3-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech Merzouga with Camel Trek

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Marrakech, Morocco

3 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Morocco’s Merzouga Desert on this 3-day tour from Marrakech, featuring visits to the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the Todra Gorge, and the Skoura Oasis. Enjoy a camel ride through the Erg Chebbi dunes, watch a stunning desert sunset, and spend the night in a luxury Berber camp. With meals, accommodations, and transportation included, this customizable tour offers a seamless and unforgettable desert adventure.

3-day Morocco desert tour from Marrakech with accommodations included
Enjoy easy transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
Ride a camel in the desert and spend a night at a Sahara camp
Hassle-free round-trip transport from your hotel in Marrakech

What's Included

Air conditioned vehicle and Professional driver
Camel Ride and night in Desert Camp
Breakfast (2)

Breakfast
Dinner (2)

Dinner

Travel insurance
Tips and Personal Expenses
Lunches and Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up all travelers from their accommodations for some Riads in the old Medina we will pick you up from the nearest point

Meeting point

Jemaa el-Fna
Jamaâ El-Fna, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
We pick up travelers from hotels, riads, and accommodations in Marrakech. If your accommodation is inside the Medina where cars cannot enter, we will arrange the nearest accessible meeting point.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Valley of Roses – Tinghir

5 Stops

Tizi N' Test

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Ksar Of Ait-Ben-Haddou

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Taourirt Kasbah

12 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Rose Valley Hôtel

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tinghir

12 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in Hotel in Tinghire

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

Tinghir – Todra Gorge – Erfoud – Merzouga

4 Stops

Todra Gorge

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Fossiles d'Erfoud

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Merzouga Desert

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Merzouga Desert

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Luxury Desert Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3

Merzouga – Ouarzazate – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech

5 Stops

Sunrise

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Roses Valley

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Atlas Mountains View (Pass By)

Marrakech (Pass By)

Tinghir

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 24 reviews

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Just amazing !!!

Vicky_w, Mar 2025

After doing many trips across Morocco this one topped them all ! Everything was amazing from start to finish , the group we were in , the guides, the places we visited on route . The Sahara itself was mind blowing beauty, we stayed in the luxury tents which really are luxury . Best nights sleep on the whole trip. Our guide and driver couldn’t do enough for us - you will miss out on something special if you don’t book this ! Once in a lifetime trip , the scenery on route is breathtaking . Love love loved every min of the whole experience. It was my wife’s and sisters birthday and I had emailed with their names, the guides brought a cake out and everyone sang happy birthday which made both of their nights. It did rain which was obviously unexpected but we still got music , entertainment and was such a good night !

Fantastic experience thank you

Lee_P, Nov 2024

I did this tour with my 25 year old Son and we both had a fantastic time, he particularly enjoyed the quad biking & sand bording and the music in the camp in the evening. Our guide Iddir was really kind and couldn’t do enough to make our experience really great, the drivers good and professional too. Things you should take note of. The hotel you stay in before desert is basic so don’t expect luxury and the food wasn’t great. Please bring enough cash with you to tip local guides 20-50dirham and your lunches are not included so again expect to pay 100-150dirham also you will need to buy drinks with your dinner. After the camel ride back out of the desert all of day 3 is spent driving back to Marrakech we left the desert at 8am and returned to Marrakech at 7:15pm We stayed in the luxury camp because I wanted my own toilet and shower but the party sounded batter and went on longer in the other camp I was fine with this but my son probably would have preferred the other camp and would have been fine sharing toilets and showers. Also do go out of the camp and sit under the stars that was truly magical!

Sahara is to do

omar_l, Aug 2024

The Sahara trip was amazing and was a nice experience, next time it’ll be to stay 2 days in the Sahara camp to make the most of it.

Good experience, some things we wish to know before...

Rodrigo_U, Apr 2024

Overall experience was really good, we did a good exploration of Morocco and some interesting sightseeing. We learned from the local guides a lot about some places and the culture, and the desert experience (camel ride + camping) was fantastic. There were some things we wish we knew before: There is a guide that went with us on the van whose role was more on the lines of general information and keeping the group and tour under schedule, there were other local guides in some places who provided more specific information about these places (so expect to tip them, and some tip amount will be pre-arranged by the tour guide). In Ait-Ben-Haddou, there was not a lot of useful information from the local regarding how much money the Ksar (town) made with the movies that were made there. The local guide at Tinghir was fantastic and did provide a lot of information. Don’t expect a lot from Fossiles d'Erfoud, as there is just a quick coffee/bathroom stop. The tour will take you to some pre-arranged places to buy souveniers/etc, which prices are not the best. The guide will attempt to prevent you from buying some things (such a scarf for the desert) before going to the store where they want you to buy (they will make a case that is needed, which may be true if there is a lot of wind). In terms of lunch, there are three lunch stops where they take us to a restaurant with a single menu option, so expect to spend around 150 MAD for each meal. Water during the three-day tour is not included. Expect very short time for breakfasts (30 min). Something strange was that the tour guide was privately asking us to provide him a review in a different platform than the one we used to book the tour. He was pushing for it in a coffee stop even sharing internet hotspot to get it done. As a summary, we liked the places we visit and the experiences we had. We did not like the pre-arranged tips, the extra tips needed, and the fix restaurants for lunch.

Wir hatten eine eine...

Heinrich_G, May 2024

Wir hatten eine eine dreitägige Luxus - Wüstentour von Markesch nach Mezouga gebucht im Van nur für unsere Familie. Vorort mussten wir allerdings noch zusätzlich pro Person 100 Euro nachzahlen für die private Tour mit eigenem Fahrer. Hier hat eindeutig die Absprache zwischen der Vermittlungsplatform und dem lokalen Veranstalter nicht funktioniert. Das Glamping - Erlebnis im Wüstenzelt war gut, das Hotel irgendwo an der Strecke am zweiten Tag eine Katastrophe. Der Fahrer unseres Van war dagegen ein Glücksgriff.

Pros:...

Thomas, May 2022

Pros: + schöne und preiswerte Erfahrung, viel sehenswertes in nur wenigen Tagen + sehr bemühte und sympathische Guides und Fahrer + Luxuszeltanlage ist einfach ein Traum Cons: - Auswahl der Restaurants auf dem Weg eher mäßig Insgesamt sehr zu empfehlen, insbesondere für die lange Rückreise muss man jedoch etwas Sitzfleisch mit sich bringen.