Private tour

3-Day Ouarzazate to Merzouga Desert Tour

From the gateway of the desert to the great dunes of Erg Chebbi, with two nights in the sand, out through the kasbah valleys and back by the Draa.

Duration
3 days · 2 nights
Route
Ouarzazate → Ouarzazate
Travel
Private 4×4 with your own driver-guide
Price
€540 per person
The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou seen through an opening in the rock above the river valley

Overview

Starting in Ouarzazate puts the dunes within easy reach. Day one brings the Valley of Roses, the Dades Valley and the Todra Gorge, then a camel ride into Erg Chebbi. A full day in the desert follows, before you loop home by the southern road through Nkob and the Draa so you never see the same road twice.

Highlights

  1. 01

    Skoura, the Valley of Roses and the Dades Valley

  2. 02

    The Todra Gorge on foot

  3. 03

    Two nights in a luxury camp in Erg Chebbi

  4. 04

    Khamlia's Gnawa musicians and tea with nomads

  5. 05

    The return through Nkob and the palm groves of the Draa

Day by day, 755 km by road

Driving times come from real road data and don't include stops. Your driver adjusts the pace to you.

  1. Day 01

    Ouarzazate through the gorges to the dunes

    Ouarzazate → Skoura → Kelaat M'Gouna → Dades Valley → Tinghir → Todra Gorge → Tinejdad → Erfoud → Merzouga

    Route
    389 km · ≈ 7 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Dinner
    A camel caravan silhouetted on a dune ridge under golden evening clouds

    Head east along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Skoura and the Valley of Roses, stopping to walk into the Todra Gorge. At Merzouga, ride a camel into the dunes for sunset and dinner at camp.

  2. Day 02

    A day in the Sahara

    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    The sun sinking behind the dunes of Erg Chebbi

    Sunrise over the erg, then a 4×4 tour with Gnawa music in Khamlia, tea with a nomad family and the market town of Rissani. Spend the afternoon at your own pace and the evening under the stars.

  3. Day 03

    The southern road back to Ouarzazate

    Merzouga → Rissani → Alnif → Nkob → Agdz → Ouarzazate

    Route
    366 km · ≈ 7 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Departure day
    Meals
    Breakfast
    An earthen kasbah among palm trees below the mountains

    Return west by the quiet road through Alnif and the kasbah village of Nkob, joining the Draa Valley at Agdz and crossing the Anti-Atlas to Ouarzazate by late afternoon.

What's included, and what isn't

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4×4 with your own driver-guide
  • Two nights in a luxury desert camp
  • Camel trek into the dunes at sunset
  • Breakfast and dinner every day (as marked)
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation in Ouarzazate

Not included

  • Lunches
  • Dinners on the days not marked above
  • International flights
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
  • Personal expenses

Riads, a kasbah and a camp under the stars

Two nights in a luxury desert camp with private tents, proper beds and en-suite bathrooms.

Inside a luxury desert tent: a red Berber rug, woven stools and a view of the camp and dunes
A hotel swimming pool facing the hillside ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

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