5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

Tour Overview

This 5 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga is ideal for travelers who want to explore southern Morocco at a relaxed pace. Journey through the High Atlas Mountains, ancient kasbahs, dramatic gorges, lush valleys, and spend unforgettable nights in the Sahara Desert. Enjoy a camel trek, desert camp experience, and authentic Berber culture along the way,

Tour Highlights 5 Days Tour From Marrakech To Merzouga

  • Scenic drive through the High Atlas Mountains & Tizi n’Tichka Pass

  • Visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

  • Explore Ouarzazate and the Valley of Roses

  • Walk through Dades Valley & Todgha Gorge

  • Camel trek across the Erg Chebbi dunes

  • Overnight in a luxury or standard desert camp

  • Discover nomadic families & Gnawa music in Khamlia

  • Panoramic sunrise and sunset in the Sahara

5 Days Tour From Marrakech to Merzouga Desert

  • Depart Marrakech and cross the High Atlas Mountains via the spectacular Tizi n’Tichka Pass. Visit the iconic Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, a famous UNESCO site. Continue to Ouarzazate, home to film studios and historic kasbahs.
    Overnight in a hotel or riad in Ouarzazate.

    Driving distance: ~200 km
    Driving time: ~4–5 hours

  • After breakfast, visit Kasbah Taourirt before heading toward the Valley of Roses, known for its rose products and scenic landscapes. Continue along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the beautiful Dades Valley.
    Dinner and overnight in a traditional guesthouse.

    Driving distance: ~145 km
    Driving time: ~3–4 hours

  • Travel to the impressive Todgha Gorge, with its towering canyon walls. Pass through Erfoud, famous for fossils, before arriving in Merzouga. Enjoy a camel trek into the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi, watching the sunset en route to your desert camp.
    Overnight in a Sahara desert camp with dinner and Berber music.

    Driving distance: ~270 km
    Driving time: ~5–6 hours

  • Wake early for sunrise over the dunes. After breakfast, explore the Merzouga region by 4x4, visiting desert oases, nomadic families, and Khamlia village for traditional Gnawa music.
    Overnight in a desert hotel or camp near the dunes.

    Driving distance: ~60 km
    Driving time: ~2 hours

  • Depart Merzouga and visit Rissani, the historic trading town. Continue through the lush Draa Valley, filled with palm groves and ancient kasbahs. Cross the High Atlas Mountains and arrive in Marrakech in the evening.

    Driving distance: ~560 km
    Driving time: ~9–10 hours

What is included :

✔️​ Private Transport AC Minibus with English speaking guide/driver or spanish.      
✔️​ Pick up & Drop off at your accommodation.       
✔️​ 1 night at the desert camp (Private tents).      
✔️​ Camel Trekking in the Sahara Merzouga.      
✔️​ Dinner & Breakfast.
✔️ 4 nights accommodation

What is not included:

❌​ Lunches.
❌​ Drinks.
❌​  Entrance fees, other personal  expenses and gratuities.

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A desert fortress with high mud brick walls and towers, surrounded by palm trees under a clear blue sky.
A busy marketplace in a city during sunset, with many people shopping and walking among vendor stalls and street vendors.
Group of tourists standing on rocky terrain in a desert, facing each other and listening as a guide explains, with a vast flat desert landscape in the background.
A desert hillside landscape with numerous colorful buildings, palm trees in the foreground, and rugged rock formations in the background.
Desert scene with sand dunes, camels, and tents, with some trees and decorations in the foreground.
Three cars driving on a winding desert road with sand dunes in the background under a partly cloudy sky.