You will enjoy a visit to the Merzouga desert with a camel safari. You explore the Atlas Mountains, see the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, spend the night in a Berber desert camp, where shows and a traditional dinner await you, all in just two nights and three days.
Pick-up from all hotels and riads in Marrakech.
Jemaa el-Fnaa: Stop for 30 minutes
- At 8 a.m., meet your driver and leave Marrakech from Jemaa el-Fnaa to reach Ouarzazate, crossing the High Atlas pass Tizi n'Tichka (2260m Att).
Tizi n Tichka: Stop for 15 minutes
- Stop for photos at the top of the Atlas Mountains at Tizi n'Tichka before continuing to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou: Stop for 2 hours
- Explore the fortified Berber village of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the setting for great Hollywood epics. Cross the river separating the Kasbah from the main road and explore the village at your leisure.
Ouarzazate: Stop for 10 minutes
- Photography stop for a view of Atlas Studios.
Vallee Des Roses: Stop for 10 minutes
- Short break for photography and a view of the Roses Valley. Rose picking begins in April, with a three-day festival in the first week of May. Cosmetics made from rose oil are available in the associations.
Valley of the Roses: Overnight stay
- Overnight in your accommodation in the rose village. Meals included: Dinner
- Accommodation included: Half-board hotel in Dades town.
Gargantas del Todra: Stop for 60 minutes
- In the morning after breakfast, depart to visit the gorges and the grove of Todgha.
Erfoud: Stop for 30 minutes
- Continue the desert road to Erfoud (the capital of fossils) via Tinejdad (Berber villages). Then continue to the impressive dunes of Merzouga.
Merzouga Desert: Stop for 13 hours - Admission included
- Leave the vehicle for a camel ride in the middle of the dunes. Spend the night in nomadic tents in the large dunes and enjoy the silence under the stars. Dinner and night at the bivouac.
- Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner
- Accommodation included: Overnight in a comfortable desert camp tent (option to upgrade to a luxury camp tent available).
El Kelaa M'gouna: Stop for 60 minutes
- After an early breakfast, return to the main road to meet your driver and head to the Rose Valley of Kelaat Mgouna for a lunch break.
Ouarzazate and Atlas Mountains: Pass through Ouarzazate and cross the Tichka Atlas mountains on your way back to Marrakech.
Marrakech:
- At the end of the day, reach your final destination, Marrakech.
- Your driver will drop you off at your accommodation.
- Meals included: Breakfast
- No accommodation included on this day.