Detailed Travel Itinerary: Marrakech Sahara Desert Tour 8 Days

We at Great Morocco offer 8 days and 7 nights desert trip from Marrakech to Zagora with best camel trekking in Morocco.

Tour Day 1: Marrakech

We at Great Morocco organise Tour from Marrakech. Pick up from Marrakech Airport to your Riad/hotel. Free time to explore Marrakech in your own (Medina and Jemaa El fenaa) Overnight in your Riad/hotel .

Tour Day 2: Explore medina of Marrakech

Guided tour in Marrakech with a local guide to visit the main attractions (Medina, Jemaa El fnaa, Souk, Koutoubia mosque, Saadian tombs, Bahia Palace, badia palace, Majorelles jardins, Menara gardens).Your Riad/hotel.

Tour Day 3: Marrakech – High Atlas mountains –Ouarzazate –Agdz - Zagora

8 Day Marrakech Desert Tour to Zagora and Merzouga continues after breakfast. We depart early in the morning from your Riad/hotel 7:30 / 8:00 Am  through the high atlas mountains. We reach Tizin’Tichka road (at 2260 m) , as the highest road pass in Morocco. We continue to Ouarzazate and you visit atlas studios and Kasbah Taourirt in city . We drive through the palm-lined Draa valley and agdz .We finish the day in Zagora where you spend the night in a typical hotel 4* with dinner .

Tour Day 4: ZAGORA - TAFRAOUT SIDI ALI – MERZOUGA

After having your breakfast we dapart at 8:00 Am, It's the most special day of your adventure, you will have a full day off-road from Zagora to Merzouga . It's the same road as the famous Ralley Paris-Dakar. We will go throught some Berber Villages as Tismomin , Oumjran . You  will explore the Ouasis of Tismomin and we will stop to drink a berber tea and to discover berber roots and authentic life, You will enjoy the local rhythm. We continue to Tafraoute Sidi Ali ,  After  Lunch in Riad les jardins de Tafraoute , we will cross some rivers and we will stop in nomad’s water well . in Merzouga ,you ride camels to reach the desert camp where you will enjoy drum music around life… We will reach Merzouga before sunset ,so  you will have time for spectacular pictures in among the dunes of Erg chebbi overnight in Sahara Desert luxury Camp.

Tour Day 5: Explore Desert of Merzouga

Full day in Merzouga, to explore the Desert in 4X4, Visit Berber Nomads, Gnaoua music in Khamlia, Old mines of M'fis....Lunch (Local meal: Madfouna, included) Overnight in Riad Dar Hassan Or Riad Azawad.

Tour Day 6: MERZOUGA –TODGA GORGES-DADES GORGES

Early in the morning your camel guide will wake you up to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. Afterwards you will trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast in your riad, you’ll leave for the Dades Valley, visiting Todra Gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. After lunch within the valley, you will have an optional hour’s hike through the fields where you will enjoy visiting an old mud village. Meet locals and learn about the culture. On through Dades Valley, where you will have the opportunity to see majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in your hotel overlooking the Dades valley. Enjoy our 8 Day Marrakech Desert Tour to Zagora and Merzouga with Great Morocco.

Tour Day 7: DADES GORGES –AIT BENHADOU-MARRAKECH

Leave Dades valley and drive to Marrakech via the Rose valley ,and African holywood (OUARZAZATE )where many movies have been shooted. We go ahead to ksar  Ait Benhadou, the oldest exotic historical land in Morocco. Afterwards, we continue to Marrakech via High Atlas Mountains. Take you to Riad/hotel .

Tour Day 8: Transfer to the airport.

Transfer to the airport. End of 8 Day Marrakech Desert Tour to Zagora and Merzouga.

Feel free to customize our suggested Marrakech tour itinerary. Email us and we shall provide a quotation accordingly.

We at Great Morocco Tours offer Outstanding services (before, during, after the tours) for tour from Marrakech with comfortable transfer services , also we offer Showcasing the best of  Sahara Desert in guided camel tour with comfortable accommodation (hotels / riads / Sahara desert camps as standard or luxury).

We offer range of Sahara desert activities during our Tours departure from Marrakech city. We mainly provide customized Marrakech Tours and VIP Morocco private tours, well the clients mainly include the whole family group , friends group, we offer tours for single person and also for couple.

Keep in mind that we focus on providing the best value and making affordable Marrakech tours that meet the demands of our customers from all over the world.

Our tours are designed for best experience , all our tours are available every day with experienced drivers and guides. We believe that your own personal Marrakech Desert Trip requires you to have your own personal travel guide in Sahara.

Why Choose us for tour from Marrakech? We offer you different kinds of sightseeing package tours from Marrakech city as we specialize in tailor-made Morocco tours and customized Marrakech travel because these days many people prefer to travel independently and create their own unique Morocco tour itinerary.