5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

Overview:

Our 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga. Further, in this tour, you will discover, Marrakech city, Dades Gorges, Todra Gorges, Merzouga Sahara desert, and the end tour at Marrakech.

5-day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga – itinerary :

Day 1: Marrakech – Dades Gorges

Pickup from the hotel or riad. We’ll head towards the High Atlas, which has the highest altitudes in North Africa. You can enjoy the snow at higher elevations during the winter and well into spring. We will then travel to Ouarzazate, a village located near the High Atlas Mountains and the Draa River valley. The movie capital is home to Morocco’s most important film studio.

We’ll continue down Thousand Kasbah Road and enter the Dades Valley. The drive along the river road leads into the narrow valley. Furthermore, we will stop to enjoy it. Here you will eat dinner and spend the night.

Day 2: Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges – Merzouga

After breakfast, we will travel to Todra Gorges via Tinerhir, a vast palm grove known for agriculture, date palms, and crafts.

Later, we’ll arrive at the Gorge. Here we can see the spectacular landscape that has been shaped over thousands of years by the river that runs through it. Then we’ll drive to Merzouga, where you’ll leave your luggage at the auberge and travel to the desert by camel. Furthermore, once in Haima, you will eat dinner, hear drums echoing in the desert night, and lie down in your tent.

Day 3: Merzouga – Desert Erg Chebbi

The next morning you will wake up early to watch the sunrise. At midday, we will visit a nomad family. Next, you will eat under the shade of a tree, you will see how the Berber pizza is made, and then will taste it. After lunch, you will rest for a while and later we will make a route through the desert.

To start with, we will leave to see an oasis in the desert in 4×4, also will visit the town of Khamlia (village of the blacks) MIFISS mines, and desert places, and we will meet the Berber nomads of the desert … Then shall return to the Haima, you will have dinner, we’ll play music and will spend the night in the tent.

Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Ouarzazate

If you wish, you can get up early to watch the sunrise and return to the hotel on camels, where we will shower before continuing to Rissani, stopping to visit the market. As a result, a very important market serves all of the surrounding villages, offering a variety of shops and stalls.

We’ll continue to Ouarzazate, passing through the magnificent and spectacular Draa Valley, which is lined with massive palm trees. During the afternoon, we will travel to Ouarzazate for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 5: Ouarzazate – Marrakech

After breakfast, we will visit Ait Ben Haddou, a Unesco World Heritage Site and filming location for Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and The Mummy.

At the end of the day, we’ll arrive in Marrakech. Finally, this marks the end of the route. Finally, the 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga comes to an end.

Trip include:

Transport at a comfortable vehicle
English speaking driver/guide
Dinner and breakfast
Accommodations
Berber music in the camp
Stops for panoramic views and free time for lunch
Camel for each in the desert

Trip excludes:

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Destinations Overview Of Our 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

Ait Ben Haddou.

On 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga desert, you will visit Ait Ben Haddou. Thus, the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou is an adobe Ksar about 30 km from Ouarzazate. Further, it is the oldest ksar in Morocco dating to the 17th century. It is believed that this kasbah was built by Ben Haddou. And he is still buried somewhere in this Kasbah. Another legend says that the founder of this kasbah is El-Galoui. Most of the inhabitants of this site have moved to modern homes in other cities.

However, others are still living there, keeping their traditions and rituals. The Kasbah is famous all over the world because it is a film location. Also, it is the main route between Marrakech and the desert that was once a caravan crossroad from other African countries. All the surrounding views on this site are breathtaking. And every minute you spend enjoying photos of every corner is worth it.

Boumalne.

A 5 days trip from Marrakech to the Merzouga desert also highlights Boumalne Dades. Most tourists plan a night in the town on their way to the Merzouga desert. Thus, it is a Berber town in Tinghir Province in the Draa Tafilalet region. Boumalne is an attractive town with stunning views and cultural delights. Most of the homes are made up of red mud bricks with the use of traditional materials and techniques. In addition to that, Boumalne also offers an incredible valley, Dades Valley.

In the spring, the valley is filled with exceptional nature. Further, the Dades River rises in the High Atlas Mountain and flows into the Draa River. Moreover, the town is home to many Kasbah lined with palm groves with the scenery of the mountain ranges. Almost all tourist accommodations exist in this valley and look over the mountains and groves of the valley. Our services include some of these accommodations.

Merzouga Desert.

With a 5 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, you will admire Merzouga. Therefore, the town is a small village in the Erg fo Erchebbi. It is known for the vast dunes of the Erg Chebbi that stretch around the town. It is a common tourist site in Morocco. Tourists come to experience a camel trekking trip in a style of nomadic life. A night under the starry sky is also another thing that attracts them. Moreover, and day trip by 4×4 around the desert places is among the desert activities.

That is to say, you take a journey outside the town to visit and explore incredible things. Firstly, you visit Khamlia Village of Black-skinned people who came from Mali. And then, you visit mine of M’Ifis in the black Hamada. Secondly, you meet nomads near the borders and enjoy Berber pizza. Finally, you visit the lake of flamingos and other immigrant birds. In the desert, you can find all kinds of accommodations. In our services, we select any suitable one for you, including desert camp.

Ouarzazate.

Ouarzazate’s name originates from the Berber ” the city without noise”. It is the route to the Sahara dunes that leads to the Zagora desert and the Merzouga desert. Thus, 5 Days from Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour is one of the best tours you can select to get there. In this town, there are many things to visit. For example, you can visit Atlas Studios.

Ouarzazate is also called the Hollywood of Africa. This means that Atlas Studios are an ideal site for movies with old equipment. In addition to that, you visit an old kasbah of Taouirite in the heart of Ouarzazate. It is one of the important tourist sites that dates back to the 1750s. It reflects the architectural style of the adobe house of the region. The landscapes of this town are different as well. You can see some of the mountains are covered with snow. However, you can also find springs, dunes, and oases.

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