Marrakesh Private Tours The Valleys Of The South

The Marrakesh Private Tours The Valleys of the South to Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga Sahara desert is one of our most popular desert trips from Marrakech. Most travelers choose this Marrakesh desert tour because it’s the most optimal Sahara tour that can offer, in just few days, a perfect and complete desert experience with all classic desert activities like camel trekking, sandboarding, desert camp overnight and Berber music around the fire. This desert tour from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi is similar to the Erg Chigaga dunes desert tour from Marrakech (Chigaga dunes is wilder than Chebbi dunes).

This private desert tour from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi dunes will take you to Merzouga Sahara desert to explore the second biggest dunes in Morocco (after Erg Chigaga dunes). This Sahara tour can ideally be booked as 3, 4, 5 or 6 days tour, but for more camel trekking, sandboarding, magical nights in the authentic desert camp, we recommend you take a longer tour. This desert experience as shown here in our pre-made private desert tour will take you to spend the first night in Dades Gorge in our trusted and well selected accommodations. If you want to have a full day drive to maximise your time in the desert, there is no problem. The tour is all yours and you can customize it as you want.

The Marrakech desert tour to Erg Chebbi is a solo traveler, group of friends, families, honeymoon tour friendly. It is fiting with all kinds of private small groups and solo travelers.

During Erg Chebbi dunes desert tour, you will discover the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, Telouet and El Glaoui Kasbah (depends on time), Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Dades Gorge, Todra Gorge, Rissani and Erg Chebbi dunes. Depending on your time, there will be a lot of photo stops and breaks.

During your stay in Erg Chebbi dunes desert camp, you will have a private tent and all meals during your stay in the Sahara desert. It’s also includes desert activities like: camel trekking, sandboarding and Berber music around the fire under stars.

This private travel package is the perfect way to discover the Sahara desert of Morocco. It’s really worth it to book 3 to 6 days desert tour to Erg Chebbi dunes. So if you are planning your stay in Marrakech, try to put this unique and amazing desert tour into your travel plans.

Marrakesh Private Tours The Valleys Of The South Itinerary

DAY 1 : Marrakesh – Dades

Morning departure at 8 o’clock from your hotel or riad in Marrakesh to cross the High Atlas Mountains. After the Tichka pass, you leave the main road and take a side road to the Telouet Kasbah, which belonged to the Lords of the Atlas, the Glaoui family, and which now stands in ruins after the last Pasha fled the country following the departure of the French. From there you continue along the new and stunningly beautiful connecting road for lunch at Ait Ben Haddou. This is the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and is a UNESCO World Heritage site, which you can visit after lunch. The road past Ouarzazate and to the Skoura Oasis, where numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins, stand amongst the palm trees. From here, the route goes through Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, with a stop to see cosmetic articles locally-made from the valley’s abundant roses. You stop in the Dades gorge in a guest house there.

DAY 2 : Dades – Merzouga

After breakfast, there is time to walk by the river before continuing to Toudgha to the very different gorges there. Lunch will either be here in the gorges or later at the bivouac at the Erg Chebbi dunes. You drive there via the Ziz Valley, and the towns of Erfoud and Rissani which is where the king’s family originates. In the afternoon after a welcoming glass of tea, you can take a camel ride of between one and two hours in the Sahara. The sunset from the top of the dunes is spectacular (250m) and afterwards there is dinner and the night in a nomad tent at the foot of the dunes.

DAY 3 : Merzouga – Marrakesh

If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. The drive back west to the Dra’a Valley takes us along the length of the Saghro mountains via the villages of Tazzarine (featured in the film ‘Babel’) and N’Qob, where we have lunch overlooking the mountains. In the afternoon we drive to Tanasikht, where we reach the Dra’a valley, full of large palm trees and ancient kasbahs. Here we go along the track of the ancient caravan route to Agdez, and the oldest kasbah in the valley, Kasbah Tamnougalte. Back on the paved road again, we return to Marrakesh again over the High Atlas at the end of the afternoon.

Included / Excluded

To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included and what's not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.

Drop off at your Hotel/Riad in Marrakech (or at the airport)
English speaking Berber driver
Fuel for entire Chebbi luxury desert package
All nights luxury accommodations
Camel trekking in Erg Chebbi dunes
Sandboarding in Erg Chebbi dunes
Berber music at night around the fire under stars in Erg Chebbi luxury desert camp
Free stops when you want
Soft drinks during all your stay in the Chebbi luxury desert camp

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