Discover the famous dunes of Sahara’s Erg Chebbi on a unique 4-day desert tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga. This adventure showcases diverse landscapes, including fortified Kasbahs, lush oases, breathtaking valleys, vast gorges, and majestic sand dunes.
Explore notable sites like the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the beautifully restored Kasbah Amredhil, ancient Kasbah Tamnougalte, Valley of the Roses, Dades Valleys, and the historic Caravan Road.
Enjoy camel rides, capture images of friends with blue turbans in the dunes, and witness mesmerising sunrises and sunsets from the summit of Erg Chebbi dunes. To top it off, you get to dine under starry skies, experience Berber music, and spend nights in private, exotic tents among Merzouga’s vast dunes.
| Number of persons | 2 Persons | 3 Persons | 4 Persons | 5 Persons | 6 Persons |
| Price per person | 485 € | 475 € | 450 € | 425 € | 425 € |
| Total price | 970 € | 1425 € | 1800 € | 2125 € | 2550 € |
After breakfast, you set out for your 4-day desert tour from Ouarzazate to Merzouga as your driver picks you up at 08:30 from your riad. You follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Skoura Oasis.
Here, you will stop to visit Kasbah Amridhil, which used to be featured in the old 50 dirham banknote. The kasbah has been beautifully restored and is well worth visiting; constructed entirely of adobe, an excellent building material that keeps room temperature cool in the summer and warm in the winter due to the thickness of the walls.
After lunch, you travel through the beautiful Valley of the Roses as far as Kel’aa M’gouna, where over 4,000 tons of roses are harvested every spring from this desert oasis! Here, you can visit a local cooperative producing cosmetic articles from the valley’s abundant roses. These organic products are highly valued.
Having arrived in the Dades Valley, you will have time to walk in the valley, stroll by the fields and gardens and explore life in the oases. You will spend the night with dinner and breakfast in a beautiful guest house overlooking the valley.
After breakfast, you continue your adventure southeast. In Toudgha Gorges, there are plenty of opportunities to walk alongside the river through the gardens or alongside the riverbank on the other side of the gorges.
Next, you continue your desert trip alongside the Ziz Valley, which is very remarkable for its huge palm groves and fortified kasbahs standing tall among the palm trees. Between Tinjdad and Erfoud, you can stop to go down into “Khettara,” a fascinating underground water channel system deep below the earth, always cool and preventing the evaporation of water.
In Erfoud itself, you can stop at a local workshop to see the workings of thousands of fossils made into all sorts of artefacts. From here, we continue driving east as far as Merzouga, where sand alongside the road indicates the start of the mighty Sahara Desert.
At the campsite, you check-in to your tent and enjoy a relaxing glass of tea and Moroccan biscuits. Then, you take a camel ride up to the summit of the Erg Chebbi dunes (250 m) where you can admire the sunset from the top of the dunes!
Back at the camp, dinner is served, followed by an evening of nomad music and drumming around a campfire. You spend the night in your private tent, equipped with a private toilet & shower, king-sized beds, mattresses, sheets, pillows, blankets & carpets, lamps and beautiful Moroccan furnishings, all tastefully arranged to enhance your stay.
If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows are an incredible sight. You will also have free time to wander the dunes and experience the tranquillity of this magical place.
After breakfast, you travel south as far as Zagora, the largest oasis in the Dra’a Valley and the gate to the mighty Sahara Desert. The journey takes you along the length of the Saghro Mountains and via the villages of Rissani, Alnif, Tazarine (featured in the film ‘Babel’), and then N’Qob just in time for lunch.
From here, you travel along the ancient caravan route and via stunning Berber villages. You arrive in Zagora by the end of the afternoon. You spend the night with dinner and breakfast in a beautiful guest house.
After breakfast, you will visit the local pottery co-operatives in Tamgroute village, which produce all the green glaze pottery products you may have seen all over the south.
It is interesting to visit these workshops to learn how local clay is worked into products in a manner unique to this region. Then, you can also see an ancient Quranic Library with a fascinating display of exquisite hand-written Arabic texts.
From here, you travel back up north to Ouarzazate. As you descend the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass (1660m), you will be amazed by the splendid views of the extensive green oases and the innumerable palm trees, all indicating the beginning of the Dra’a Valley.
We drive off-road through the Dra’a Valley, which offers better views of the green oases and unlimited palm trees, with ancient Kasbahs idyllically standing among the palm trees and by both sides of the river. Then, there is time to visit Kasbah Tamnougalt, the oldest and the largest kasbah in the Dra’a Valley.
Back on the paved road, we cross Agdz, a oasis town well-known for the variety of its palm dates, and arrive in Ouarzazate by the end of the afternoon. Your driver will transfer you to your riad which marks the end of your 4-day Merzouga desert tour from Ouarzazate.
Verified
Aleksandra M15/06/2024Great city tour - strongly recommended Me and my friend came to Marrakesh for 1 day and a city tour was what we needed. Our guide, namesd Said, comes from a Berber tribe and speaks good english. Very friendly and chatty guy who has a lot of information about the monuments and history. We took a walk through Medina (old city) passing by multiple shops and food stols. Onlybthat itself was an experience. Combination of colors, smells, proportions, design, esthetics of the architecture was overwhelming. Absolutely senses stimulating. Use reccommendations for the tour - comfy shoes, water and a sunscreen are a must. The tour took us nearly 4h, we walked over 8km. If you need a toilet there are free ones in the Bahia Palace ( go to the one AFTER small riad). Make sure to have cash on you because very often ATMs are not working, currency exchange points, restaurants and local shops don't accept cards. We also visited a para pharmacy to learn about argan oil, spices, herbs and teas. We got a cup of fantastic local tea and tested a lot of products - we could pay by card there. However, it wasn't the cheapest place, so if you have time, have a strall in the market to compare the prices. Tips for the guid are more then welcome. Read how to tip in Morocco because it's usually higher in european countries. Strongly recommended. Thank you Said!Verified
Katarzyna Z15/06/2024Great day in Marrakech Said was great guide and made our day showing us the best gems of the city. Highly recommend for all who want to experience not a regular sight seeing ✨????Verified
Antoine T15/06/2024A memorable trip with a dedicated team!! Hamza and his team are very, very professional! We loved our trip, especially thanks to Aziz who was an exceptional guide in every way. Traveling with 3 young children is never easy, especially when you cover a lot of kilometers but it was really great. We recommend without reservationVerified
Erica Gall24/05/2024Very knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommend! Brahim was very knowledgeable and led us through the medina. He even took me to a very reputable rug shop and waited for me after. We chatted a lot about the craftsmanship and architecture on our walk and I could tell he sincerely loves Morocco. He was patient while everyone took photos as we waded through the crowdsVerified
Nicole A16/05/2024A successful and unforgettable stay We spent 3 unforgettable days. Magnificent landscapes and sites, superb walks and especially in the company of Abdel. In a very relaxed atmosphere and with measured discretion, he guided us to the right places and made great discoveries. We learned a lot alongside him. It was a real success. Nicole and Co.Verified
sherylgeorgina29/04/2024An amazing experience !! Amazing walking tour ! Started in the medina with a talk about the mosque then walked through the souks to the Bahia palace . At the Palace there was a really long queue to get in but because we were with a tour we got in with no wait which must have saved at least 30minute wait. Hassan was so knowledgeable especially about the history of Morocco. We went on to visit the souks again in the area where they prepared / food then on to a visit to a spices shop for a fascinating talk all about different herbs spices teas etc . Last off to the Ben Youssef - again we were told so much about all the history and got some great photos . Thank you for a brilliant experience-5starVerified
Ptite C27/04/2024Great tour with a caring guide! 10/10! I highly recommend this tour! We spent a superb afternoon visiting the must-see places in Marrakesh with our great guide Mohammed, who took his time to explain everything to us and give us good advice! Thank you Mohammed for your kindness and your interesting explanations, we really appreciated it! :)Verified
Daniel C19/04/2024South Morocco Very nice excursion for 4 days in southern Morocco. (Ouarzazate, Dades, Todra, Merzouga, Draa). Magnificent landscapes and beautiful evenings, especially in the dunes. A big thank you to Hamza for the organization and a thousand thanks to Abdul who accompanied us and drove with great kindness and professionalism.Verified
Lapointe A17/04/2024Great! Great tour and excellent guide. Thank you Abdellatif! We will come back to Marrakech and will not hesitate to use them again!Verified
Cristina F13/04/2024Around Marrakech with Brahim Walking with Brahim was very interesting! He was always very professional and helpful, able to explain a lot of the Marocco colture always making sure that the people in the tour felt safe and interested. He was able to answer to all our questions and played a key role for us to understand better the culture from Marocco.
