Marrakech to Merzouga: Sahara Desert Adventure

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Embark on a captivating 3-day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, exploring the majestic Atlas Mountains, visiting the World Heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, and venturing into the Sahara Desert. Experience camel trekking, sandboarding, and a magical night at a traditional desert camp. Join us for an unforgettable adventure in the Moroccan Sahara!

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Marrakech » High Atlass Mountais » Ait Ben Haddou & Ouarzazate » Dades Valley » Tinghir [375 Km]

Marrakech - ou’ll depart from Marrakech’s Jamaa El Fnaa square at 8 am, accompanied by your driver, to make your way towards Ouarzazate. On the journey, we’ll cross the High Atlas Tizi n’Tichka pass, which stands at an elevation of 2260m Att.
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What's Included

Stay overnight in a desert camp in Merzouga.
Transport via air-conditioned minibus, fuel included.
Enjoy camel rides at sunset and sunrise, plus sandboarding.
Includes dinner and breakfast.
Stay in a cozy hotel, like Bougafer Tinghir or similar.

What's Not Included

Lunches and beverages
Local Guide in Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah

Additional Information

Join us for our enchanting Marrakech to Merzouga 3-Day Group excursion and allow the charm of Morocco to seep into your soul. Navigate through the imposing Atlas Mountains, visit the globally recognized Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, and meander about the lush Tinghir oasis. The heart of the journey lies in the journey to the Sahara Desert, with camel rides…

Location

Hôtel Restaurant Café de France

Rue des Banques

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.8

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Amaliaisabroad

Jun 5, 2025

A Must-Do Trip - A must do trip if visiting Morocco and a great way to get from Fes to Marrakech. Our guide Omar Faiz was fantastic - not only was he incredibly helpful and knowledgeable, but very fun and a great person to spend three days in a car with. Every stop was different and we were able to see/do a bunch of different things, from riding camels and sand boarding in the dessert, to Todra Gorge river walk, to Atlas Studios. Worth the money!

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484farisd

Jun 5, 2025

Great experience all around - Omar Faiz was an amazing guide! He was super friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to help with anything and answer any questions. The trip itself was so much fun. From riding camels and watching the sunset in the Sahara to seeing countless movie sets I couldn’t have asked for a better way to get from Fes to Marrakech.

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Christina

May 30, 2025

A wonderful experience - My friend and I were looking for an adventure and something different than we’ve ever done before. This trip provided this experience for us! The activities/destinations were very informative and very unique! Our driver Yassine was very kind and helpful. I was having some health issues and he was very attentive and helpful and ensured I was taken care of. We also had amazing guides, such as Mustapha (tinghir), that made learning about the history of our destinations very fun! Would recommend to anyone looking for a unique experience.

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Beatrizcb5163uh

May 30, 2025

AN AMAZING TRIP THANKS TO OMAR FAIZ - Our guide was Omar Faiz. Everything was PERFECT thanks to him! He explained us everything about the trip. He is very very helpful and very friendly. It was a pleasure to discover the desert with Omar! I hope see you again in Morocco! THANK YOU OMAR, YOU ARE THE BEST!!

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Littlefamilytrip

May 21, 2025

Wonderful!! can take the kids peacefully - What an experience! The kind of thing you have to do at least once in your life. We went in family, my husband, 7 year old daughter and I, on a 3 day trip to the desert of Merzouga. The Company Morocco trip was wonderful, since the curation of the parades, which led us to a immersion in Moroccan culture, comfort of the luxury tent and the quality of the guides. In particular, a heartfelt thanks to our guide Ali, very attentive, caring, leaving us very comfortable and safe throughout the journey. The company is well prepared to welcome children, my daughter was delighted and we are very grateful!

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Vacationer584790

May 11, 2025

Dream trip! And thank you Hakim, Mohamed and Mustafa - The most fabulous excursion. We came to look for breathtaking landscapes and that’s what we found. I dare not show you too many pictures for you to be amazed in your turn. But much more than landscapes, they are wonderful people we met. I'm talking about our guides and driver. Thank you to Mustafa for making us laugh and dance while visiting us. Thank you to Mohamed for visiting Ait bin Adou. We feel the passion for his region and his desire to share it with us. And a huge thank you to Hakim our driver, much more than a driver. A guardian angel, a guide through our journey through the wonderful roads of Morocco, he always made sure we were comfortable in all our drop-off points, he shared his culture with us, he was extremely kind to my 11-year-old son whom he constantly put at ease, just like the other guides. He even went to find her his sunglasses that we had lost just before we left for the desert. He gave her an ice cream on the way home. He even called someone to carry our luggage to our riad on the way home and point us the way because I ran out of battery. He drove very safely throughout the trip, he knows the road in every detail, every corner, and I felt safe travelling to Morocco with my son thanks to him. I think Hakim is not only a good driver and tour guide but a true guide to the philosophy of life not forgetting his talent for twinkling and bringing people together to dance on our desert excursion. It was my favorite time to listen to music and dance with them. Dance and music are universal means of communication. Thank you again for this magical excursion. We had a crush on Morocco. It is not only the landscapes that marked us but our guides and driver who illuminated this trip. 🙏 ✨The human is sometimes even more important to me than the excursion.

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Thebigoak23

Feb 18, 2025

For quality / price ratio HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! - Absolutely Recommended experience; needless to say, the maximum you have once you arrive in the desert, unforgettable place! Communication with Morocco Trip excellent before leaving, the day before the guide / driver contacts you and puts you in a whatsapp group with which it was very easy to organize for the pickup, we happened Hakim, absolutely nothing to say, accurate and punctual, and always available. Obviously, so many kilometers to grind (the last day the return I admit was felt), but it's worth it. The places where you stop for breaks and lunches are very touristy, be prepared to eat almost always the same things for 3 days, but there is no lack of choice and the quality is always sufficient. Beautiful also the visits to Ait ben haddou and the Todra Gorge (in the second also a visit to a Berber village with a tour of the Berber home of carpet makers, beautiful!); the driver in these places will leave you for a few hours with a local guide, which is not included but in the end will only ask you to leave a tip (in Morocco for these things a tip is a must). The hotels for us were the HOTEL BOUGAFER in Tinghir on the first evening (good solution, nothing to say) and MERZOUGA DUNES LUXURY CAMPS on the second evening in the desert; we had the deluxe option with a very comfortable tent for two people with private bathroom, comfortable and clean, in February the night in the desert is cold, but they give you many blankets and the problem is not there anymore, to be there in the desert at that price was very pleasant, with very fun evening around the campfire and with the local boys entertaining guests, under a sky that you will never forget. Possibility to both the outward and return to choose between camel (included in the price) or quad or 4x4 for a fee (I recommend the ride at dawn with quads, not so much for the adrenaline, but for the landscape and crazy colors). Overall, forget about luxury, if you're looking for the wrong place, but at this price for a 3 days and 2 nights tour with transfer and half of meals included, it's virtually impossible to find better. Beautiful both to do as a couple and in with a group of friends. Perfect temperatures in February, during the day it is almost always short-sleeved (in the desert it is like hell), in the evening and early in the morning it is cold, but nothing unbearable. REALLY SUPER RECOMMENDED!!!

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Dalbyfrederik007

Jan 29, 2025

Nice trip - I had an extraordinary eventful couple of days in Morocco. Thanks to our Driver Imad. We had the best time in our lives. I hope we can do this another time kind regards the one and only Frederik Cornelius

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Dreamer62646759042

May 30, 2025

Organization by the lousy agency - The organization of the lousy agency We did the merzouga tour from Marrakech (3 days in the desert) and had a bad experience. We paid about 500€ for an excursion where we would receive the guides in Spanish, because no, our group was English and absolutely the whole trip was speaking English, we received 3/4 guides, and none in Spanish, the driver was English and the whole group the same, there was absolutely no Spanish, the agency made it terrible, then we were told that they would change us to a Spanish-speaking group after complaining, and it did not take place, in the end, we did not learn anything from the trip, it was only photographic, because to understand we did not understand anything, nor did we know the history of the villages visited or anything, we only got the help of a boy named Rachid, who came when we coincided (since he was on another bus) and gave us indications of schedules and whatnot we had to follow to not lose the group. I think that since they sell us a SPANISH itinerary, which puts it in our reserve, that less, that we have even a guide in Spanish, to accompany the driver and that we can learn like the rest the culture and customs of the inhabitants here. It's been a pretty awkward 3-day excursion.

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213ddp

May 21, 2025

Lack of communication and troubleshooting - "Horrorful experience with this company, GetYourGuide hired her. Lack of information and communication between them and tourists. We had one more night in the desert and nobody knew anything. Our guide, who was the only physical reference person, was rude and passed totally from us. We had to find solutions on our own, and for this reason he treated us with hostility. DO NOT contract with them, they are lousy. The driver going to the desert very well, but the one back made us fear for our life."

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