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
| Period | Departure | Return | Tour Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2 Days/1 Night |
Marrakech |
Marrakech |
Private |
Overview
The 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga itinerary is one of clients’ most often requested Morocco desert tours. Our fantastic 2 days desert tour from Marrakech will begin in Marrakech, the most famous Morocco architecture and bustling city, and then go to Merzouga.
However, along the trip, we’ll pass by several stunning locations that will undoubtedly astound you. Among the highlights of our itinerary is the Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou, the fortified village, apart from that, we’ll travel to Ouarzazate to explore the Atlas Studios, then 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.
- Spend time in Ait Ben Haddou’s Casbah and discover 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 and its magnificent sunset from the back of your camel.
- 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
- Over night 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 – Ait Ben Haddou – Merzouga.
After picking you up from your hotel in Marrakesh at 8 am, our 2 day Sahara desert trip from Marrakech will start by driving to the High Atlas or Sof Moroccan Atlas Mountains, you will pass through the Tizi N’Tichka port, where you can take pictures of the small Berber villages that blend into the landscape.
Then we’ll go south and visit the famous Kasbah (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). It has been used in many favorite movies, like Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz, and a lot more. Free lunchtime in town.
After lunche, the 2 day desert tour Marrakech will continue by starting in one of the most spectacular views of the Dades Valley from a strategic lookout in the mountains, where we’ll be able to admire a large number of kasbahs and the picturesque features of each one. From Tinerhir, an excellent asphalt road travels up the valley to the gorge and then to the desert.
We’ll make a few stops along the road and eventually arrive at the Todra Gorges. The scenery is breathtaking. The area is populated by locals, who can be seen in their adobe villages.
These gorges are popular with rock climbers because they have rock walls with a lot of different shapes. After a short walk through the Todra Gorges, 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 nomad camp in the middle of a sea of dunes. We’ll stay there until sunrise tomorrow morning (Erg Chebbi). 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.
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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Ait-Ben-Haddou, also known as Ait Benhaddou, is a well-known fortified mud town on the outskirts of the Ouarzazate desert, about 30 kilometers away. The town sits proudly on a hill overlooking the barren landscape, and the river Asif Mellah creates a picturesque backdrop at the old town’s gates.
The town’s historic center, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987, is especially impressive. The 17th-century fortress at the top of the hill above the fortified old town offers a spectacular view of the region!
The construction of the brown-red townhouses is regarded as unique. As a result, the old mud houses were built close together, sometimes nesting inside each other. Some historic townhouses are still in good condition and can be toured on the inside.
Ait-Ben-Haddou was also the setting for many films. Among the most well-known are Gladiator, Game of Thrones, Asterix and Obelix, Aladdin, Prince of Persia, the Mummie, The Hills Have Eyes II, Babel, Alexander, and Laurence of Arabia.
3 days desert tour from Marrakech is one of the best tour options to visit it.
The beautiful Dades Valley, close to Boumalne du Dades, with its picturesque Dades Gorge and spectacular serpentine road, is one of Morocco’s absolute highlights. A drive through this canyon, whether by car or motorcycle, is a truly unique and adventurous experience.
The color contrasts and breathtaking landscape attract visitors. The most spectacular section of the route is certainly the breathtaking Zik-Zak road, which runs almost to the canyon’s end. However, visitors from all over the world come to hike and trek.
The Dades Valley in Morocco is part of the imposing Atlas Mountains and is located in the province of Tinghir. The Dades Gorge, also known as the “Gorges du Dadès,” stretches from the oasis town of Boumalne Dadès to the north to the village of M’semrir. A green river course runs alongside it, irrigating the valley and making it lush, providing a livelihood for the many small villages.
The numerous well-preserved clay castles, known as kasbahs, that were once built by the Berbers to defend themselves against enemies are also worth seeing and an attraction.
3 days desert tour from Marrakech is one of the best tour options to visit it.
Merzouga, a small desert town in Morocco, is a real travel highlight that is included in almost every round of the Morocco trip itinerary such as 3 days desert tour from Marrakech. This is the place to go if you want to do a desert tour with camel trekking in Morocco, possibly with an overnight stay in the desert! Because the Sahara has the most stunning sand dunes in this part of the country.
Merzouga’s dunes, known as the Erg Chebbi dunes, can reach heights of 180 meters. This breathtakingly beautiful scenery is best experienced on the back of a camel. A fantastic experience that you will not easily forget.
Merzouga is a small town in southeast Morocco with a population of 500 people that relies almost entirely on tourism. The village is located directly on the edge of the desert, is quite spacious, and is entirely made up of the country’s typical clay buildings. The majority of the houses were constructed from 1980 onwards to meet the tourist demand for hotels, restaurants, and stores.
A vacation to the Merzouga desert is one of the greatest things to do in Morocco. The huge Erg Chebbi dunes, which reach up to 200 meters in height, are a fascinating landscape formed entirely by the wind. Merzouga’s ideal location on the sand dunes makes it the ideal starting point for camel rides, jeep tours, and other exciting desert excursions.
Thousands of years ago, the Draa River crossed the desert and traveled hundreds of kilometers west until it met the Atlantic. A large percentage of this river has dried up, but its course still holds one of Morocco’s most beautiful landscapes.
The Draa Valley is not only beautiful; it also has thousands of years of history, as evidenced by the ancient cave paintings and carvings discovered in the area.
Archaeologists discovered the statuette of Venus of Tan-Tan, one of the oldest prehistoric sculptures ever discovered, in the Draa Valley. Furthermore, the Draa Valley was once an important transit point on trans-Saharan caravan trading routes, as well as a center for Jewish, Arab, Berber, and Christian civilizations.
All the destinations are included in Marrakech desert tours, Fes desert tours.
Know before you go
- The cost of the tour is based on the number of people in your group and the kind of accommodation you stay in during the trip.
- The drive back from Erg Chebbi to Marrakech on the last day is somewhat lengthy. Please prepare yourselves for it.
- A 4×4 vehicle can easily seat up to four adult guests. However, if your tour 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 your 3 day desert tour from Marrakech is negotiable. Between 07:30 and 08:00 AM is the best time.
- 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.