MARRAKECH – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – DADES VALLEY

Marrakech - Your budget-friendly three-day desert vacation from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin early in the morning with a drive east of Marrakech via small suburban settlements to the High Atlas Mountains. There will be several breaks to take photographs, enjoy the landscape, stretch your legs, and sip a cup of coffee.

Ait Ben Haddou - Drive uphill on winding roads to the famed Tizi Ntichka pass before arriving at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the first significant stop for sightseeing today. The Berber walled settlement of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a filming location for famous Hollywood epics such as Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator.

Ouarzazate - We continue to Ouarzazate. Here u explore main sights. After lunch at a local café, drive to Dades Valley, Skoura Oasis, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the Valley of the Roses and noted for its rose water artisanal distillation facilities.

Dades Gorges - When you arrive at Boumalne Dades, follow the Dades River on a narrow road that passes by many fortified Kasbahs on the side of the route to Dades Canyons. You will arrive late in the afternoon at your hotel. Dinner and a night’s stay at your Dades hotel.

DADES VALLEY – TINGHIR – MERZOUGA SAHARA DESERT

Gargantas del Todra - Our adventure today will begin with a drive along the route of 1001 Kasbahs to the oasis of Tighir, where we will diverge to a secondary road driving down the river to Todgha, where you will pause for a walk in the oasis under the shade of palm trees and continue to Todgha Gorges.

Rissani - After some free time to take in the vastness of the cliffs and lunch, we depart early in the afternoon for Rissani, famed for its dates market and as the starting point for historic commercial caravans traversing the Sahara desert to Tomboctou.

Merzouga - We will proceed to Merzouga after a little pause, traveling across some rocky desert countryside. When you arrive at Merzouga, feel free to cool down in their refreshing pool before embarking on your dusk desert journey to the camp. Meet our camel caravan and ride your camels across the spectacular color-changing sand dunes against the backdrop of the sunset. We arrive at our Sahara desert tent before it becomes dark.

MERZOUGA – OUARZAZATE – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – MARRAKECH

Merzouga - After an early morning camel journey over the Erg Chebbi dunes, arrive at the camp operator’s lodge for breakfast, a shower, and, if time allows, a brief dip in the lodge pool.

Erfoud - Meet your driver and car, then return towards Agdz and Ouarzazate. You will visit places as Erfoud fossils in the case you interested.

Marrakech - After some free time for lunch, we continue on to Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains in the afternoon. Your affordable shared three-day desert tour will conclude in Marrakech at 19h00.

• Visit Todra Gorge
• Sunrise camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
• 1-night accommodation at desert camp
• Sandboarding
• Dinner
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Breakfast
• Berber music in the camp with bonfire
• Explore the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou
• Sunset camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
• Luxury private tent (if option selected)

• Lunches
• Drinks
• Gratuities
• Local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hddou (available for an extra charge 2€ pp).