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5 days in the desert tour from Marrakech Itinerary. Discover “the Great Hidden South”: Ouzina, Merzouga… and much more…
The driver will greet you at the airport or wherever you specify in Marrakech
We will transfer you to the location you specify in Marrakech
5 days and 4 nights
The tour vacation starts at 8:00 a.m.
On this 5-day luxury Desert Tour starting from Marrakech, you will embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of Morocco’s hidden south. Marrakech serves as the perfect gateway to explore the diverse and captivating landscapes of this region. Throughout the tour, you’ll encounter mesmerizing sights, from expansive sand dunes to lush palm tree oases and unique rock formations. This journey promises to be a thrilling adventure into the heart of Morocco’s natural beauty and cultural richness. Are you ready to embark on this incredible exploration with us?
Indeed, Morocco’s arid and desert landscapes are nothing short of breathtaking, and the Erg Ouzina and Erg Chebbi dunes are among the most captivating. Exploring these remote and unique areas by camel or 4×4 is an unforgettable experience, allowing you to immerse yourself in the beauty of the desert. With a 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech, you’ll have the opportunity to fully savor these landscapes without rushing, ensuring that every moment becomes a cherished memory. It’s a remarkable journey that promises to be filled with wonder and adventure.
A 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech to Ouzina covering over 600 km indeed offers a diverse and captivating range of landscapes. The journey takes you through the majestic High Atlas Mountains, fertile plains with agricultural activity, lush palm groves in the valleys, and dramatic rocky gorges, providing you with a rich tapestry of Moroccan scenery to explore and admire. In addition to the natural beauty, the cultural experiences are equally fascinating. Visiting historic kasbahs and traditional medinas along the way allows you to immerse yourself in Morocco’s rich heritage and history. It’s a comprehensive and enriching journey that combines the best of Morocco’s landscapes and culture.
This 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech offers an enriching journey through Morocco’s diverse landscapes and cultural heritage. Starting with the majestic High Atlas Mountains and the UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou, the tour meanders through fertile plains, palm groves, and rocky gorges, showcasing the country’s geographical variety. The highlight is the Erg Ouzina desert, a hidden gem of Morocco’s landscapes. Day three brings an immersive desert experience, connecting with Nomad Berbers and culminating in the renowned Merzouga Desert with its iconic Erg Chebbi Sand dunes. The journey continues to Midelt, providing travelers with a glimpse of different terrains and cultures. Finally, the tour concludes with a visit to Ouarzazate before returning to Marrakech, ensuring an unforgettable exploration of Morocco’s natural beauty and historical treasures.
Explore the best of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert on this convenient 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech. With all transportation, accommodation, and meals included, you can relax and enjoy the journey without the hassle of planning. Travel in comfort in an air-conditioned minivan, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou, take a camel ride in the Sahara Desert, and experience the unique landscapes and cultures of this fascinating region. This tour offers a stress-free way to discover the beauty and diversity of Morocco.
The schedule for this 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech is detailed below.
Start our 5 days luxury desert tour to the desert from Marrakech. Specifically, from the international airport or from any other point of the city, such as your hotel. There you will be picked up by our driver/guide, who will attend to you and will accompany you throughout the tour. We will head for the desert and, for this, we will have to cross the High Atlas Mountains, through roads and Berber villages full of charm. Overcoming this natural barrier, we will reach the surroundings of Ouarzazate, where the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is located: this imposing adobe fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco and is a filming location for important movies and series, such as Game of Thrones. Therefore, we will reserve the necessary time for your visit.
So we’ll visit another attraction in Ouarzazate: the Museum of Cinema, which is dedicated to the city’s close ties with the global film industry. We’ll also go to Taourirt’s kasbah before leaving the city. Now we’ll drive to Agdz, passing through the Draa Valley and its massive palm grove, which is the largest in North Africa. A lovely riad awaits you in Agdz, where you will dine and spend the night.
Our second day of this 5-day luxury desert tour from the Marrakech will begin with a great breakfast at the riad of Agdz. After that, we’ll continue our journey with the huge palm grove of the Draa River as a companion, but not always by road: this morning, we’ve arranged an experience that only a few people get to have, namely, traveling a sand track where the famed Paris-Dakar Rally has passed.
Later, our car will drive you over the Oumjrane plateaus, passing through Berber settlements where time has seemingly stood still. As a result, we will arrive at our second day’s destination: the Ouzina desert’s dunes, or Erg Ouzina. We’ll watch the sunset from its crests. We will arrive in the middle of the desert around dusk at our accommodation. Dinner and a night’s rest will be held there, under the protection of a magnificent starry sky.
Getting up in the middle of the desert is also a moving experience. And you can enjoy it (for the first time) on this day of our 5 days desert tour from Marrakech. After breakfast in this unique accommodation, we will visit the village of Ouzina, a small village where a little more than a dozen people live. In this way, we will learn about the way of life of these desert nomads, who live in traditional adobe houses. All this is accompanied by the association of Ouzina’s neighbors, who will invite us to a tea in a very familiar atmosphere.
Following that, we’ll travel to Khamlia, a nearby village known as the “village of the blacks” due to its residents’ dark skin. We will be surrounded by African percussion rhythms and will interact with residents of the community during our tour. Lunch options include a picnic in the middle of the desert or real Berber pizza at a local eatery. In the afternoon, we will head to the dunes of Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), another major attraction of this 5-day desert tour from the Marrakech itinerary. To reach them and watch a new sunset over the mountains of fine sand, we will change our 4×4 for the 8×8, that is, the dromedaries used by nomads to move around this unique environment.
At night, you’ll eat dinner and sleep in a new camp with comfortable traditional tents. The boundless starry sky, with its dazzling brightness, serves as a huge ceiling.
If you’ve never seen the sunrise over the desert dunes before, you’ll have another chance in the morning of this day. This time, it’s over Erg Chebbi’s sand dunes, where our tent camp is located. A refreshing shower (at the camp or in a hotel, depending on the package contracted) and another camel ride back to Merzouga will be available in the morning.
Thereafter, we’ll travel to Rissani, one of the region’s most important cities. It boasts a medina where the most evocative scenes are created: its souk contains stalls full of smells, colors, and unusual flavors, its traditional parking welcomes donkeys rather than cars, and so on.
Then we will return to the road to go to the Todra Gorges, an area of spectacular rock formations, carved by the erosion of the river. In some cases, its walls exceed 200 meters high. After visiting the place by car and walking the winding paths, we will take the road to the Dades Valley to return to Ouarzazate. In this city is the last riad of this 5-day desert tour from Marrakech itinerary: there you will have dinner and spend the night.
The 5-day luxury desert tour from Marrakech concludes on the fifth day with breakfast at the riad in Ouarzazate. This day is dedicated to the return journey to Marrakech, crossing the stunning High Atlas Mountains once more. Our experienced driver will safely transport you to your agreed-upon destination, whether it’s the airport, hotel, or another location. As we bid you farewell, we hope you’ve had an enjoyable and memorable vacation, with the anticipation of welcoming you back for another adventure in Morocco in the future. Safe travels!
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