelchair-accessible transport
Suitable for all fitness levels
A minimum number of persons per booking is required
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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