3-Day Desert Tour Marrakech to Merzouga

Overview

Cross the High Atlas via the Tizi n’Tichka pass, explore the UNESCO-listed ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, drive the road of a thousand kasbahs and the Dades valley, then reach Merzouga for a sunset camel ride and a night in a Berber camp deep in the dunes.

Route

1. Marrakech
2. Atlas
3. Aït Ben Haddou
4. Dadès
5. Todra
6. Merzouga

Highlights

• Tizi n’Tichka pass (2,260 m)
• Ait Ben Haddou ksar (UNESCO)
• Todra Gorges
• Night in a desert camp in Merzouga

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades

   Pick-up at your riad, cross the High Atlas, visit Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate, overnight in the Dades valley.

2. Day 2

   Dades – Todra – Merzouga

   Todra Gorges, Tinghir palm groves, arrive in Merzouga, sunset camel ride and night in camp.

3. Day 3

   Merzouga – Marrakech

   Sunrise over the dunes, breakfast and return to Marrakech via Ouarzazate.