5 Days from Marrakech to Zagora and Merzouga

5 Days from Marrakech to Zagora and Merzouga

This private tour is designed for the adventurous traveller who wants to focus on and get the most out of the Moroccan Sahara in a short space of time. It offers an off-the-beaten-track road trip into our home region, exploring the rural palm oases of the Draa Valley, and the opportunity to experience two very different desert regions of the south.

Start point: Marrakech - End point: Marrakech Comforrable Vehicle 5 days / 4 Night 1 + People

Merzouga desert Tour from Marrakech for 5 days

This private tour is ideal for outdoor adventurers who want to combine the mountains of Southern Morocco with a desert experience.

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Draa Valley-Zagora.
After breakfast, we will meet you in riad and start the adventure tour of 5 Days from Marrakech to Zagora and Merzouga. We will drive through the High Atlas mountains, Which are the highest and Largest mountain ranges in Morocco. We pass through Tizi-N-Tichka, which is (2260 meters) in height. It has impressive mountain landscapes. We will stop into Ait-Ben-Haddou, Kasbah, one of the best-preserved in all of North Africa, and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Movies such as “Lawrence of Arabia, “Gladiator” Babel, were filmed here. Then we continue to Ouarzazate, known as Hollywood on the African continent. Ouarzazate was a former army garrison, and now it is the administrative center of the Draa Valley. We continue our way along the so-called Los Oasis route and cross Ait Saoun and its( 1660-meter) mountain pass, Tizi-N-Tinififft. Its topography evokes impressive lunar landscapes. We drive through the Draa Valley, 200 km long, of palm forest that makes this route one of the numerous beautiful in Morocco. We arrive at Zagora, considered the gateway of the desert. Rest and accommodation in a riad.
Day 2: Zagora - Dakar old track - Ouzina Desert 198 KM TRACK.
After having breakfast in your raid, we will start our adventure trip to discover the luster of the palm grove of the Draa valley. Also, this day you have a striking stage, where you can ride a track that was used, in some version of the prestigious Paris- Rally Dakar. You will pass the desert area of the Draa Valley and the Oumjran pesetas. We pass by Berber villages lost in the middle of nowhere and visit the hamadas and Ergs of the black desert. In the afternoon, we arrive at the dunes of Erg Ouzina, where we can see the majestic sunset from the high dunes. Then get down to our accommodation, overnight in riad.
Day 3: Ouzina Desert - khamilia-Erg chebbi Dunes
In the morning, we depart for the village of Ouzina, where just 14 nomadic families live in mud and adobe homes. We stop to visit the bread oven, where the women meet to chat while they cook the bread. Then continue to the village of khamlai of the blacks skinned people, and make a stop to enjoy their African percussion, and then take a short walk in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, where we will arrange the famous Erg Chebbi Tour. In the afternoon. Arrive at the hotel, where you will start a camel ride across dunes to enjoy the sunset in the heart of dunes and spend the night in the nomadic tent located in the middle of the dunes.
Day 4: Erg Chebbi-Rissani-Erfoud-Todra Gorge-Dades Valley.
early morning, your camel guide will pick you up to enjoy the sunrise on the highest dunes. It is a unique and unforgettable experience, and after breakfast, we return by camels to our hotel to continue to Rissani. Take walk through the economic capital of the Moroccan south visiting its authentic and colorful souk. Then we continue our 5 Days from Marrakech to Zagora and Merzouga” to Erfoud, which’s one of the oldest known places, where you can find precious and unique fossils. As we made our way towards the Todra Gorge, a spectacular canyon formed by cliff walls that reach (300 m), in height, a walk is worth it, and then we continue to the valley of Dades we enjoy its landscapes and parts of rocks we will stop to photograph them. Accommodation in a riad.
Day 5: Dades Valley - Sekoura –Marrakech.
After breakfast, we departed for Marrakech toward the beautiful valley of Roses. We will see some great kasbahs such as Kasbah Ameridil” and others before arriving at the high Atlas to start our return to Marrakech through the gate of Tichka arrive at Marrakech the riad or airport. end of our 5 Days from Marrakech to Zagora and Merzouga.

 Includes

 

  • services of Sahara Morocco Travel throughout 
  • toyota landcruiser A/C & fuel
  • Airport Transferts
  • Moroccan driver speaking English
  • All your accommodations with breakfast &  dinners 
  • 198km Off-road ( Rally dakar)
  • private camel guide in Mezouga
  • camel trip in Merzouga  desert & night in tent

 

 Not Included 

 

  • Entrance fees 
  • Lunches 
  • Tips
  • Drinks during trip
  • Gratuities
  • Plane tickes
  • personal Expenses

 

Comments are closed.
error: Content is protected !!
× Whatsapp