5-Day Sahara Desert Trip from Marrakech

• Private Tour
• Daily departures
• 5 Days
• Free Cancellation

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Ouarzazate – Skoura – Valley of Roses – Dades

   Pick-up from your hotel or riad at 8:30. Cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2,260 m), past colourful landscapes and Berber villages, to Ouarzazate. Visit Taourirt Kasbah and the Atlas Film Studios before lunch. Continue through the Skoura palm grove and its kasbahs to the Valley of Roses, where Damask roses are grown for rose water and cosmetics and celebrated with a festival every May. Overnight in a hotel overlooking the Dades Valley.
2. 2Day 2: Dades – Tinghir – Todra Gorge – Erfoud – Merzouga camel ride

   Drive through Tinghir and its Berber villages to the palm-lined Todra Valley, then walk between the 300 m pink-and-grey walls of the Todra Gorge, one of Morocco’s best-known climbing spots. After lunch in Touroug or Tinejdad, continue via Erfoud and the Tafilalet oasis to Merzouga. Ride a camel (about 1.5 hours) into the Erg Chebbi dunes, stopping for sunset and sandboarding. At camp, enjoy mint tea, dinner, a campfire and music.
3. 3Day 3: Full day in the Merzouga area – nomads, Khamlia and the dunes

   After breakfast, explore by 4×4: the Hassi Labied oasis and its irrigation channels, the seasonal Srij lake (when there is water), Khamlia village and its Gnawa music, a nomad family for mint tea, and the old Mifis mines in this area rich in minerals and fossils. After lunch, stop at viewpoints on the way back to the village. Free afternoon, dinner and overnight in a hotel or riad in Merzouga.
4. 4Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – N'Kob – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate

   Drive west, visiting Rissani’s traditional market on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cross a dry pre-desert landscape dotted with acacia trees, then follow the Draa Valley, named after Morocco’s longest river, with stops for the views. Cross the Anti-Atlas to Ouarzazate, arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in a hotel.
5. 5Day 5: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Tizi n'Tichka – Marrakech

   Visit Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and the setting for films such as Gladiator and The Mummy. Cross the High Atlas again, stopping for views and lunch in the mountains, and arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon.

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