This is the most recommended desert tour if you want to explore the beauty and the charm of Morocco’s Sahara Desert in only 3 days from Ouarzazate.
Join this outstanding journey and travel through fascinating desert landscapes, explore authentic and famous Berber villages and discover the sounds of this original and friendly culture.
During this 3-Days desert tour, you will have the chance to spend an unforgettable night in bivouac between the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 : Ouarzazate – Erfoud – Erg Chebbi Dunes
We will start this fabulous desert trip early in the morning from Ouarzazate to the deep desert. We will drive over the beautiful village of Tinghir, and you will visit a local cooperative to appreciate the best art works of Berber carpets in the whole country.
We will continue through the famous palm plantations of Touroug to reach Erfoud, then the majestic dunes of Erg Chebbi where your will be undoubtedly amazed by the extreme beauty of desert landscapes.
You will certainly admire the charming sunset over the dunes of the desert.
After an immersive dinning experience with nomads, you will spend the night under the Berber tents of the desert camp.
Day 2 : Guided Tour over Erg Chebbi (Merzouga Dunes)
You should wake up very early in the morning to watch the eye-catching desert sunrise, then you can camel-trek peacefully over the big dunes of Erg Chebbi.
We will go back to the desert camp to join our driver for a very interesting day-trip in the desert, we will visit first the great village of Khamila, where the descendants of black slaves and Gnawa come from, then we will stop around the splendid lake of Merzouga to watch a big number of birds around.
On the way back to our desert camp, you will meet some nomads and you will be invited to drink a good mint tea in their caves.
Dinner and overnight in Bivouac.
Day 3 : Erg Chebbi Dunes – Ouarzazate
Enjoy one more time the amazing sunrise over the Sahara Dunes before going back to Ouarzazate through Draa Valley with a short stop in Rissani to visit a local Mausoleum and a lunch break in Nkob village.
What is included?
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Half-board: Breakfast and dinner
Private air-conditioned 4×4 or Minibus
Accommodation: Hotels / Guest Houses
Experienced English speaking driver
Free stops and breaks on the road
What is excluded?
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Lunches
Drinks
Local tour guides
Any extras not mentioned in the program