4 Days from Marrakesh-Skoura Palm Oasis-Merzouga and Erg Chebbi dunes back to Marrakesh

On this Marrakech desert trip experience, our 4 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Erg Chebbi begins promptly at 08:30 am from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate often referred as the ‘Door of the south’. After, We go through the High Atlas Mountains by Tizin-Tichka pass (2260m height) have beautiful sceneries and some Berber villages on them. Earlier on, we shall make a stopover at the most famous Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou which is World Heritage site and famous for being used in famous international movies.

We go on to Ouarzazate to visit the kasbah of Taourirt a monumental construction that is an important link to Moroccan history. Driving through major parts of the Skoura Oasis that is characterized by Kasbahs elaborately surrounded by palm trees, we spend our first night sleeping peacefully in this oasis.

For the second day of our 4 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Erg Chebbi in the morning after taking breakfast in a nice terrace with e spectacular view to the oasis ,we will be going for a scenic tour where first we will be visiting the Valley of the Roses where we will be able to view cosmetics prepared from the rose valley. And we keep going on; our next destination is Merzouga; on the way, we will join the Dades Valley and even endorse the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs. We will also make a stopover at Tinghir to enjoy the palm trees groves, and have a nice walk in Todra Gorges.

On our way, we pass through, Erfoud, Tafilalte Zone and later move to our camp site at Erg Chaabi Merzouga. Subsequently,  after break we will take 1 hour camel riding to the camp to see the beautiful sunset over the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Night will be spent in conventional nomad tent with the spectacular view of Sahara desert at night with the stars twinkle at night with the rising of the moon. Here is the preview of one of the most amazing sahara desert trip from Marrakech.

Then, after the sunrise view, we start our 1 one and half hour camel rides back to Merzouga. After breakfast, the driving continues to Marrakech following the road passing through Rissani which is the cradle of the Alaouite dynasty that has been in power in Morocco. Next we go through a stony wasteland and get through Berber settlements such as Alnif before arriving at the Draa Valley; it is the largest valley in Morocco.

Next, we step on the gas and get to Agdez, which is famous for the palms as Morocco’s largest palm grove and nice typical villages and small Kasbahs . Here, you will get the chance a nice 2 hours walk , starting from the palm grove traversing through the interior palm grove interacting with the local farmers and visiting the village of Tamnougalt. This segment of sahara desert trip from Marrakech has the main goal to show us locals way of life and then back to the Kasbah for a distinctive night in the middle of the Valley.

For the last day of your 4 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga Erg Chebbi after a good breakfast we continue the trip by an Atlas mountains day trip from Marrakech, again crossing through the splendid Ait Saoun Rocky mountains via the Tizi n’ Tnifift pass. Its appreciate charming views of rocks and cliffs, as well as of Berber villages located on the hillsides.

Onwards to Ouarzazate, often referred to as the door to the Sahara we begin our lunch break. There, you could decide to eat at the restaurant that provides beautiful Moroccan dishes or decide to adopt the Moroccan way, join a Berber family, eat what they cook and feel the Moroccan hospitality.

After a lunch break, we embark on a backward trip to Marrakech passing through those spectacular High Atlas Mountains. The trip back is also characterized by multiple stops which grant a view at the beautiful variation of the desert and valley and the palm groves within the latter. Getting to Marrakech will take the entire day. Afterward  you will be dropped at the relevant place of lodging, and this will be the end of this informative sahara desert tour from Marrakech.