Tour Overview
A fast-paced four-day taste of the Sahara from Ouarzazate. The route runs via Ait Benhaddou, the Dades Gorges, and the Todra Gorges to two nights in the Merzouga dunes, before a scenic return via Zagora.Tour Highlights
- Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
- Walk through the Dades and Todra Gorges
- Two nights in a traditional Berber desert camp
- 4×4 excursion and sandboarding in Erg Chebbi
- Scenic return via Zagora and the Draa Valley
✓ Included
- 3 nights accommodation (hotels + desert camp)
- Breakfast & dinner daily
- 2 nights desert camp with camel trek
- English & Spanish speaking guide/driver
- All private transport
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water during the trip
- All local taxes
✗ Not Included
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
Day by Day Itinerary
Visit the UNESCO-listed kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. Drive through the Skoura palm grove and the fragrant Rose Valley to the dramatic Dades Gorges, lined with kasbahs. Overnight in Dades.
Morning drive through the towering Todra Gorges. Continue via the fossil town of Erfoud to Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes. Sunset camel trek into the desert, traditional Berber dinner and music, overnight in a desert camp under the stars.
Dawn Sahara sunrise over the dunes. Full day exploring Erg Chebbi: a 4×4 excursion to the flamingo lake and nomadic Berber families, sandboarding down the dunes, and a stop in Khamlia village for live Gnawa music. Second night in the desert camp under the stars.
Dawn Sahara sunrise over the dunes. Drive through Rissani souk, then south to Zagora, once the starting point of the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Continue along the palm-lined Draa Valley to Agdz. Overnight in Agdz.
