3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech

Marrakesh, MA
100% of travellers recommend this
Excellent (2 reviews)
Self-guided - entry to attractions not included

Included

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    Free Marrakech airport arrival transfer on your travel day in 25 km
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    Private transportation
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    Majestic camel rides at both sunset and sunrise, sandboarding experience.
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    Entry/Admission - Vallée Des Roses
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    Breakfast
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    Dinner
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    A memorable overnight stay at a desert camp in Merzouga.
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    Visits to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Dades Valley, and Todra Gorge
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    Cozy hotel accommodation at Dades Town or Kelaat Mgouna option
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    Entry/Admission - Tinghir
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    Entry/Admission - Merzouga Desert

Excluded

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    Local guide in ait ben haddou kasbah
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    Lunches and drinks

Pickup

Check if pick-up is available from your location, you will select during checkout (providers may allow other pickup locations)

Pickup Location
Almaha Marrakech Restaurant & SPA
Art Place Hotel & Ryad
Bo Riad
Bo Riad Boutique Hotel & SPA
Cala Medina
Casa Del Sol Marrakech
Casa Lalla
Club Les Almoravides Hotel
Dar 73
Dar Crystal
Dar Essassi
Dar Fakir
Dar Les Cigognes
Dar Loula
Dar Naima
Dar Raha
Dar Si Aissa Suites & Spa
Dar Sirine
Dar Sissel
Dar Tasnime
Dar Yenna
Djemaa El Fna Hotel Cecil Marrakech
El Fenn Hotel
Gem Riad
Grand Hotel Tazi
Heritage Lalla Aicha
Hivernage Hotel & Spa
Hostel Mondial
Hotel & Ryads Barriere Le Naoura Marrakech
Hotel & Spa Riad Dar Sara
Hotel Aladin
Hotel Ali
Hotel Arset El Bilk
Hotel Atlas
Hotel Central Palace
Hotel Chems
Hotel Dar Youssef 1
Hotel du Tresor
Hotel Fatima Chahban
Hotel Hassan
Hotel Ilyass
Hotel Imouzzer
Hotel Islane
Hotel Kawakib
Hotel Mimosa
Hotel Narjisse
Hotel Residence Primavera Marrakech
Hotel Riad Chami
Hotel Riad Marraplace
Hotel Riad Rahba
Hotel Riad Youssef
Hotel Roux
Hotel Sahara Inn
Hotel Sindi Sud
Hotel Zagora
House Miss Rose
House of Fusion Marrakech
Ibis Hotel Essaouira
Jemaa El Fna Suites & Spa
Kahena Lifestyle Concept
Koutobia Royal
Ksar Anika Boutique Hotel & Spa
Ksar Saad & spa
L'Heure d'Ete
La Mamounia Marrakech
La Source du Desert
La Sultana Marrakech
Le Brillante
Le Gallia
Le Medina Privilege Riad & Spa
Le Pavillon De La Kasbah
Le Riad De Salima Noor Es Saadi Design
Le Riad Monceau
Le Rihani
Les Jardins de la Koutoubia
Maipa Boutique Riad
Maison Du Tresor
Maison H Kasbah
Marrakech Hotel Cecil 2
Menara Airport
MonRiad
Nelia Marrakech, Riad Collection
Palais Sebban
Palais Tara & Spa
Pickalbatros Hotel Du Golf Palmeraie
Raid Al Koutobia
Raid La Cle D'or
Riad & Spa Azzouz
Riad & Spa Esprit Du Maroc
Riad 052
Riad 11 Zitoune
Riad 48 & Spa
Riad 58 Blu
Riad Abaka by Ghali Annexe
Riad Abjaou
Riad Africa
Riad Ago
Riad Aicha Kitchen
Riad Ajarif by Riad Tawargit
Riad Akka
Riad Al Badia
RIad Al Loune
Riad Al Mansoura
Riad Al Nubala
Riad Al Riad
Riad Al Uzza
Riad Aladdin
Riad Alamanda
Riad Alamir
Riad Alena
Riad Alice Terrace & Spa
Riad Allal
Riad Alma
Riad Almonds Marrakesh
Riad Amegrad
Riad Amin
Riad Amirat Al Jamal
Riad Amirwa
Riad Anjar
Riad Anrich
Riad Anya & SPA
Riad Arrahma
Riad Art & Emotions Boutique Hotel & Spa
Riad Assakina
Riad Aventurine
Riad Aymane
Riad Azad & Spa
Riad Azahar
Riad Azoulay
Riad Azra Marrakech
Riad Azul Marrakech
Riad Bab Aljana
Riad Bab Nour
Riad Bahia Marrakech
Riad Bamboo & Spa
Riad Basma
Riad Bb Marrakech
Riad Beata
Riad Bien Ici
Riad Black Doors
Riad Camindia
Riad Capri2
Riad Carllian
Riad Chalymar
Riad Chennaoui
Riad Chic & Cheap
Riad Chorfa
Riad Chouia Chouia
Riad Christina
Riad CK Medina
Riad Cologne & Spa
Riad Danka
Riad Dar Anika
Riad Dar Arwa
Riad Dar Attajmil
Riad Dar Azal
Riad Dar Dar
Riad Dar Eliane
Riad Dar Fanny
Riad Dar Karma
Riad Dar Lfonoun
Riad Dar Massai
Riad Dar Najat
Riad Dar Naomi
Riad Dar One
Riad Dar Silsila
Riad Dar Zaouia by Angsana Riads Collection
Riad Dar Zaya
Riad Dardar
Riad Deluxe
Riad Diana
Riad Dollar Des Sables
Riad Dreams
Riad Dreams
Riad Ecila
Riad El Habib
Riad El Noujoum
Riad Emma
Riad Eva
Riad Fez Mahal
Riad Full Moon
Riad Fz Marrakech
Riad Gaga Marrakech
Riad Galiya
Riad Gjulja
Riad Glatt K
Riad Grawa
Riad Hamdane Et Spa
Riad Hamza
Riad Hanya
Riad Hasna Espi
Riad Hayat
Riad Hayat Marrakech
Riad Hayati
Riad Hermes
Riad Hidden
Riad Hiranya
Riad Hissan
Riad Hizad
Riad Hotel Assia
Riad Hotel Essaouira
Riad Hotel Sherazade
Riad Ibiza Star
Riad Ifoulki
Riad Il Parco dei Principi
Riad Ilayka
Riad Ima Ia
Riad Imndi
Riad Jibraile
Riad Jolie
Riad Joya
Riad k-white
Riad Kaiss by Anika
Riad Kalyani
Riad Kamal
Riad Karmela
Riad Kasbah
Riad Koutobia Royal
Riad Koutoubia Royal
Riad Ksar Saad & Spa
Riad L'Atelier
Riad L'Emir
Riad l'Esprit des Patios & Spa
Riad l'Oiseau du Paradis
Riad La Casa
Riad la Croix Berbere
Riad La Croix Berbere De Luxe
Riad La Gazelle Du Sud
Riad La Lumiere d'Etoile
Riad Lalla Manoush
Riad Laly, le bijou de la medina
Riad Lamdina
Riad Lamzia
Riad Laz Mouassine & Wellness
Riad le Clos des Arts
Riad Le Petit Joyau
Riad le Voile d'Orient
Riad Les Ammonites
Riad Les Bougainvilliers
Riad Les Gazelles D'Orient
Riad les Oliviers & SPA
Riad Lorsya
Riad Mabrouka Marrakech
Riad Magie Boutique Hotel
Riad Maison Arabo Andalouse
Riad Makila
Riad Mandar Zen
Riad Marchica
Riad Marfaman
Riad Marhbabikoum
Riad Mariana
Riad Marie Caracal
Riad Marrakech Medina
Riad Massiba
Riad Mazaj
Riad Medina Art
Riad Melhoun & Spa
Riad Mellouki
Riad Meriem
Riad Milouda
Riad Mimoune
Riad Minami
Riad Mirage
Riad Miral
Riad Miss Caracal
Riad Modern Bed & Breakfast
Riad Musa
Riad N 16
Riad Nesma Suites & Spa
Riad Nicedina
Riad Noor
Riad Noor Charana
Riad Nora
Riad Nora
Riad Nouhal
Riad Oasissime Marrakech
Riad of the Moon
Riad Omara al Kasbah
Riad Palais Azukar
Riad Palais Des Princesses & Spa
Riad Paula
Riad Pierres et Saveurs Soleil
Riad Pompon
Riad Qamar
Riad Reve d'Or
Riad Reves d'Orient
Riad Rodaina
Riad Safran Rouge
Riad Sahara Nour
Riad Sardinas & Chili
Riad Shajara
Riad Solange
Riad Sous Le Soleil Chez Jerome & Pamela
Riad Sultan Suleiman
Riad Sun Week
Riad Tahili
Riad Tahyra
Riad Tahyra
Riad Tajania
Riad Tassili Marrakech
Riad TaTam House
Riad Taziri
Riad Terra Bahia
Riad Terremaroc
Riad Tikwa
Riad Touhfa Kasbah Marrakech
Riad Tzizwit Boutique Hotel & Spa
Riad Villa Harmonie
Riad Wazani Square & Spa
Riad Wazani Square & Spa
Riad Yara
Riad Zagouda
Riad Zahrae Marrakech
Riad Zarka
Riad Zeitoun Palace
Riad Zen&Zin
Riad Zinoun
Riad Zolah
Riad Zouhour
Riyad Al Moussika
Riyad El Cadi
Royal Mansour Marrakech Hotel
Ryad Selyen
Samira Group & Spa
Sillage Palace
Sun Hostel Marrakech
The Little Hara
Tropicana Hotel Club Paladien
TUI BLUE Medina Gardens
Villa d'hotes
Villa Dar Dobra
Villa Des Orangers - Hotel
We will pick you up at the arrival hall. The driver will be waiting for you with a sign with the lead travelers name

What to expect

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Jemaa el-Fnaa

At 8 o'clock in the morning after meeting your driver, you will leave Marrakech from Jamaa El Fnaa squire to reach Ouarzazate crossing the High Atlas Tizi n'Tichka pass (2260m Att).

Duration 30 minutes
Admission Admission Included
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Tizi n Tichka

Stop for photography at the top of Atlas mountains Tizi n Tichka, before you continue to Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah,

Duration 15 minutes
Admission Admission Included
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Ait Ben Haddou

Ait Ben Haddou is the first major stop today for sightseeing The Berber fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO listed landmark and is also known as a set for major Hollywood epics, here are a few of movies that used the village for shooting: the Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator. Cross the river separating the Kasbah from the main road and explore the village at leisure

Duration 120 minutes
4

Ouarzazate

Photography Stope view of Atlas studios

Duration 10 minutes
5

Vallee Des Roses

Vallée Des Roses Short break for photography and view of roses valley rose picking begins in April and 3 days festival in the first week in May, cosmetics product made by roses oil are available in the associations,

Duration 10 minutes
Admission Admission Included
6

Boumalne Dades

Panoramic view in Dades

Duration 10 minutes
7

Tinghir

Overnight in Tinghir half-board private room,

Duration 720 minutes
8

Todra Gorge

In the morning after breakfast, departure to visit the gorges and the grove of Todgha

Duration 60 minutes
Admission Admission Included
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Erfoud

We continue our desert road to Erfoud (the capital of fossils) via Tinejdad (Berber villages). After the continuation of our adventure in the impressive dunes of (Erg Chebbi) Merzouga.

Duration 30 minutes
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Merzouga Desert

We will leave the vehicle for a camel ride in the middle of the dunes. You will spend the night in the nomad tents in the big dunes and enjoy the silence between the stars. Dinner and overnight at the bivouac.

Duration 780 minutes
Admission Admission Included
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El Kelaa M'gouna

After an early breakfast, drive back to the main road, where you will meet your driver, and to Kelaat Mgouna roses valley, where you will have a lunch stop.

Duration 60 minutes
12

Ouarzazate

Pass by Ouarzazate to the Atlas Mountain

Duration 10 minutes
13

Tizi n Tichka

Pass by Tichka Atlas mountain

Duration 10 minutes
Admission Admission Included
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Marrakech

At the end of the day we reach our final destination Marrakech, your driver will drop you off in your accommodation, the end of service.

Duration 30 minutes

The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.

Additional Information

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    All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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    Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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    Public transportation options are available nearby
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    Service animals allowed
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    Specialized infant seats are available
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    Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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    Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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    Wheelchair accessible
Provided by Morocco Adventure Awaits

What our experts say

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    Try local dishes in Tinghir town.
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    Bring warm clothes for desert nights.
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    Visit nearby Ait Ben Haddou for photos.
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    Explore the stunning scenery at Todra Gorge.
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    Don't miss the sunrise over the dunes.

More About this Experience

Introduction

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with the 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech, a remarkable journey that takes you deep into the heart of Morocco's stunning landscapes. Over the course of three days and two nights, travelers will experience the breathtaking beauty of the Merzouga Desert, where golden dunes stretch as far as the eye can see. This tour isn’t just about the destinations; it’s a fusion of rich culture, exhilarating activities, and serene moments. From the mesmerizing camel rides at sunrise and sunset to the cozy nights spent at a traditional Berber desert camp, this experience is designed to immerse you in the essence of Moroccan life. You’ll also explore the iconic Atlas Mountains and visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, making this tour a perfect blend of adventure and cultural discovery. Whether you’re a solo traveler, a couple, or part of a group, this journey promises to create memories that will last a lifetime.

What to expect?

Prepare yourself for a whirlwind of experiences on this extraordinary three-day adventure. You'll kickstart your journey by traveling through the majestic Atlas Mountains, where the views alone will leave you in awe. The first major stop at the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou invites you to wander through a historical site that has served as a backdrop for numerous Hollywood films. As you continue your journey, you’ll savor the stunning landscapes of Dades Valley and Todra Gorge, where nature's artistry is on full display. Once you reach the Merzouga Desert, get ready for an exhilarating camel ride into the sunset, an absolute highlight of the tour. Your nights will be filled with Berber hospitality as you enjoy traditional dinners and live entertainment under a sky full of stars. Experience the thrill of sandboarding during the day and wake up to the tranquil beauty of the desert at sunrise.

Who is this for?

The 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech is perfect for a wide array of travelers seeking adventure and cultural immersion. Whether you’re a solo wanderer, a couple in search of a romantic getaway, or a family wanting to create unforgettable memories together, this tour caters to all. It’s also suitable for people of varying fitness levels, as there are no strenuous activities required. The tour is designed to be inclusive, welcoming everyone from seasoned explorers to first-time adventurers. With options for private transportation and accommodations, even those who prefer a more luxurious experience will find their needs met. Travelers with young children or those requiring wheelchair accessibility can also participate, making this an enriching experience for anyone eager to explore the beauty of Morocco.

Why book this?

Booking the 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech is not just about seeing the sights; it’s about experiencing the magic of Morocco in a way that few get to. This tour sets itself apart with its unique combination of adventure and cultural experiences. From the camel rides that allow you to feel the rhythm of the desert to the evenings spent under a blanket of stars, every element is curated to enhance your connection with this captivating land. The tour also includes visits to historical landmarks, ensuring that you not only enjoy the natural beauty but also gain insight into Morocco's rich cultural heritage. Additionally, the small group setting ensures a more intimate experience, allowing for personal interactions and a deeper understanding of the places you visit. It’s an opportunity to break away from the ordinary and dive into a world that feels both timeless and thrilling.

Good to know

Before embarking on your 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech, there are a few key details to keep in mind. The tour includes free airport transfers, so your journey begins seamlessly from the moment you arrive. While meals like breakfast and dinner are provided, be prepared to cover your lunches and drinks during the trip. The tour is designed with comfort in mind, featuring private transportation and cozy accommodations, including a memorable overnight stay in a desert camp where you can truly unwind. For families traveling with infants or those needing wheelchair access, the tour is tailored to accommodate your needs, ensuring everyone can enjoy the experience. Finally, don’t forget to bring along your camera to capture the stunning landscapes and magical moments that await you on this adventure.

Reviews

Travelers who have experienced the 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech rave about the incredible landscapes and the unique cultural experiences it offers. Many highlight the warmth and hospitality of the Berber people, particularly during the nights spent at the desert camp, where delicious traditional meals and engaging entertainment create a magical atmosphere. The camel rides are often described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with guests expressing how surreal it felt to traverse the stunning sand dunes. Reviewers also appreciate the seamless organization of the tour, mentioning how well the itinerary balances sightseeing with relaxation. Overall, feedback indicates that this tour leaves participants not only with beautiful memories but also a deeper appreciation for the rich culture and breathtaking beauty of Morocco.

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