3 Days Errachidia to Merzouga & Back

3 Days Errachidia to Merzouga & Back

3 days · 2 nightsErrachidia · Merzouga · ErrachidiaPrivate tour

Two nights in the dunes from Errachidia, with a full day to meet nomads, visit Khamlia and climb Erg Chebbi.

This is a private tour of 3 days · 2 nights: the vehicle, the driver and the timing are only yours, so you can stop for photos, change hotels or add a night wherever you like. Below you will find the day-by-day itinerary.

Highlights

  • Blue spring of Meski
  • Gnawa music in Khamlia
  • Fossil workshops of Erfoud

Itinerary day by day

Errachidia – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga
Day 1 · night in a desert camp

Errachidia – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga

Pick-up at Errachidia airport, bus station or hotel. Drive along the Ziz Valley, one of the longest palm groves in Morocco, with a stop at the Meski blue spring. Through Erfoud you reach Merzouga in about two hours, then ride a camel into the dunes to your camp.

Merzouga: Khamlia, nomads and Erg Chebbi
Day 2 · night in a desert camp

Merzouga: Khamlia, nomads and Erg Chebbi

A whole day around the great dunes by 4x4: visit a nomad family for tea, listen to Gnawa music in the village of Khamlia, see the seasonal lake of Dayet Srji and the palm grove of Merzouga. Optional sandboarding or quad. Climb a dune for sunset and spend another night at the camp.

Erg Chebbi – Rissani – Erfoud – Ziz Valley – Errachidia
Day 3

Erg Chebbi – Rissani – Erfoud – Ziz Valley – Errachidia

Sunrise from the top of a dune, breakfast and camel ride back. Visit the souk and old ksour of Rissani and a fossil workshop in Erfoud, then follow the Ziz palm groves north to Errachidia, where we drop you at the airport, bus station or your hotel.

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4x4 or minivan
  • English, Spanish or Italian speaking local driver
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, riad or airport
  • Accommodation in hotels, riads and a desert camp with private tent
  • Breakfast and dinner every night
  • Camel ride into the dunes with a camel guide
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Local guides and entrance fees (optional)
  • Tips
  • Flights and travel insurance

Good to know

All our tours can start on any day and from any hotel, riad or airport. We can add nights, change the order of the stops or choose a more comfortable category of hotels and camps.

Ask us for your price: it depends on the number of travellers, the season and the accommodation. A small deposit confirms the booking and the rest is paid in Morocco.

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