2 Days Tour Marrakech To Merzouga

2 days tour Marrakech to Merzouga desert is ideal for the people who have very limited time in Morocco but they would like to experience a camel trek & spend a night at Merzouga desert camp.

The 2 day desert tour Marrakech will begin with Pick up from your hotel/riad in Marrakech early morning at 7:00 a.m in order to have enough time to make as many stops along the way as possible and depart to the High Atlas mountains traveling through Tizi N´Tichka pass with stops for impressive panoramic views and taking photos of the authentic Berber small villages that disguise in the landscapes.

Then we continue south to the ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou where we will make a quick stop for pictures or do a short visit if you are traveling in the summer months when the day is long enough. The famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular place including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc.

Our Marrakech to Merzouga 2 day private trip continues to see Film studios and Taourirt kasbah from outside in Ouarzazate, make other quick stops for the pictures at different places where the scenery is spectacular. You’ll have free time for lunch in Tinejdad or Touroug and then we continue our way to Merzouga desert to reach the spectacular dunes of Erg Chebbi.

From here you’ll do the camel trek for 1 -1:30 to our Berber camp before dinner we´ll the opportunity to watch the sunset at the top of a dune, try sandboarding if that’s an activity you are interested in, take photos and enjoy the views…we continue to the camp where you’ll be welcomed with a cut of mint tea, have delicious dinner, listen to the traditional Berber drumming music then sleep in a tent under a beautiful starry sky.

The next day, after watching the sunrise you’ll have breakfast and shower at camp then we’ll travel back to Marrakech driving through the arid pre-desertic area where we´ll see acacia typical trees of this landscapes.

On the way to the Draa valley, we’ll make some stops to admire the beautiful views of the river that gives name to the valley. It’s the longest river in Morocco. Our trip continues towards Ouarzazate crossing the Anti Atlas.

We´ll have some free time for lunch in the city and in the afternoon we continue our journey to Marrakech arrival in the late afternoon/evening, Transfer to your hotel and your 2 day itinerary Marrakech to Merzouga ends.