3 Days Desert Tour from Ouarzazate to Marrakech
Overview
1st day : Ouarzazate – Skoura (Kasbah Amridil) – Rose valley – Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud -Merzouga Sahara – Overnight in a luxury camp
We pick you up from your accommodation or the airport in Ouarzazate early in the morning. Then we explore the city of Ouarzazate. Visiting the Atlas Studio where famous movies were shot, and also visit Taourirt Kasbah. Then drive southeast to visit Amridil Kasbah surrounded by palm groves in Skoura. Thereafter we continue to Rose valley. A Rose Festival is held annually in May, where the locals offer their rose products, from perfumes, rose water, oil, to cosmetic products. Then we drive through the Dades valley, we stop on a spot overlooking the valley, to enjoy the spectacular landscape of Dades gorges. Then we continue to Todra Gorges, the course of Todra river has carved out a grand canyon through the mountains -Making a high red cliff-sided canyon. Free time for lunch. Feel free to wander in the gorges and appreciate the beauty of the landscape.
In the afternoon we reach the Sahara desert of Merzouga. Where you switch to camels and cross the sandy desert. A stop will be made for you to enjoy the magical sunset on top of a high dune. Then continue to the desert luxury camp, where you can enjoy the Berber drums music while dancing around the campfire, under vast open sky of stars. Dinner and overnight in the camp.
2nd Day : Explore Merzouga region – Nomads – Khamlia – Merzouga lake – Erg Chebbi – palm grove
Wake up early in the morning is a must do, in order to contemplate the beautiful sunrise, in the middle of the desert. Free time for breakfast. Then you return on camels to Merzouga, where the driver awaits. We dedicate the day to explore the region of Merzouga. The area has so many incredible sites, from sand dunes, wild lake, mines, fossils areas to fabulous oases. Which are ideal places for so many outdoor activities.
Firstly, we start our journey in Merzouga, by driving off-road to visit an ancient eyeliner mine. Then we pay the nomads a visit, in their handmade woven tent. Learn how they live while drinking a Berber tea. Our next destination is the Khamlia village, where you will enjoy the Gnaoua music, and dancing performances. Its inhabitants are originating from sub-Saharan countries like Mali, Sudan and Niger. Free time for lunch in a restaurant. After that we take a stroll in a palm trees grove. Then drive a few kilometres to see the wild lake of Merzouga, also called flamingos lake. Dinner and overnight In a hotel.
3rd day: Merzouga Sahara – Draa Valley- Anti Atlas Mountains – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
After breakfast, we start the last day of the tour by visiting Rissani town, well know for its ethnic large souk. Then the adventure continues through Alnif, then along the Draa valley all the way to Ouarzazate. Free time for lunch. After that we drive to visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. A fortified village recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Furthermore, the Kasbah has appeared in many movies including : Gladiator, Alexander, The Mummy…etc. And also TV series including Game Of Thrones. Finally, we drive through Tizi-N-Tichka pass and the High Atlas Mountains to reach Marrakech. The tour ends by a drop off at your accommodation in Marrakech.
Included/Exclude
- Pick-up & Drop-off at your Hotel or Airport
- Transport in a private 4×4 car or minibus with A/C
- Fuel.
- English / Spanish Speaking Driver.
- 1 Night in a hotel.
- 1 Night in the desert camp.
- Camel ride in the Sahara desert ( a Camel Per person)
- Dinners and Breakfasts.
- Lunches & drinks.
- Entrance fees to monuments.
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2 thoughts on “3 Days Desert Tour from Ouarzazate to Marrakech”
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5Company 100% recommended.
They organized a 5 day tour of Morocco quite enriching. It was a wonderful experience, adjusted to everything we wanted.
Very attentive to the customers. Eager to make sure everything went well. Very friendly and very efficient. The food and the hospitality in each Riad, the camel ride on the dunes, the sunrise in the desert and everything exceeded our expectations. Very recommended company, reliable and safe. The communication with Ismail that was always attentive in solving personally all our doubts and in being alert that everything was perfect. Thank you Intrepid Marrakech ,all, we hope to return one day!
5A great company always pending, planning with you the itinerary and taking you to see what you really want to see, without cheating. We were with them for 6 days, traveling through beautiful villages towards the desert where we spent the night in a desert camp. Spectacular in everything, their landscapes and their people. Ismail and his brother made the trip unforgettable. Great calm hotels.
My husband and I discovered a small piece of Morocco, but we learned about the whole country . Thank you Ismail for making it unforgettable