5-day Marrakech to Merzouga Sahara desert tour
The Sahara without rushing: kasbahs and canyons, a full day around Erg Chebbi, a camel trek and a desert camp, back through the Draa Valley.
Marrakech (riad or hotel)From€625 / per person
The road of a thousand kasbahs
Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou and the kasbah road
The fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco's film studios and the gorges of Dades and Todra on the road to the Sahara.
South of the High Atlas, the landscape turns to red earth and palm oases. This is the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, which most of our desert tours follow from Marrakech to Merzouga.
Highlights
- Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO-listed ksar (fortified village) of earthen houses climbing a hill, seen in Gladiator and Game of Thrones.
- Ouarzazate, "the Hollywood of Africa", with its film studios and the Taourirt Kasbah of the Glaoui family.
- The Valley of Roses around Kelaat M'Gouna, where damask roses bloom in May.
- The Dades Valley and its rock formations, and the Todra Gorges, whose walls rise 300 metres high.
- Jebel Saghro, a wild volcanic range for trekking.
Ait Ben Haddou is also possible as a long day trip from Marrakech, crossing the Tizi n'Tichka pass.
Trips to Ouarzazate & Ait Ben Haddou
3-day Merzouga desert tour from Marrakech
Kasbahs, the Dades and Todra gorges, then a camel trek into the dunes of Erg Chebbi and a night in a Sahara camp.
Marrakech at 8:00 (riad, hotel or airport)Price on request
2-day Zagora desert tour from Marrakech
The Sahara in two days: Ait Ben Haddou, the Draa Valley palm groves, a camel ride at sunset and a night in a desert camp.
Marrakech (riad, hotel or airport)Price on request
3-day desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga
Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, a night in the Sahara, then the Dades, Todra and Ait Ben Haddou on the way to Marrakech.
Fes (riad or hotel), early morningPrice on request
9-day Morocco tour from Casablanca
The grand tour: Casablanca, Fes, the Sahara, Berber villages, Ait Ben Haddou and Marrakech, starting and ending in Casablanca.
Casablanca (airport or hotel)Price on request
Day trip to Ait Ben Haddou over the Tizi n’Tichka
Cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka pass to the UNESCO-listed ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, and back in a day.
Your riad or hotel in Marrakech at 7:30Price on request
6-day Jebel Saghro trek
A wild volcanic range between the Atlas and the Sahara: rock towers, high plateaus and starry camps, far from the crowds.
Marrakech (riad or hotel)Price on request
6-day Rose Valley trek
Damask roses, red-earth villages and narrow gorges in the valley of Kelaat M’Gouna, between the Atlas and the desert.
Marrakech (riad or hotel)Price on request
All destinations
Our home base
Marrakech
Souks, palaces and gardens, and Jemaa el-Fna coming alive at dusk. Our team lives here, and almost every journey starts here.
The Sahara
Merzouga
The tallest dunes in Morocco, camel treks at sunset and nights in a desert camp under a sky full of stars.
Peaks and Berber valleys
Atlas Mountains
Mount Toubkal, terraced Berber villages and green valleys, an hour from Marrakech and a world away from the city.
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