A 5-day luxury tour from Marrakech to the Sahara Desert in Morocco . The tour often starts with a drive through the High Atlas Mountains, visiting UNESCO sites like Ait Benhaddou, and then exploring the Dades Valley and Todra Gorge. Finally, it culminates with a camel trek and overnight stay in a luxury desert camp, such as Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga, followed by a return journey to Marrakech.
Drive through the High Atlas Mountains, enjoying panoramic views. Visit Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for a glimpse into Berber culture and history. Explore Ouarzazate, known as the “Hollywood of Morocco” for its film industry. Check into a luxurious hotel or riad in Skoura or Ouarzazate.
Continue driving through the Dades Valley, a region known for its unique rock formations. Explore the Todra Gorges, a natural canyon with impressive rock walls. Visit traditional Berber villages and experience local life.
Drive to the Sahara Desert, either Merzouga (for Erg Chebbi) or Zagora (for Erg Chigaga). Experience a sunset camel trek into the desert, enjoying the golden sand dunes. Check into a luxury desert camp, complete with comfortable tents, delicious meals, and traditional Berber music.
Enjoy a sunrise over the dunes, a truly magical experience. Spend the day exploring the desert, perhaps with a quad bike adventure or a visit to a nearby Berber village. Relax and unwind at the luxury desert camp, enjoying the peace and quiet.
Enjoy a final breakfast in the desert, savoring the last moments of your desert adventure. Begin the journey back to Marrakech, stopping for scenic views along the way. Arrive back in Marrakech and check into your hotel, ready to explore the city
Your 5 Day Luxury Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech starts by picking you up from your Hotel/riad in Marrakech. After that, we’ll go to visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou by passing through the Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 m in altitude) via the Atlas Mountains and stop for your lunch break in a local restaurant there. After having fun time, we will continue to Ouarzazate for a fascinating view of Taourirt Kasbah. Then, we will head to Kalaa M’gouna to enjoy Dinner and spend your first night in hotel.
In Kalaa Mgouna, after having breakfast in the hotel, we’ll take the road to the Valley of Roses then cross the off-road with the possibility to visit a kind nomad family living in caves to explore their modest lifestyle. Thereafter, we’ll visit the Dades gorges and see the stunning rock formations that attract a great number of visitors. Later on, we’ll go to Boulmane du Dades which is a town in tinghir and have lunch there. In the afternoon, we’ll head to Todra Gorges to enjoy its wondrous views of Canyons, enjoy Dinner and spend the night in Kasbah hotel.
In the refreshing morning, you’ll have breakfast, take a walk around the Palm Plantations and enjoy the marvelous views of Todra River. Afterwards, we’ll make our way to Tinjedad for a lunch meal in a local restaurant. Then, we will go to Erfoud in order to visit a local fossil craft workshop to continue after that to the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi or Merzouga Dunes where you get the opportunity to ride camels for an hour and half, have a delicious dinner around the campfire and spend an unforgettable night in a traditional nomad tent in the middle of the amazing dunes.
In the Sahara desert, you’ll awake early to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dune and have your breakfast in the camp. To take a shower, you’ll ride your camels back to the hotel. Then, you’ll go to Rissani to explore its souk, proceed to the home of trilobite “Alnif”, go to N’kob for lunch, head toward Agdez and stop for a visit of Kasbah of Tamnaugalt which is situated on the palm groves of Daraa Valley. Later on, we’ll pass through Ait saoun Mountains to reach Ouarzazate for dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel.
On the last day, after breakfast, you’ll have some free time to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt and discover the atlas film studios. Then, we’ll proceed to Ait Benhaddou to have lunch in a local restaurant there. After that, we’ll visit the Kasbah of Telouet to make our way later to the red city of Marrakech passing through the mountains of high Atlas. We’ll Drop you off in your accommodation.
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