Authentic Desert Tour from Marrakech 3-day

Marrakech → High Atlas → Ait Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate → Rose Valley → Dades

Your 3-day desert tour from Marrakech begins with an 8:30 am pickup from your riad. Crossing the High Atlas via the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2,260 m), you’ll soon leave the city behind, with stops to visit enchanting Berber villages.You’ll have plenty of time to explore the ancient, fortified kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and backdrop to films such as Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator and Game of Thrones. After lunch, continue south along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the Dades Gorges, via Ouarzazate, Skoura and the Rose Valley of Kalaat M’Gouna. If time allows, you’ll visit the striking rock formations known as the “monkey fingers.” Dinner and overnight in a hotel.

Accommodation: Riad Paradise Dades or similar

Dades → Todra Gorge → Erfoud → Merzouga (night in desert camp)

After a good breakfast you’ll travel to Tinghir and stop at a panoramic viewpoint over charming Berber villages and a palm-filled oasis. Nearby, the 300-metre-high Todra Gorge invites a walk beside its towering cliffs.Later, arriving in Merzouga, you’ll set out on a camel trek across the Erg Chebbi dunes, pausing on a high dune for a golden sunset. Continue by camel to your camp, where you’ll be welcomed with tea. After a delicious Moroccan dinner, sit around a campfire with Berbers playing drums and telling tales beneath a starry sky. Overnight in your private tent.

Accommodation: Tawada Desert Camp or similar

Merzouga → Agdz → Ouarzazate → Marrakech

Rise early to watch the sunrise from a nearby dune. After a tasty breakfast you can leave camp by camel or 4x4, then return toward Marrakech — this time via the Agdz valley and the Draa, the longest valley in Morocco.Feel free to request a stop whenever you like. You’ll have lunch in Ouarzazate before crossing the High Atlas back to Marrakech, where your 3-day desert tour from Marrakech ends with a drop-off at your accommodation.