3 Days Errachidia to Marrakech via Merzouga

3 Days Errachidia to Marrakech via Merzouga

3 days · 2 nightsErrachidia · Merzouga · Dades · MarrakechPrivate tour

Arrive in Errachidia and end in Marrakech: a night in the dunes, the Todra and Dades gorges and Ait Ben Haddou.

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
  • Sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes
  • Road of a Thousand Kasbahs

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 – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Day 2 · night in Dades

Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

Wake up early for sunrise over the dunes and ride back to Merzouga for breakfast. Visit the market town of Rissani, cradle of the Alaouite dynasty, then walk in the Todra Gorge near Tinghir before reaching the Dades Valley and its rock formations for the night.

Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech
Day 3

Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Valley of Roses and the palm oasis of Skoura to Ouarzazate. Visit the UNESCO ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, have lunch with a view and cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech.

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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