3 Days from Ouarzazate to Merzouga

3 Days from Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert Tour

OVERVIEW

This 3 Days from Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert Tour is perfect for travelers who wish to visit the desert at a relaxed pace. Discover the Amredhil Kasbah and visit its museum. Explore the immense palm fields of the Skoura oasis and discover life in the oasis. Stop in the Rose Valley and visit the local cooperatives that produce scented cosmetics.

Discover the Dades valley and go on an excursion in the Toudgha gorges. Stroll through the fields of the garden, olive trees, and huge canyons. Taste the camel experience in the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Photograph your party with nomadic turbans and watch the sunset from the top of the dunes (250 m).

Enjoy dinner in the magical atmosphere of the Sahara. Dance Berber music and drum around a campfire. Sleep in a private nomadic tent in a Merzouga desert field in the dunes.

Drive through different landscapes of southern Morocco and through Berber villages. Explore the unlimited palm trees of the Draa Valley and visit the Tamnougalt Kasbah with a local guide. Cross the Anti-Atlas mountains and return to Ouarzazate.

Itinerary of 3 Days Desert Tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga

Check out the 3 Days Tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert below to know what to expect from this tour. you can Customize your Itinerary

Highlights of Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert 3 Days

Explore the green oasis of Skoura and the fortified Kasbah of Amredhil.
Visit the cosmetic cooperatives of products made of roses Damascene in Klaat M’Gouna.
Explore the Todra Gorges.
Visit the Berber villages to discover local life.
Ride camels on orange dunes and take pictures of your group with nomadic turbans.
Watch the sunset and sunrise.
Dinner under the panoply of the stars, followed by an evening of Berber music.
Night in a comfortable private nomadic tent in a camp in the middle of the Merzouga desert.
Roll in the Draa Valley with its thousands of palm trees and ancient kasbahs.

Itinerary: 3 Days Tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga

Day 1: from Ouarzazate to Todra Gorges Via the Rose Valley.

Your 3 Days from Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert tour begins with a visit to the Dades Valley and the Todra Gorges (located in the High Atlas). Departure by 4×4 in the morning with your guide. You will join the path of a part of the Valley of the Roses to reach the gorges of Dades.

After visiting the Dades Gorges, you walk through the Boulmane Dades Valley, which stretches for 25 km. Your excursion in the Sahara Desert will also take you to the Todra gorges. Dinner and overnight in the Gorges of Todra.

Day 2: from Todra Gorges to Merzouga Desert Via Erfoud city.

Visit the Todra Gorges on the morning of the second day of the Moroccan desert tour from Ouarzazate.

Take the 4×4 to go to Merzouga. Lunch is planned in the town of Erfoud. Then your journey in the desert from Ouarzazate to Merzouga continues. You will cross the beautiful valley of Ziz and then reach up to Merzouga Desert before the sunset.
Enjoy a camel ride for about 1h30 – 2h and an unforgettable sunset on the dunes of Erg Chebbi. You can ride in the dunes, do a sandboarding activity, or quad bike in Merzouga dunes.

Dinner and overnight in a camp in the Merzouga desert. You will have a great night behind the dunes with the sky full of stars and the Berber music.

Day 3: from Merzouga Desert to Ouarzazate via Rissani Souk, Alnif, Tazzarine, Agdz.

Get up early in the morning and you will be rewarded with an incredible sunrise show. After breakfast, you will have the opportunity to leave the camp by camel or 4×4.

Shortly after, we headed to Ouarzazate, passing through numerous Berber villages. Including Rissani, Alnif, and Tazzarine, who starred in the movie «Babel» and N’Qob, which will be the place of lunch.

In the afternoon, you will cross the vast palm groves and green oases of the Draa Valley. Visit the Kasbah Tamnougalt with a local guide. It is the oldest kasbah in the valley and is still partially inhabited. The route continues along the old path of caravans full of adobe houses and ancient kasbahs.

Back on the paved road, on the road to Agdz, where we stop for tea or coffee. Cross the anti-atlas mountains and the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass to return to Ouarzazate. ~ End of your trip from Ouarzazate to Erg Chebbi Sahara!

What's include in : 3 Days from Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert Tour

Private transport in comfortable air conditioning 4 4 cars or luxury minivan.
Expert English/French/Spanish Berber driver/guide.
Support and delivery to your accommodation in Ouarzazate.
private bathroom, and toilet.
Accommodation in an authentic Erg Chebbi dunes desert countryside
Option to go to Merzouga luxury desert camp with private bathroom.
2 breakfasts, and 2 vegetarian and vegan dinners
Camel ride for an hour or an hour and a half and sand-boarding as much as you like.
Possibility to go and return from the desert camp by car 4x4.
Berber music and drums around the fire under the stars in the desert.
Free refreshments and mineral water during your stay in the desert.
The ability to ask the driver to stop for breaks whenever you want.