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3 days Tour from Marrakch to Merzouga

3 days Marrakech Merzouga desert trip

3 days Marrakech Merzouga

Day 01: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Gorges of Dades

Pick up at the riad at 8:00/9:00 and start of our adventure. Departure from Marrakech via the Col Tichka pass, where we will cross the Atlas mountains making stops to enjoy the magnificent views that the route offers us. Optional visit to a small cooperative of women who process argan oil, where you can learn how this precious product is obtained, as well as all the variety of culinary and beauty products that the argan fruit provides. We will continue on our way to Ouarzazate to visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared a World Heritage Site, free time to walk through its streets and climb to the top to contemplate the beautiful views of the valley. Then we continue to the town of Skoura, located in the heart of the valley of palm trees. There you can take a walk through the extensive and labyrinthine oasis, whose lush vegetation wraps precious secret kasbahs and you can also visit its kasbah of Amerdil, where you can see how it was once lived in the kasbahs. From here we will continue through the Valley of Roses (famous for the cultivation of them) to the impressive gorges of Dades. Free time in the hotel.

3 days Marrakech Merzouga desert trip

Day 02: Dades Valley- Gorges of Todra- Erfoud – Merzouga (Desert Camp)

After breakfast, we will continue along the bank of Boumalne, where a road marked by kasbahs (fortresses or castles) and ksour (fortified citadels), whose landscape is ocher, red and mauve, opens. Around us we will find stony plateaus where the camels graze. After a journey full of ksour, oasis and palm trees .We will arrive at Tineghir (where the spectacular gorges of Todra are) perched at 1,350 m altitude and surrounded by a palm grove. Free time to walk through the gorges and through the orchard and the palm grove. We continue to Erfoud (city of fossils), where we can see the quarries where they are extracted and know how they are worked then to give them the most varied forms and uses. Then we will pass by Rissani and finally, arrival at Merzouga in front of the high dunes of Erg Chebbi take some rest and enjoy a free time in merzouga have some drink Tea. In the afternoon the camels will wait for us to enter the desert and contemplate an unforgettable sunset. The night will be special, as you will have the opportunity to sleep in a tents surrounded by dunes, as the Berbers do. You will also enjoy a traditional dinner, and after the live drum music next to the bonfire and if there is luck, a starry sky. Dinner & Breakfast.

3 days Marrakech Merzouga desert trip

Day 03: Desert camp- Merzouga – Alnif – The Draa Valley – Marrakech

Today will be a special day, we recommend enjoying a sunrise in the desert, so this day we will get up early. After contemplating the sunrise, return to the camp for breakfast, and then we return by camel to the Merzouga, then we will leave for Marrakech. Passing the Palm Grove of Tafilalet and the town of Rissani (origin of the Alauí dynasty and ancient capital of the Sultans Alauís) you’ll have free time to visit the market and souk of the town, after we follow the road to the Valley of the DRRA. and we will visit kasbah of TAMNOGALT this in the heart of the valley of Draa , we cross again the high Atlas . End of the day we will arrival in Marrakech, transfer to your accommodation. END THE TRIP AND OUR SERVICES.

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Tour includes:

– Experienced guide/ driver

– Air-conditioned 4×4 with AC

– Fuel

– Accomodation (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)

– Camp (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)

– Camel trekking “1 Camel Per person”

Tour from Marrakech

Not Includes:

– Flights

– Drinks/Lunches

– Tips

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