3-Day Ouarzazate to Marrakech Desert Tour

Three Days Desert Tour from Ouarzazate to Marrakech

Overview of the Ouarzazate to Marrakech Desert Tour

This 3-day Ouarzazate to Marrakech desert tour will take you on a memorable journey in Morocco. Through this tour, you will be able to discover why tourists love to visit the desert of Morocco. First, our team will meet you in Ouarzazate and start exploring the studios of the village where tens of international movies were shot. Along the road from Ouarzazate to Marrakech, you will visit the fortified Kasbah of Taleout, Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (a UNESCO Heritage site), and Dades Valley. Our plan includes two nights in the desert of Merzouga to make sure you spend enough time in this charming desert. You will experience camel trekking, sunset, and sunrise, and you will camp in a tent in the heart of the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Finally, the tour ends in Marrakech.

Highlights of the 3-day Ouarzazate to Marrakech desert tour

Visit the studios of Ouarzazate
Explore The fortified Kasbah of Taleouet
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou
Walk around the impressive Todgha Gorges
Visit a Berber or a Nomad Family
Deep into the desert of Merzouga
Experience the camel trekking
Try Sandboarding
Bury yourself in the sand also known as Sand Bath
Go on a journey by Buggy, Quad, or a 4×4
Admire the breathtaking sunset
Camp in the heart of the desert in a Berber Tent
Spend the night under the charming starry sky
Join a Gnawa music group
Attend the panoramic sunrise
Visit the sightseeing of Marrakech
Take a traditional Riad in Marrakech

Detailed Plan of the 3-day Ouarzazate desert tour

Day 1: Ouarzazate airport – Taleouet – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Gorges

We will welcome you at the airport of Ouarzazate from Where our 3-day desert tour will be started. Then, we will take you on a guided tour of the village to visit the filming studios and discover the beautiful architecture made only with clay and rocks. Ouarzazate has more than one name such as the Hollywood of Africa, The open gate of Desert, and Maghreb Studio. Tens of international movies were filmed here including the famous Gladiator, Game Of Thron, and Lawrence of Arabia. You will be lucky to discover such a tremendous ancient village as Ouarzazate. Later, not far from the village, we will go to visit the well-known Kasbah of Taleouet. The Kasbah is known as the Galoui Kasbah, an ancient and fortified Kasbah in the region.

Still discovering the beautiful Kasbahs in the region of Ouarzazate, we will head to the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage ‘Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah’. We will let ourselves dive into the beauty of the Kasbah and enjoy its old architecture which is looking like a Klay Castle, also, we will have our lunch at one of the local restaurants. We continue driving to Dades Gorges where we will spend the night.

Day 2: Dades Gorges – Todgha Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga

After breakfast, a departure from Dades Valley toward the Todra Gorges where many rock climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. Later we continue our journey, following the ancient Bedouin trading routes parallel with the Middle Atlas, passing a series of fortified villages with outstanding pre-Saharian architecture. The route to Erfoud is one of the most pleasant of all the Southern routes. It is known for its rich black fossils and marble.

We head down to the spectacular Merzouga desert where we will have a desert tour full of adventure and fun. Upon arrival, we will take camels and ride to the famous dunes of Erg Chebbi where we will attend the breathtaking sunset and spend the night under the starry sky enjoying the Berber Gnawa music. Some of the locals will share with us some stories about the desert of Merzouga. You can sleep either inside the Berber tent, luxury bivouac, or under the charming sky.

Day 3: Merzouga to Marrakech via Ouarzazate road

After attending the panoramic sunrise, we will head back riding camels to the village of Merzouga where we will have our breakfast and take our luggage to drive to Marrakech. The drive will take the road of Thousand Kasbahs so we will have another chance to pass via Ouarzazate. We continue to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’tichka Pass. Stop for lunch up the center of the Atlas Mountains. We will finish our 3 days Ouarzazate to Marrakech desert tour by dropping you off at your riad or the airport in Marrakech.

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This tour is just a suggested plan from our professional team; if you would like to add or edit this tour don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. However, you can customize a full tour according to your interests, needs, and budget. We’re here to provide you with the most suitable journey in Morocco; our aim is to make you satisfied by the end of the tour. Don’t you think it is time to visit Morocco? Come Join us!

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