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.
Our tours
Desert journeys, day trips from Marrakech and treks in the Atlas: choose a starting point, and we will shape it around your dates, your group and your pace.
From 2 to 9 days
Sahara nights, kasbah roads and Atlantic towns: private journeys from Marrakech, Fes or Casablanca, with your own driver-guide.
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.
Kasbahs, the Dades and Todra gorges, then a camel trek into the dunes of Erg Chebbi and a night in a Sahara camp.
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.
Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, a night in the Sahara, then the Dades, Todra and Ait Ben Haddou on the way to Marrakech.
From the buzz of Marrakech to the waves of Taghazout and the sea walls of Essaouira, with a surf lesson on the way.
The grand tour: Casablanca, Fes, the Sahara, Berber villages, Ait Ben Haddou and Marrakech, starting and ending in Casablanca.
One day, door to door
Atlas villages, waterfalls, the Atlantic and the desert at the city's edge: private excursions with pick-up from your riad or hotel.
Palaces, tombs, souks and Jemaa el-Fna with a private local guide who knows the medina inside out.
The desert 45 minutes from Marrakech: camels or quads at sunset, then dinner and music in a desert camp.
A one-hour flight at sunrise over the desert and Berber villages, with the Atlas on the horizon and breakfast on landing.
A guided walk among Berber villages and waterfalls at the foot of Mount Toubkal, with lunch at our guide’s home.
Riverside lunch, Berber villages and the waterfalls of Setti Fatma in a green Atlas valley an hour from Marrakech.
Cook tagine, couscous and bread with a Berber family in a mountain village, then share the meal you made.
Cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka pass to the UNESCO-listed ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, and back in a day.
The argan road, then a day by the ocean: Essaouira’s medina, port and sea walls, with grilled fish for lunch.
Morocco’s tallest waterfalls, 110 metres of cascades among olive trees, with Barbary monkeys on the trails.
4 to 6 days on foot
Summit Toubkal, cross the volcanic peaks of Jebel Saghro or follow the Rose Valley: guided treks with muleteers, camps and Berber guesthouses.
Summit North Africa’s highest peak at sunrise, then descend through the Berber villages of the Azzaden or Mizane valleys.
A wild volcanic range between the Atlas and the Sahara: rock towers, high plateaus and starry camps, far from the crowds.
Damask roses, red-earth villages and narrow gorges in the valley of Kelaat M’Gouna, between the Atlas and the desert.
Morocco’s second-highest summit from the green “Happy Valley” of Ait Bouguemez, with river camps and the Ait Imi gorge.
Tell us your dates, your interests and how you like to travel. We usually reply within 24 hours with a tailor-made proposal.