Merzouga Desert Tour: Experience Moroccan Lifestyle with Camel Rides & Overnight in a Canyon

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Embark on a 3-day Merzouga Desert Tour in Morocco and immerse yourself in the local lifestyle. Enjoy camel rides, overnight stays in a canyon, and cultural experiences with nomads.

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

From Marrakech to Dades gorges through atlas mountains and ait ben haddou Kasbah

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou - 1 hour: guided visit with local nomad
1 hour: lunch
Dades Gorges - Panoramic view on weird formation of clay and volcanic mountains called “monkeys paws” locally

Reach Merzouga Erg Chebbi by crossing Tinghir and Todra Gorges and spend…

What's Included

Dinner
In-vehicle air conditioning
Breakfast
Camel ride
2 nights accommodation: 1st night in a guesthouse, 2nd night in a desert camp

What's Not Included

Drinks, lunches and snacks
Local guide at Ait Benhaddou 3€/ person

Additional Information

Merzouga desert tour, a 3 days merzouga desert tour is a must do when visiting Morocco. Merzouga excursion helps to discover as much as possible about the moroccan lifestyle.
On the 1st day you’ll cross the high atlas mountains to find yourself in front of a world heritage ‘Kasbah ait ben haddou’ where you’ll meet our guide to discover the locals…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Dream68660974068

Mar 6, 2024

Beautiful experience - Fabulous experience, the colors that can be seen in the desert are something unique. The times and stages were respected, well calculated and the hours of transport were not felt at all. We found a great group and an AMAZING guide (thanks Khalid). He made us spend hours of travel telling us anecdotes, stories and singing together with us. The only flaw: we had booked a tour in Italian but the available languages were French and English, but this did not stop us from enjoying the experience. It is indeed a tourist tour, but what counts is the spirit!! To do!

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V7886qmmarcoss

Feb 13, 2024

The best of the desert - Everything went well, they picked us up at the hostel without problems, it is true that the minibus gets heavy as it takes so many hours. And the desert, which is the main course, falls a little short, I recommend taking an extra night in the desert. The kashbas tours were very good, the restaurants for lunch were "tourist" but not bad...

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Tmcmm

Mar 16, 2023

Riding on palms - Great experience on the palms. First time riding a camel and the tour guide was so comprehensive, kind and funny. I rode aysha a female camel.

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Eric_x

Nov 27, 2022

So worth it - Long trip but super worth it. Be prepared to spend lots of time in a bus with ~15 other people (especially on the third day, which is mostly just driving) with plenty of stops along the way. I’m guessing the organizers curated the tour groups by age and background because my group got along super well and were a highlight of the trip, in addition to the sightseeing itself! The experiences were well-selected and educational, with plenty of photo opps as well. The night in the Sahara Desert was truly spectacular and so, so worth the drive. The lodging was more comfortable than expected both nights and the food was not bad, aside from the very touristy lunch spots. Shout-out to Houcine for being an incredible tour guide!

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Flupi90

Jul 26, 2019

Long Trip with Happy-ending - The trip from Marrakech to Merzouga and back in three days was a long long trip, but it was worth it. My Girlfriend and I booked with Morocco Destination Experts and we did the right thing. We shared the bus with 15 other people, who booked with other companies. I think all the companies do more or less the same on that trip. But we had different accommodations and what we heard every morning was, that their hotel (first night) was sticky but ok, and there tents (second night) were not good at all and shared with other groups. So what we can say: we had excellent stays. First in a small Riad (Riad Dades) with very nice people and good food. Second in Layali Camp was amazing and compared with the others, we had nice tends with toilets, very good dinner and the camp was in the desert, means we walked with the camel for about an hour to reach the camp. As I know, the others had a one hour camel ride as well, but the camp was just next to the park-space... All in one I have to say, that the trip was long but it was worth it. We had a nice group, even though we slept in different accommodations. We had a very good time and Morocco Destinations Experts did a very good job. I think for that price you can't find anything better.

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Edgar

Jul 10, 2019

Great Adventure! - The trip was long but we’ll worth it. The accommodations were great and the experience was very unique. Just make sure you plan on drinking a lot of water and being in the vehicle quite a bit due to the distance. But overall the experience is a must.

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Hazime8919

Apr 15, 2019

-,* - it was really an amazing astonished trip 🌴🌞🌴 mountains, valley, desert sand, kind people all these places in 2-3 days Greetings

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Elana

Apr 12, 2019

Fun in a giant sandbox - I went on a group tour to the Sahara with Mehdi and had a fabulous time. The ride to the Sahara was long but fantastic, with stops along the way to see highlights including a berber village overlook and Kasbah ait ben haddou. The Sahara itself is an incredible place to see, and the camel ride through to the camp was a really fun experience. Paired with a bunch of us hanging in the sand dunes, traditional Moroccan dinner and a group hangout by the fire, it made for a very memorable weekend.

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Carolinaaj509hw

May 25, 2024

Perfect excursion to complete your trip to Marrakech - We are generally happy with the excursion and especially with the experience in the desert. The camp and the camel service are very good, as it allows you to enjoy both the sunset and the sunrise in the dunes. We stayed in the luxury camp and it was very good, both in terms of facilities and meals. The other visits were good, especially the one to the kasbah, where the guide we had He tried at all times to explain everything to all of us, even though we were from different countries, to each of us in his own language. We had another guide in the Todra Gorge who spoke almost no Spanish. The restaurants where we stopped to eat are generally a bit average, expensive for Morocco and with very fair quality, except for one open buffet that was good and varied. The return trip is a bit long and difficult, although it is normal because there is a lot of distance and it is done in a single day. The trip is well organized and is going according to plan. Worth.

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