4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech

Day 1 – Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Skoura – Roses Valley – Dades Gorges

Departure from your hotel via the mountain pass Col Tichka, where we will cross the Atlas Mountains, stopping to enjoy the wonderful views offered by the route and to rest or snap pictures as desired. Continue on to Ouarzazate, where we will stop for lunch before continuing on to Skoura, which is nestled in the middle of the Valley of Palm Trees, a huge and labyrinthine oasis whose dense foliage envelops exquisite secret kasbahs and where you can also explore the Kasbah. Then we’ll go via the Valley of the Roses (renowned for rose cultivation) to the Dades Valley, where we’ll see the Dades Gorges. Dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2: Dades Gorges, Todra Gorges, Rissani, and Merzouga Desert:

After breakfast, continue along the banks of the Boumalne, which leads to a route dotted with kasbahs (citadels) and ksour (fortresses or castles), with ocher, scarlet, and mauve landscapes. We’ll be surrounded by stony plateaus where dromedaries graze. After passing through ksour, oasis, and palm trees, arrive to Tineghir (the beautiful Todra Gorges), set at an altitude of 1,350 meters and encircled by a palm grove. We proceed to Erfoud (the city of fossils) and arrive at Merzouga, in front of the high dunes of Erg Chebbi, after passing through Rissani. We will leave our belongings at the Merzouga hotel and wait for the camels to take us into the Merzouga desert as the sun sets till we arrive.

Day 3 – Merzouga desert – Rissani – N’kob – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate:

After breakfast, continue along the banks of the Boumalne, which leads to a route dotted with kasbahs (citadels) and ksour (fortresses or castles), with ocher, scarlet, and mauve landscapes. We’ll be surrounded by stony plateaus grazed by camels.. After passing through ksour, oasis, and palm trees, arrive to Tineghir (the beautiful Todra Gorges), set at an altitude of 1,350 meters and encircled by a palm grove. We proceed to Erfoud (the city of fossils) and arrive at Merzouga, in front of the high dunes of Erg Chebbi, after passing through Rissani. We will leave our belongings at the Merzouga hotel and wait for the camels to take us into the Merzouga desert as the sun sets till we arrive.

Day 4 – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech:

If you enjoy movies, you can visit the film studios in Ouarzazate, where many famous Hollywood films have been shot. Then we’ll take a detour to see the well-known Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Free hour to wander about the kasbah and ascend to the top to take in the views. We’ll be crossing the High Atlas Mountains again, with their stunning scenery. Arrival in the afternoon in Marrakech. The 4 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech concludes with a transfer to your accommodation or the airport.