Sahara desert tour with desert camping Marrakech to Marrakech is an enriching escape into Morocco’s nature, this Sahara Desert tour will allow you to explore the four valleys of the beautiful southeast part of morocco :Draa Valley,Todra Valley and Dades valley .Ride a camel and watch the sunset from the top of the dunes. Taste a delicious dinner in the middle of the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Visit Berber villages around the dunes and discover the Berber lifestyle. Share your culture with our family in the camp. Dance and sing around the fire under the stars at night. Spend your night in our nomadic desert camp in Erg Chebbi dunes (Merzouga).
Marrakech to Marrakech
3 Hours Before Flight Time
Start of your Sahara desert tour from your riad or hotel in Marrakech where your driver will meet you. Drive through Atlas Mountains to enjoy the scenic route. Sip a cup of tea while enjoying your panoramic view of Tizi n’Tichka Pass. Leave the national road to arrive at the Glaoui Kasbah. Continue your drive to Ait Benhaddou Kasbah and enjoy its visit. Travel through history and discover a UNESCO heritage. Witness where some big movies were turned. Spend your night in a hotel in the area.
Setting off in the morning, your party will travel through a rocky landscape of ‘regs’ – tables and mesas resembling the southwest region of the United States. From there we’ll head straight to the dunes of Merzouga, the launching place of many Sahara excursions in Morocco. Here you’ll find your camels and guides waiting to take you on one of the world’s most beautiful desert trips. Trekking for 1 hours on camelback, you will arrive at camp, but not before seeing one of the most breathtaking sunsets of your life over the Sahara dunes. Sleep under the stars in a luxury desert tent after an evening of tagine and Berber music.
Waking early will reward you with the best sunrise of your life. Afterwards, you’ll peacefully camel trek back to the village. Later on we drive to rissani , a region of verdant date palms bordering the Sahara. This region, of historical importance, once marked the crossroads of the West African caravan routes and it is the origin of the establishment of the Alaouite dynasty (17th Century), the dynasty that still holds power in Morocco today. You will have a half day exploring the area, lunch by berber baked local pizza. Then we drive towards Todra gorges, have a walk inside the gorges. overnight at hotel in todra valley.
After your breakfast , we head to Dades valley where you’ll explore the dades valley which is a beautiful escape into Morocco’s nature , catch an insight of Moroccan agriculture and walk through giant natural rocks formation . have lunch in a charming guesthouse, then we drive towards our next destination, the rose valley (April to May is the blooming season for the roses ) . spend a night in a charming guesthouse.
After breakfast in the hotel, travel through the Rose valley Valley na and Ouarzazate. The route is called “The Thousand Kasbahs” and it provides numerous opportunities to take some of the best photographic shots both in the Rose Valley and in the city famous for being the set of numerous films. we visit one the kasbahs that stands out from the rest in the valley of thousand kasbahs, Ameridile. After that we will take the way back across the Hight Atlas Mountains till Marrakech. Expect to arrive at 6pm.end of your sahara desert tour from Marrakech to Marrakech.
