4 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech

Overview

The 4 Days desert tour from Marrakech to Sahara Desert and back to Marrakech allows discovering various places and experiencing the Sahara Desert by spending a night in the desert camp. First you visit Kasbahs and old castles such as Aith Benhadou and Amridil Kasbah, and then you enjoy the beauty of the stunning Todra and Dades Valley in addition to riding camels and spend a magical night in the middle of the Sahara. This desert tour from Marrakech is the perfect option for visiting the desert in ease and no rush as you have enough time.

Duration : 4 days / 3 nights

Start : Marrakech

End : marrakech

accomodations : check below

tour type : private

price : contact us

Highlights

  • Enjoy the stunning views of High Atlas Mountains
  • Visit the ancient Kasbah Ait Benhadou, world heritage site by Unesco
  • Visit the largest filming studios, Atlas Studios, in Ouarzazate
  • Enjoy beautiful valleys ; Dades and Todra Valley
  • Walk through the cliffs of Todra Gorge
  • Visit the oldest irrigation system ( Khettarat)
  • Ride a camel and sandboard in The Sahara Desert
  • Watch the most beautiful sunset and sunrise
  • Spend a night in the peaceful desert in a desert camp

itinerary

Day 1 : Marrakech- High Atlas Mountains- Ait Benhadou- Ouarzazate

The first day of our 4 Days Marrakech desert tour, you will meet your guide at your accommodation or anywhere in Marrakech in the morning and start the trip. You will start driving through the High Atlas Mountains to reach the highest road, Tizi n Tishka, which is about 2260m high, where you will stop to enjoy the stunning views of the winding roads and valleys. Afterwards, you will continue to reach Ait Benhadou village around midday, you will have tour to visit this ancient Kasbah (Fortified village) that is dating back to 11th century and recognized as world heritage by Unesco as an example of southern Moroccan architecture of mud houses, in addition to being a filming location for Game Of Thrones and Gladiator. After the tour, you may have lunch here or at the next stop, Ouarzazate. After lunch, you will stop in front of Atlas Studios where several movies were filmed, such as The Mommy, Prince of Persia. Here you decide if you are interested to visit or just take a picture from the outside where there are artificial pharaohs’ statues. Later on, you continue to your hotel in Ouarzazte.

 

Day 2 : Ouarzazte- Draa Valley – Rissani- Sahara Desert

After breakfast, you leave Ouarzazate and drive through along Draa Valley; the longest river and biggest valley of date palms in the country You will continue to reach Rissani Market; the most authentic market in the area which take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday If none of these was the day of your visit, you will be back, the next day. In this ancient market, you will observe and explore how local people live and make their living from locally grown vegetables, handicrafts and cattle. Later on, you continue to Merzouga Desert where you can rest for a while and have a cup of tea before you start a camel ride towards the desert camp. On your way, you will stop at the middle of the dunes where you can watch the most beautiful sunset then continue to reach the camp after sunset. You will be welcomed with a cup of tea then you will have your fancy tents equipped with privates bathroom and shower. After dinner, you will gather around the bonfire of the camp, and local Berbers will play traditional music with drums. You will have time afterwards to enjoy the silence of the desert and watch the stars.

 

Day 3: Sahara Desert- Erfoud- Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

The 3rd day of 4 days desert tour from Marrakech starts with an early morning wake up in order to watch the sunrise and enjoy your time around the camp to take photos then have breakfast at the camp and get back by camels or 4wd to main road and head towards Erfoud; a small town at the side of Ziz River, known for its production of dates and excavation for fossils. You will pay a visit to one of the factories here marble that contain fossils of different ocean animals is turned into useful goods and house furniture, also you get to know more about the different ages and their impact on the morphology of the area. Later on, you continue to visit one of the oldest and smartest irrigation systems in the world called Khettarat; it is a underground canal that brings water from the mother well to the fields by gravity only. Afterwards, you continue to Todra Valley and Gorges where to enjoy refreshing walk through the narrow tall cliffs. Later on, we continue to Dades Valley where you will be staying in a hotel overlooking the valley.

 

Day 4: Dades Valley- Amridil –High Atlas – Marrakech

After breakfast, you start your journey towards Marrakech, the 4 days desert tour from Marrakech takes you to Rose Valley and Skoura palm groves where you stop to visit Amridil Kasbah; a 17th century balding that is still owned by the descendent of the founder and now operated as museum where you can learn more about the life in Kasbah of the rich people in the south. After a guided tour in this Kasbah, you continue to Ouarzazate, and then drive across the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. Arrive to Marrakech late afternoon where our 4 days Marrakech desert tour ends.

 tour inclusions and exclusions

  • Private 4WD , van, or minibus with AC
  • English/Spanish speaking driver or driver and tour guide
  • Accommodations for 3 nights
  • Dinner x3 Breakfast x3
  • Camel ride and overnight in desert camp
  • 4×4 desert tour
  • Scarf for the camel ride
  • Bottled water ( 1.5L per person/day )
  • Lunches
  • Entry fees
  • Tips and gratuities

Options of the tour  :

This Marrakech desert tour 4 days can be arranged in 3 different packages based on the category of accommodations you prefer to stay during the trip. Kindly find the tour packages below:

Packages

Accommodations

Standard/Basic package

First night : Hotel Riad Amlal

Second night : Africa Camp

Third night : Hotel Babylon Dades

 

Medium Package

First night: Dar Chamaa

Second night: Luxury Oasis Camp

Third night : Hotel Xaluca Dades

Luxury Package

First night: Oz Palace Ouarzazate

Second Night : Desert Luxury camp

Third night : Chez Pierre Dades

NB: If any of the accommodations above are unavailable for your dates, we will book alternative ones of the same category and let you know any changes.

price & booking

  • The rates of our tours depend on the package you select, the number of guests in your group and the season of your travel.
  • For bookings, we kindly request a deposit of 25% of the total price to be paid to our Paypal or Wise account, the balance is to be paid to your guide at the

Please contact us with the details of your group and your preferences, we will be happy to accommodate you and customize your trip.

 

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Additional info about 4 days tour marrakech to fes :

  • The 4 days desert tour from Marrakech is a private tour; it can be tailored according to your preferences
  • For lunches, your guide will take you to good restaurants based on his previous experiences; you can let him know if you want to go to specific places.
  • Sandboarding activity can be done for no extra charge, if you want it please let your guide know before reaching the desert to ensure that you’ll have a sandboard during the camel ride.
  • All your luggage will be taken to the camp with 4Wd, in case you don’t want to ride camels, you can drive to the camp too
  • Buggies or Atvs are available in n the desert for extra charge
  • If you have less time, we recommend taking our 3 days desert tour from Marrakech

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