Tour Overview
Seven days from Ouarzazate through the essential south and Marrakech. The route runs via Ait Benhaddou, the Dades and Todra Gorges, and two nights in the Merzouga dunes, before a full day exploring Marrakech and a scenic return to Ouarzazate.Tour Highlights
- Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
- Walk through the Dades and Todra Gorges
- Two nights in a traditional Berber desert camp
- Full guided tour of Marrakech medina
- Cross the Tizi-n-Tichka pass
✓ Included
- 6 nights accommodation (hotels + desert camp)
- Breakfast & dinner daily
- 2 nights desert camp with camel trek
- Guided tour of Marrakech
- 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.
Morning drive to Ouarzazate, then cross the High Atlas via the spectacular Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2,260m), with panoramic stops over Berber villages. Arrive in Marrakech by evening. Overnight in Marrakech.
Full guided tour of Marrakech: the Koutoubia Mosque gardens, the ornate 19th-century Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the cobalt-blue Jardin Majorelle, and the labyrinthine souks. Evening again at Jemaa el-Fna. Overnight in Marrakech.
Morning drive from Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass. Arrive in Ouarzazate by afternoon. Drop-off at your hotel or Ouarzazate Airport. Tour ends.