Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour

The Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour is one of the most coveted desert excursions from Marrakech. Merzouga is a small town in the Sahara Desert on the edge of Erg Chebbi. This town is only 50 km from the Algerian border, where the traditional paved road ends and the incredible dunes of the Sahara Desert begin. The desert of Merzouga is one of the most common points of Desert camps and camel trekking in Morocco.

Departures from Marrakech are daily. This Shared 3 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is full of places, which makes your tour interesting, as you will experience one landscape after another. The incredible change of scenery is breathtaking from the plains of the Haouz near Marrakech to various valleys and oases, to the High Atlas Mountains, to the dramatic dunes of Erg Chebbi. So if you want to discover the deepest of the Moroccan desert, this is the best trip for you.

99€ / person

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Highlights:

Cross the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi N’tichka pass.
Explore the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
Cross the oasis of Skoura.
Travel through the Valley of the Roses and the route of the 1001 Kasbahs.
Visit the Todra Gorges and meet a Berber village.
Ride a camel during sunset and sunrise.
Enjoy the experience of a night under the stars in a Berber camp.

Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour

Prices:

We have the best price for the 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour with quality services!

GROUP TOUR	PRIVATE TOUR
99 Euros per person	Depends on the participants.

What’s Included?

Includes:

Pick up from your Accommodation.
Air-conditioned transportation.
Half board accommodation (dinners and breakfasts).
First night in a hotel in the Dades Valley (private room with private bathroom).
Camel ride in the desert.
Optional quad tour – Ask for the supplement.
Second night in a Berber tent in the desert of Erg Chebbi.
Sandboarding in the dunes
Drum music around the campfire

Excludes:

Lunches
Drinks
Entrance fee if any
Tips

Itinerary:

This 3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga via the High Atlas Mountains and Erg-Chebbi dunes encapsulates a blend of scenic drives, cultural encounters, camel treks, and the mesmerizing beauty of the Sahara, offering an immersive experience of Morocco’s desert landscapes.

1st Day: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

Today we will cross the High Atlas Mountains, passing through some Kasbahs and Berber villages. We will stop to take pictures, enjoy the scenery, stretch our legs, and have a cup of coffee. Then we will stop at the top of Tizi’N’tichka to admire its panoramic view. Then we will continue our tour until we reach the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou which is the most famous ksar in Morocco and one of the most impressive and fascinating monuments in the country, which earned it declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. You will make a leisurely visit to this fortified village that has been the scene of Hollywood blockbusters such as Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and Game of Thrones.

After lunch in one of the local restaurants, we will continue to the Dades Valley, passing through Ouarzazate, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the Valley of Roses and famous for its factories of artisanal distillation of rose water. We will spend the night in the Dades valley.

2nd Day: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga

Our Shared Marrakech to Merzouga 3-day desert tour continues after enjoying a good traditional breakfast. We will drive along the road of the 1001 Kasbahs to the oasis of Tinghir and roads lined with ancient kasbahs and many attractive Berber villages. Then we will drive to Tineghir, an impressive 15 km valley full of date palms. We will enjoy the high walls of gray and pink rock that surround the road.

We will then head to Erg Chebbi, located in Merzouga. Arriving at the popular dunes of the Sahara desert, we will let you enjoy a camel ride while watching the sunset, towards the desert camp location. There is nothing more interesting than spending the night in the Sahara dunes of Merzouga in one of the traditional nomad tents or in the open air under the shooting stars. If you wish, you can also spend magical moments drumming with the experienced camel guide.

3rd Day: Merzouga – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

On the last day of our desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, we will pick you up in the morning and take you to a nearby place where you can see the fantastic sunrise over the dunes.

After breakfast, we will take a camel ride to the main road. There, you will meet your driver to take you back in a comfortable vehicle to Ouarzazate. After your leisure time and lunch, we will continue our journey back to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains. The 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour will reach its end in the evening (around 7:00 pm) in Marrakech.

Additional information:

Things to know before you go!

The pick-up time is usually from 7:00 am to 7:30 am, we will contact you the day before the desert tour to fix it.
If you are staying in the Medina, the meeting point may be the Jemaa el Fna square, precisely at “Café du France“.
If you travel only you have to pay a single supplement for accommodation (contact us to know the cost).
It is an ideal trip for backpackers, if you want to enjoy more comfort and personalize your trip, you would be better off with a 3-day private desert tour from Marrakech.
Your luggage is welcome on this Merzouga desert excursion from Marrakech. It will be safely stored in the minibus or taken to the camp.
If it is convenient for you to finish this desert tour in Fez, we recommend our excursion from Marrakech to Fez through the desert of Merzouga.
A hat, sunglasses, good walking shoes, and wet napkins are useful during this excursion.

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Reviews:

Nati G, 🇬🇧

My best Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour

It was a great experience! The Shared 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour is super well-planned and organized. The attention from our guide Mohamed was amazing, a very professional, funny, kind, and friendly man, and our driver Salah, was the same. Always very attentive to what you needed and very cheerful and lively. Undoubtedly an experience that I would repeat and that I recommend 100×100 and if it is with them better than better.

Carla C, 🇬🇧

Amazing Marrakech desert tour 3 days

It was a lot of fun! Better than expected, because we have seen more things! A cooperative of women who work with argan, we went into a Berber family house where they showed us how they make the carpets …. They also took us to a scarf store and gave us a very nice henna tattoo for free. The accommodations were very good and so was the food. At noon we stopped at restaurants for lunch, or you can also bring your food. There are some optional extras like the quad ride, which I highly recommend! We had a great time! The guide Said is very nice and does a lot of riddles and the driver Hamid too! The Berber family is the best! Very nice, simple, and welcoming! Go with Aziz Experience for the best Marrakech desert tour 3 days.

Valérie M, 🇫🇮

Best 3 Days desert tour from Marrakech with Family

An amazing tour! It is a unique experience. A mention to the driver Hamid for his kindness and for taking us from one place to another making the bus transfers as entertaining as possible with traditional music as well as music from the country you are traveling from. And also another mention to our guide on this tour Said, for his kindness, for making the tour only good moments in which you disconnect from everything and makes you spend a few days to remember that you will never forget how entertaining and fun they are.
A 10 out of 10 for this Shared 3 days desert tour from Marrakech, the company, and the guides.

Daliana M, 🇺🇸

3 Days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga dunes

If you visit Morocco, this Shared 3 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is a must, and should not miss it. Very well organized, with very nice and helpful people. We were making stops and learning about different villages and their culture that Hamid was telling us about. Rachid our driver and Haid were amazing, they were on top of everything at all times. The transportation and the rooms in each accommodation were comfortable. The experience was spectacular. We had a Berber party, in the middle of a bonfire, dancing and drumming. We were able to see the stars. The people are very nice.
Highly recommended!

Matteo P, 🇳🇱

Wonderful Marrakech to Merzouga 3-day desert tour

We booked the Marrakech to Merzouga 3-day desert tour as a couple and were in for a surprise – it was an incredible and unforgettable experience despite the rain. Hamid, our tour guide, treated us like family and enriched the trip with his manner. For very little money, you get to see a lot of Morocco, its culture, food, and people. You may need to be a little open-minded when it comes to food, but nobody has to starve! Everything was well organized and all the people involved in the group tour were extremely friendly and accommodating. I can only recommend this 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour!