5-Day Marrakech to Merzouga Sahara Desert & Oasis Tour

Your adventure begins with pick-up from your accommodation in Marrakech. We cross the spectacular High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, stopping at panoramic viewpoints to admire the mountains and traditional Berber villages.

Next, we continue towards Ouarzazate. After lunch, we travel to Agdz, a traditional village at the entrance to the Draa Valley, where we visit the impressive Tamnougalt Kasbah and discover its historic architecture.

Afterwards, we continue towards Zagora. The road takes us through the beautiful Draa Valley and its extensive palm groves. When we arrive in Zagora, you have time to enjoy the oasis and take photographs.

Finally, we check into a local hotel, where you enjoy dinner and spend the night.

After breakfast, we leave Zagora and enter remote desert landscapes. We follow the historic desert track towards Tafraoute Sidi Ali, a route once used by the Paris–Dakar rally.

Along the way, the landscape changes dramatically. We cross the hamada, a vast desert plain covered with dark stones, and have the opportunity to meet a nomadic family in their traditional tent.

We share tea with the nomads and learn more about their traditional lifestyle, a unique opportunity to discover how people live in one of Morocco’s most remote regions.

Afterwards, we continue along the desert track towards Tafraoute Sidi Ali. The route offers wide-open landscapes and excellent opportunities for photography.

Finally, we arrive in the village, where you spend the night with a local family and enjoy a traditional dinner.

After breakfast, we continue towards Merzouga. The route crosses remote desert landscapes and passes through Ramlia and the surrounding dunes.

Next, we continue towards Taouz, where we stop to discover ancient rock carvings and take photographs of the desert scenery.

Then, we continue to Khamlia, a village famous for its Gnaoua music and cultural traditions. You enjoy local music and discover an important part of the cultural heritage of south-eastern Morocco.

Afterwards, we continue towards Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes. In the afternoon, you begin your camel ride across the golden Sahara, as the colours of the sand change with the sunlight.

Later, we stop to admire the sunset from the dunes before continuing to the desert camp.

In the evening, you enjoy a traditional Berber dinner and relax around the campfire, spending the night in a Berber tent under the stars.

Wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes, one of the highlights of the trip. After breakfast, you return to the foot of the dunes by camel.

Next, we leave Merzouga and continue to Rissani, where we visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Cherif, an important historical site in the Tafilalt region.

Afterwards, we continue to Erfoud, a town well known for its fossils and traditional fossil workshops. We then travel towards the Todra Gorges via Touroug.

Along the way, we stop at the Todra palm grove to enjoy the views and take photographs. Then, we reach the impressive Todra Gorges, where you have time to walk through the canyon and have lunch.

Finally, we continue through Tinghir towards Boumalne Dades, stopping at panoramic viewpoints overlooking the Dades Valley before reaching the Dades Gorges, where you enjoy dinner and spend the night.

After breakfast, we follow the Dades Valley through traditional Berber villages and fields of roses towards Kalaat M’Gouna, the heart of the Valley of Roses.

Here, we visit a local cooperative where you can discover products made from roses. Afterwards, we continue towards the Skoura palm grove.

Next, we continue to Ouarzazate. We stop near Taourirt Kasbah and the famous Atlas Film Studios for photographs, both reflecting Ouarzazate’s important role in the film industry.

Then, we continue to the famous Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, where you enjoy a guided visit with a local guide and discover the history of this impressive fortified village.

After lunch, we begin the final part of the journey, crossing the High Atlas Mountains once again and enjoying the spectacular mountain scenery.

Finally, we arrive in Marrakech at the end of the day and drop you off at your accommodation, after an unforgettable journey through Morocco’s mountains, oases, remote desert landscapes, kasbahs and Sahara dunes.