Marrakech to Erg Chebbi desert tour is a wonderful organized tour with the help of experienced drivers and guides to explore the Sahara desert. We will depart from your hotel or Riad at 8:00 am and head towards Dades Gorge by 4 x 4. On your way, You will cross the Atlas mountains through Tizi-n-Tichka, 2260 meters high. Breaks will be taken at your request whenever and wherever you want to take photos or to explore the local Authentic Berber villages where you can experience the charm of the Berber nomadic lifestyle. On the way, you may see Moroccan Berber women collecting the grass for their cattle and farmers plowing out or cultivating their lands with the help of mules, cows or donkeys. Then you will continue your way to reach the majestic Telouat Kasbah owned by the Glaoui. You have a chance to enjoy the charm of beautiful valleys in the southeast of Morocco, Ounila valley. Then you will have 45 min walk to the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
Ait Ben Haddou is classified since 1987 as one of the world's UNESCO heritage sites. This fortified Kasbah is an attractive site for private tours and excursions departing from Marrakech. Because of its beautiful architecture and natural decoration Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah becomes one of the famous locations that is used for movie shooting. such as “Gladiator”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Alexander”, “Kingdom of heaven”,” Babel” & “Prince of Persia”… After the kasbah visit, you will enjoy Moroccan food in a typically Berber restaurant. Later on, We will visit Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate built during the period of colonization.
We will then resume our journey, passing by Skoura palm trees, and the Rose Valley (Damaskin Roses). We will have dinner and spend the night in the Dades Gorge hotel.
Day 2 - Dades Gorges – Toudra Gorges – Merzouga Dunes (Erg Echabbi)
After breakfast, we will leave the hotel at 8:30 am and head towards Sahara Desert Erg Echabbi. We will have a stop in Tinghir to take pictures; a fabulous place with beautiful palm trees, before arriving at Todra Gorges, where we will walk between cliffs approximately 2500 meters high. It is a great place for rock climbing. We will have a delicious lunch before arriving at the Sahara desert where you will enjoy the beauty of the sand dunes and landscapes. Later, you will have a tea break in a hotel before leaving to ride camels in the desert. The night will be spent in the middle of the Sahara Desert in Berber tents enjoying the brilliance of the stars at night, and the gorgeous sunset.
Day 3 - Erg Chebbi – Tazarine – Agdez – Marrakech
Around 6:00 a.m, you will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, one the best moment of Merzouga desert, will be followed by a delicious breakfast in the bivouac of Merzouga, then you will ride back the camels to meet your staff and start your journey back from Merzouga dunes to Marrakech through Tazarine and the Draa Valley, Agdez, and Ouarzazate. You will have free time for lunch on the way before you will continue to Marrakech, where your tour from Marrakech to Merzouga ends. You will cross again the Tizi N’Tichka pass and Atlas the Berber villages between Ouarzazate and Marrakech.
