Main Info
This is a three-days Sahara desert tour which will bring you wonderful experiences and memories. This tour will help you discover the Sahara desert of southern Morocco, you will discover the Draa Valley. The tour in southern Morocco is the best way to discover the sublime landscapes of the Sahara desert, off the beaten path.
| Departure | From Marrakech |
| Start Time | a prompt departure at 8:00 AM |
| Return Time | Approximately 6:30 PM |
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Itinerary
For this wonderful 3-day tour, the departure would be in the morning, around 8 am. Your guide will join you to the lobby of your hotel or riad then pick you up and take the direction of Ouarzazate.
We will go through the pass of Tizi n'Tichka, which is Marrakech sought-east linking to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains and which is also the gateway to the Sahara desert.
We will stop many times to enjoy and take photos of the beautiful Berber villages and the awesome Atlas views.
On the way to Ouarzazate, we will visit the great Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
A well known Kasbah and has been considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. A very old fortified Berber village that is known also as a movie Site as several films have been shot in the Kasbah. For example the famous "Prince of Persia", "Gladiator", "Alexander "...
After the Kasbah visit, we will continue our journey through the rose valley to reach Dades Gorges. We will have dinner and spend the night in a beautiful hotel.
After breakfast, we will leave the hotel at 8:30 am and head towards the dunes of Erg Echabbi. We will visit Tinghir and stop to take pictures of a fabulous place with beautiful palm trees before we arrive at Todra Gorges, where we will walk between cliffs which are approximately 2500 meters high. It is a great place for rock climbers. We will have a delicious lunch before arriving at the Sahara desert where you will enjoy the beauty of the golden dunes and landscapes. Later, we will have a tea break in the hotel then leave for a camel ride on the dunes of Erg Chebbi. to enjoy your first Sahara desert sunset. The dinner will be served in the camp and the night will be spent in the middle of the Sahara Desert in a Berber tent enjoying the quite Sahara desert and the shining stars above in the sky.
Today after breakfast, we will leave the dunes of Erg Chebbi and return to Merzouga in dromedary with the nomads.
We will then take the road to the old town of Rissani. It's a small town in Errachidia Province. It's the ancient capital of Tafilalet and since it's located between north and south gave the city certain importance in previous times.
We will continue our journey and head towards the Sagrho Mountains, passing through the Draa valley. We will have lunch in the village of Nkob, a small village located between Ouarzazate and Tazzarine. Then continue our journey to reach Marrakech through Atlas mountains of Tizi n'Tichka.
Your driver-guide will drop you off at your hotel or the nearest access point to your riad.
