3 Days Desert Trip From Marrakech

Desert Trip Morocco offers a captivating 3-day desert excursion from Marrakech that allows you to explore the stunning High Atlas Mountains. This particular tour has been our most popular for many years and is the ultimate way to experience the authentic Moroccan desert with its various landscapes including sand dunes, oasis, kasbahs, and rocky deserts. During the tour, you will enjoy a relaxing camel ride and spend a night camping in the middle of the Sahara desert.

Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades

Day 1 of the tour begins with us picking you up from your Marrakech hotel after breakfast. From there, we will head towards the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, where you will witness the ever-changing colors and landscapes of the area, including small villages and waterfalls. We will make a stop at the pass to take in the scenery while sipping on refreshing mint tea before continuing on to Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a famous filming location for movies such as The Gladiator, Babel, and Lawrence of Arabia. We will also visit Ouarzazate town, the Kasbah of Taourirt, and the Atlas Studios movie studios, the largest of its kind in Africa. We will then make our way through the Valley of Roses and Dades valley, arriving at Todra Gorge in time for a romantic dinner and overnight stay at a traditional hotel.

Day 2: Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga ( Erg-Chebbi )

On Day 2 of the tour:we will have breakfast and then take a stroll in Todra before driving through the road of the 1000 Kasbas. We will pass by Tinghir village, the Jewish Kasbah, Erfoud, and Rissani before arriving at Merzouga before sunset. Once we reach the hotel, we will leave our car and embark on a camel ride through the Erg Chebbi Dunes to spend the night in a Berber tent. Here, we will have dinner under the stars. On Day 3, after witnessing a beautiful sunrise and having breakfast at the campsite, we will ride the camels back to the auberge. It will then be a long day driving back to Marrakech through Tichka pass, marking the end of our 3 Day Desert Trip From Marrakech.

Day 3: Merzouga  – Erfoud – Merzouga ( Erg-Chebbi ) – Marrakech

On Day 3 of the desert trip, you will watch the stunning sunrise and enjoy breakfast at the campsite. Afterward, you will ride on camels back to the auberge, and then embark on a long day of driving back to Marrakech via Tichka pass. This will mark the end of the 3-day desert trip from Marrakech.