2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech
2 Day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga. Join us on an unforgettable Morocco Desert Tour with experienced local Guides in the desert in a Berber style.
2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech Detail
- The cost of the 2 day desert tour from Marrakech is based on the number of people in your group and the kind of accommodation you stay in during the trip. Please contact us for the price and more details!
- The drive between Marrakech and Merzouga Desert is 9 hours. Please prepare yourselves for it.
- A 4×4 vehicle can easily seat up to four adult guests. However, if your 2 days desert trip from marrakech has more than five individuals, a van will be used.
- Local guides and (if applicable) entrance fees are not included. You make direct payments to suppliers for those.
- The pick-up time for this 2 day desert tour Marrakech is between 05:30 and 06:00.
- This 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech itinerary can be customized to be a 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour with an additional night at Erg Chebbi, or halfway between Merzouga and Marrakech.
Overview
Morocco desert tours agency created this 2-day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga itinerary, especially for those who don’t have enough time in Morocco. instead of 3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga.
Our fantastic 2 days desert tour from Marrakech will begin in Marrakech, the most famous Moroccan architecture, and bustling city, then go to Merzouga passing by several stunning locations that will undoubtedly astound you. Among the highlights of our itinerary we will see the Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou, a fortified village. Apart from that, we’ll cross by Ouarzazate, then go to Merzouga desert, where you will ride camels and stay in a Berber camp for the night.
Finally, after spending the night in the desert, we will return to Marrakech through a different route, and end the 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech adventure.
Highlights
- Crossing through the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi N’Tichka pass.
- See Ait Ben Haddou’s Casbah and learn about the Berber village.
- Promenade along the Todra oasis’s stream to the beautiful gorges.
- Taking a camel ride across the dunes.
- Enjoy the sights of Erg Chebbi Dunes and its magnificent sunset.
- Spend the night in the Merzouga desert camp after enjoying a Berber meal under the stars.
Includes
- Pick up and drop off at your accommodation.
- AC private fueled transportation (4WD vehicle, van, minibus).
- Driver Guide
- Overnight in a desert camp
- Camel trekking activity
- Breakfast and Dinner
Excludes
- Lunches and Drinks
- Momument Fees if needed
- Tips
2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech
Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas – Merzouga.
After picking you up from your hotel in Marrakesh early, our 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech will start by driving to the High Atlas, you will pass through the Tizi N’Tichka pass, where you can take pictures of the small Berber villages that blend into the landscape.
You’ll have some time to have lunch in Tinejdad or Touroug. Then, we’ll continue our 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech adventure keeps going through the desert until we reach the spectacular dunes of Merzouga.
Camel rides will take us one hour to our nomadic camp in the middle of a sea of dunes. We’ll stay overnight. Before dinner, we’ll watch the sunset from the top of a dune and sleep beneath a starry sky in a tent.
Day 2 : Merzouga – Draa Valley – Anti Atlas Mountains – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
On the last day of our 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech, We have to get up early to see the sunrise. If you want to see the best sunrise you’ve ever seen from the top of a nearby dune in the middle of the desert, you have to get up early. After breakfast, we will ride back to Merzouga on camels or in a vehicle to go back through Marrakech.
On the way to the Draa Valley, we’ll make some stops to enjoy the beautiful views of the river that gives the valley its name. It’s the longest river in Morocco, going through the whole country before reaching Mauritania.
Then we’ll go to see the famous Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986) from a panoramic view and learn about it. It has been used in many worldwide movies, like Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz, and a lot more.
Our trip continues to reach Ouarzazate, going through the Anti Atlas. This closes our 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech, and we wish you a safe return home.
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