4-Day Merzouga Desert Tour with Berber Villages & Cooking Class

Marrakech, Morocco
Duration4 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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LanguagesPortuguese, English, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 21 travelers

Overview

This 4-day trip to Morocco offers stunning landscapes, cultural discoveries, and the Sahara Desert magic. Explore the High Atlas Mountains, ancient kasbahs, and Merzouga's golden dunes. Enjoy a camel trek, desert camp, and local traditions. With knowledgeable guides and comfortable accommodations.

Options

All inclusive

luxury tent
all inclusive: 3 lunches
4X4 village tour
Monoument entrance fees

4 Days Standard Tour to Merzouga Desert from Marrakech
Luxury Camp option

Luxury tent : Private tent & Private bathroom

What's included

  • botteled water in case of all inclusive option
  • local guide in Ait ben haddou village in case of all inclusive option
  • Sandboarding
  • 4X4 tour in the desert
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Lunch included in case of all inclusive option
  • Breakfast
  • Camel rides for both sunset & sunrise ( 1 camel each)
  • Comfortable vehicle with a professional driver ( fuel included)
  • Dinner show berber music (around fire)
  • Tips
  • Personal expenses

What to expect

Day 1: MARRAKECH - TIZI-N - TICHKA - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE -Tinghir
  1. Camino al sahara
    8h · Admission ticket included
    Pick up from your accommodation or next place for the transport from your raid Marrakech around 7h00 am then start your journey from Marrakech to Tinghir across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages then we continue to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, you will have lunch at Ait benhaddou after lunch we stop in super Market in ouarzazate and we continue to Tinghir and overnight in the Hotel with Dinner and Breakfast.
Day 2: Tinghir - Toudgha Gorges - Merzouga Desert
  1. 5h
    After the breakfast, Departure to Erg chebbi sahara desert in Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way, we'll pass through Todra Gorges, oasis, Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which we'll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet, and then we continue to a Hotel in Merzouga, after relaxing few minutes you will take some of your luggage in small bag (the necessary for the night in desert) and leave the other luggage in the hotel, then we will ride the camels on an adventure crossing the erg chebbi sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we reach the camp we will leave the camels and we walk to the highest sand dunes for sand boarding and to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (Berber nomad tents) with drums music in the middle of the Sahara
Day 3: Merzouga Desert – Nomad Family Visit – Berber Cooking Experience
  1. Merzouga
    5h
    After breakfast at the desert camp, enjoy a 4x4 excursion through the Merzouga area to discover small Berber villages and the lifestyle of the Sahara. You will visit a local nomad family living in traditional tents and share a cup of Moroccan mint tea while learning about their daily life in the desert.

    Later, take part in a unique cultural experience with a local Berber family where you will join a traditional desert cooking class. Together you will prepare an authentic Moroccan dish such as tagine or Berber pizza (Medfouna) using fresh local ingredients and traditional methods.

    After the cooking experience, enjoy the meal you prepared together while learning more about Berber traditions and desert culture. Return to the camp in the evening to relax and spend another peaceful night under the Sahara stars.
Day 4: Merzouga Desert - Marrakech
  1. Marrakech
    11h
    We will wake up you early morning to watch the sunrise in dunes, then we ride the camel’s back to Merzouga , after the breakfast and take shower in camp, we start your journey backing to Marrakech trough different areas and different Berber villages , until Ouarzazate were we will use the same road back to Marrakech,. Your shared 3 days desert tour from Marrakech will end late in the afternoon around 7:30 PM , with a drop off at your hotel or the nearest accessible point to your riad.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

the driver will be looking for you by himself by asking for your name and he already knows it

End point

Additional information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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