6 Days Trip from Marrakech to Merzouga Sahara
OVERVIEW :
This 6-day tour takes you from Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains, visiting the Kasbah of Pacha Glaoui, Aït Ben Haddou, and Ouarzazate. Explore the Draa Valley, Zagora, and the historic Tamgroute Koranic library. After camel trekking in the Merzouga dunes, discover Erfoud, Todgha Gorges, and the Dades Valley. Visit the Rose Valley, Skoura, and the Kasbah of Amridil before returning to Ouarzazate and Marrakech.
highlights :
- Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi N’tichka Pass.
- Visit the Kasbah of Pacha Glaoui in Telouet and the UNESCO-listed Aït Ben Haddou.
- Explore Ouarzazate, known as the “Hollywood of Africa” with its film studios and kasbahs.
- Discover the palm-filled Draa Valley and Berber villages.
- Visit the historic Tamgroute, home to a famous Koranic library and pottery workshops.
- Enjoy a camel trek to the Erg Chebbi dunes and spend a night in a nomadic bivouac in the Sahara.
- Admire the stunning Todra Gorges and explore Erfoud and Tinghir.
- Travel through the Dades Valley and visit the Kasbah of Amridil in Skoura.
- Visit the Rose Valley and the charming village of Kelaa Mgouna.
Itinerary
Day 1 : Marrakech – Telouet – Ouarzazate
After breakfast, Sahara Camel Tours start with a early daparture to Telouet via the mountain of hight Atlas passing throught the TiziNtichka pass reaching 2,260 m, visite of the Kasbah of Pacha Glaoui in telouet (lunch in the place). Afternoon tracks to Ait Ben Haddou via the Ounila valley with its berber villages. Continuation to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 : Ouarzazate – Draa valley – Zagora
After the breakfast, departure for Agdez via the anti-Atlas at 1660 altitude, then continuation towards Zagora along the Draa valley with its procession of palm trees while passing by many typical Berber village arrived at Zagora. Lunch on the place. Afternoon departure for Tamgroute to visit old Koranic library, the kasbah underground and the Manufacture of pottery. Return To Zagora. Dinner and over night in hotel.
Day 3 : Zagora – Tazarine – Alnif – Rissani – Merzouga
Departure to Zagora passing again by the Draa valley to join a track which carries out towards the village of Taftechna and the village of Ait Ouaazique with its engravers repestres and by the road one to join Tazarine And Alnif and have lunch in the place. After lunch we continue towards the impressive dunes of Merzouga (Chebbi Erg) via Rissani. Then we will switch from our 4×4 to camels, where we¬ll be taken on a camel ride on the dunes to enjoy the sunset and overnight on a true nomad bivouac in the deep of the dunes. Dinner and over night in a bivouac.
Day 4 : Merzouga – Erfoud – Touroug – Tinjdad – Tinghir
Wake up early in the morning in order to admire the sunrise and have some tea and return on camels to have,breakfast,in hotel then we will take the track which carries out towards the town of Erfoud. Then departure for crossing the palm plantation of Tourog, and the one of Tinjdad (lunch in the place), afternoon we continues towards the Todgha Gorges and spend the night there. Dinner and over night in hotel.
Day 5 : Tinghir – Kelaa Mgouna – Skoura – Ouarzazate
After the breakfast, we will walk about one hour in the palm plantation of Tinghir, then departure for Boumalne to continue towards the Dades Gorges and have lunch in the place. In the afternoon return by the dades valley to the Kasbah of Ait Youl from there you will take a track which crosses the rose valley and which carries out towards the rose capital of Kelaa Mgouna, the drive to Skoura and visit of the Kasbah of Amredhyle after the visit we continue to Ouarzazate.
Day 6 : Ouarzazate – Marrakech
After the breakfast, departure to visit the town of Ouarzazate : the Kasbah of Taourirt and cinema studio ; then drive to Marrakesh by atlas mountains of , Tizi N-Tichka pass.
included :
- Transport in 4×4 car with Air condition
- Private driver/English speaking guide
- Accommodation (dinner and breakfast) in hotels
- Camel ride through the desert
- Sleep in desert tent
excluded :
- Airline tickets
- Noon meals
- Drinks
- Entrance fees