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3-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

Marrakech, Morocco · 3 days, 2 nights · 1–30 people

Runs in English

Your trip at a glance

  • 3 days, 2 nights
  • Day 1 starts at 07:30 in Marrakech. Ends around 18:00 on day 3.
  • Both nights included: Dades Valley; Sahara desert camp, Merzouga
  • Meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners included
  • Group of 1–30
  • Moderate
  • From age 5

Your guide

Ismail ELHAFIDI

Marrakech, Morocco

I am a Moroccan travel professional and the founder of Dune Whisper Tours, based in Marrakech and originally from the beautiful Rose Valley With …

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Cross the High Atlas, visit Ait Ben Haddou and spend a night in a Sahara camp, with a sunset camel ride and Berber music by the fire.

Highlights

  • Sunset camel ride into the Sahara dunes
  • Night in a Sahara desert camp with sunrise over the dunes
  • Traditional Moroccan dinner and Berber music around the campfire
  • Ait Ben Haddou, Todra Gorge and the Tizi n'Tichka Pass
Travel from Marrakech to the Sahara in three days, with the best of southern Morocco along the way. Day one takes you over the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi n'Tichka Pass to Ait Ben Haddou, then on through Ouarzazate and the Rose Valley to your overnight stop in the Dades Valley. On day two we continue through Todra Gorge to Merzouga, where you ride a camel into the dunes at sunset. Sandboarding is on offer when conditions allow. In the evening there is a traditional Moroccan dinner and Berber music around the campfire, then a night in a Sahara desert camp. Day three starts with sunrise over the dunes and breakfast, before the drive back to Marrakech through the landscapes of southern Morocco. It is an authentic Moroccan adventure that mixes big scenery, local culture and a real night in the desert.

What's included

  • Air-conditioned transportation
  • Two nights of accommodation
  • Breakfasts
  • Dinners
  • Camel riding
  • Pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
  • Traditional Berber music around the campfire
  • English-speaking driver
  • Sandboarding (subject to availability)

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments
  • Optional quad biking
  • Personal expenses and tips

What to bring

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Sunglasses and sunscreen
  • Warm clothing for desert nights
  • Cash for personal expenses

Know before you go

  • Sandboarding is only offered when conditions allow.
  • The tour involves long scenic drives through the Atlas Mountains and southern Morocco.
  • Pickup details will be confirmed before departure.
  • The remaining balance must be paid directly to the tour operator on the day of departure

Pickup: Anywhere within 5.0 km of Marrakech. You agree the place with your guide after booking.

Pickup is available from your hotel or riad in Marrakech. If your accommodation is located in an area inaccessible by vehicle, we will arrange the nearest accessible meeting point. Your pickup time and location will be confirmed before departure

Drop-off: Back where your guide collected you.

At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel or riad in Marrakech, or at the nearest accessible location if your accommodation is within the Medina

Cancellation policy: Free until 24 hours before: Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. After that, no refund.

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

Map of this tour's route, with 6 marked stops

What you'll do

Day 1

Marrakech to the Dades Valley

  1. 1
    Hotel pickup
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    We collect you from where you're staying, anywhere within 5.0 km of Marrakech. We'll agree the exact time and place with you after you book. Pickup is available from your hotel or riad in Marrakech. If your accommodation is located in an area inaccessible by vehicle, we will arrange the nearest accessible meeting point. Your pickup time and location will be confirmed before departure

  2. 2
    High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n'Tichka Pass
    Scenic drive
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    Drive out of Marrakech and over the High Atlas via the Tizi n'Tichka Pass.

  3. 3
    Ait Ben Haddou
    Visit
  4. 4
    Ouarzazate and Rose Valley
    Sightseeing
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    Continue through Ouarzazate and the Rose Valley to the Dades Valley for the night.

Night in Dades Valley. Included in the price.

Meals: dinner included

Day 2

Todra Gorge to the Sahara at Merzouga

  1. 5
    Todra Gorge
    Sightseeing
  2. 6
    Merzouga sunset camel ride
    Sunset
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    Ride a camel into the dunes at sunset, with sandboarding when available.

  3. 7
    Dinner and music at the desert camp
    Food tasting
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    A traditional Moroccan dinner with Berber music around the campfire.

Night in Sahara desert camp, Merzouga. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast and dinner included

Day 3

Desert sunrise and return to Marrakech

  1. 8
    Sunrise over the dunes
    Photo stop
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    Watch the sunrise, then have breakfast at the camp.

  2. 9
    Return to Marrakech
    Scenic drive
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    Drive back through the landscapes of southern Morocco.

  3. 10
    Back to your hotel
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    We take you back to where we collected you. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel or riad in Marrakech, or at the nearest accessible location if your accommodation is within the Medina

Meals: breakfast included

Ends around 18:00.

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170 EUR / person · party of 2 · whole trip
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