5-Day Morocco Desert Tour From Marrakech: Sahara Adventure

Early pickup in Marrakech (airport/hotel). Meet private driver-guide. Depart in AC vehicle via Tizi-n-Tichka Pass (2,260 m) through High Atlas Mountains. Stops for photos and visit to argan oil cooperative. Arrive midday at Ait Ben Haddou (UNESCO site); guided walk through the ksar. Continue to Ouarzazate for hotel check-in and dinner.

• Driving: 5–6 hrs
• Walking: 1–2 hrs
• Accommodation: Hotel/Riad in Ouarzazate
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
• Highlights: Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, Ait Ben Haddou
• Optional activities: Argan oil cooperative visit

Morning tour of Ouarzazate visit Atlas Film Studios and Taourirt Kasbah. Drive east to Agdz and follow the Draa Valley past kasbahs and palm groves. Stop for lunch in Nkob or Alnif. Continue through varied terrain to Rissani, then reach Merzouga. Begin camel trek across Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset. Overnight in luxury desert camp with dinner and Berber music.

• Driving: 6–7 hrs
• Camel trek: 1–2 hrs
• Accommodation: Luxury Desert Camp in Erg Chebbi
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
• Highlights: Atlas Film Studios, Taourirt Kasbah, Draa Valley, camel trek, Sahara sunset
• Optional: Quad biking in dunes before trek

Sunrise over Sahara. Camel ride back to Merzouga for pickup. 4×4 tour of Merzouga region includes ancient kohl mine, visit with nomadic Berber families, Gnaoua music in Khamlia, palm grove walk, and Merzouga Lake (seasonal). Afternoon free time for rest or optional dune activities. Dinner and overnight in Merzouga hotel or camp.

• Driving: 4 hrs (4×4)
  
• Walking: 1.5 hrs
  
• Accommodation: Hotel/Camp in Merzouga
  
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
  
• Highlights: Sahara sunrise, nomads, Gnaoua village, palm groves, Merzouga Lake
  
• Optional activities (extra): Quad biking, sandboarding, artisan shops

Depart Sahara after breakfast. Stop in Rissani for souk visit and glimpse of donkey parking. Continue to Erfoud to see fossil workshops. Drive through Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves to Todra Gorges; walk among 300-meter limestone cliffs. After lunch, proceed to Dades Valley via Boumalne Dades. Stop at “monkey fingers” rock formations and valley viewpoints. Overnight in Dades Valley.

• Driving: 5 hrs
• Walking: 2 hrs
• Accommodation: Hotel in Dades Valley
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
• Highlights: Rissani souk, fossils in Erfoud, Todra Gorges, Dades Valley
• Optional activities: Hiking, rose product cooperative visit

Visit rose cooperative in Kalaa Magouna (Rose Valley). Continue to Skoura to explore Amridil Kasbah. Lunch in Ouarzazate. Return to Marrakech via Tizi-n-Tichka Pass with photo stops. Drop-off in Marrakech by early evening. Optional Fes route travels via Middle Atlas Mountains.

• Driving: 6 hrs
• Walking: 1 hr
• Meals: Breakfast
• Highlights: Rose Valley, Skoura palm groves, Amridil Kasbah, High Atlas
• Optional activities: Rose cooperative visit, Skoura palm grove walk