Our private 6 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech offers an immersive Moroccan experience. Six days is the deep version of the south, dunes and gorges and kasbahs without rushing any of it. Our 6 day desert tour from Marrakech is a private round-trip from Marrakech that takes in Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades and Todra gorges, two Sahara nights at Erg Chebbi, and the Draa Valley on the way home.
You cross the Tizi n’Tichka to the kasbahs, sleep in the Dades, walk the Todra Gorge, then give the Merzouga dunes a proper two nights — a sunset camel trek, a camp run by people we know, and a full 4×4 desert day of Khamlia music and nomad tents. The road back follows the Draa, the longest river in Morocco, through a thousand kasbahs and palm groves. Private 4×4, English-speaking Berber driver.
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Our private 6 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech offers an immersive Moroccan experience. This 6 day desert tour from Marrakech packs an extraordinary variety of landscapes and experiences into six unforgettable days.
| Day | Highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Marrakech → Tizi n'Tichka → Ait Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate | Ouarzazate |
| Day 2 | Ouarzazate → Skoura → Rose Valley → Dades Gorge | the Dades Gorge |
| Day 3 | Dades → Todra Gorge → Erfoud → Merzouga (sunset camel trek) | desert camp at Erg Chebbi |
| Day 4 | Sahara sunrise → nomad visit → Rissani → N'kob | hotel or guesthouse in the Nkob / Agdz area |
| Day 5 | N'kob → Draa Valley → Tizi n'Tinifift → Ouarzazate | Ouarzazate |
| Day 6 | Ouarzazate → High Atlas → Marrakech | Marrakech |
Departure at 8:00 AM. We cross the Atlas on the Tizi n’Tichka, give the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou a proper look with your guide, and reach Ouarzazate for the night.
Accommodation: hotel in Ouarzazate (half board).
The Road of a Thousand Kasbahs: the Skoura oasis and the lovely Kasbah Amridil, the Valley of Roses (and a rose-water distillery if it is the season), into the dramatic Dades Gorge and its winding road.
Accommodation: hotel or riad in the Dades Gorge (half board).
The Dades hairpins in the morning, the Todra Gorge for a walk, then via Erfoud to Merzouga and a sunset camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes.
Accommodation: desert camp at Erg Chebbi (half board).
Sunrise over the dunes, then a visit with a nomad household to hear how they live, the souk at Rissani, and the quiet southern road via N’kob, the village of 45 kasbahs, under the Saghro mountains.
Accommodation: hotel or guesthouse in the Nkob / Agdz area (half board).
Down the Draa Valley, one of the most beautiful palm rivers in Morocco, with a stop at the old Tamnougalt Kasbah near Agdz, over the Tizi n’Tinifift pass and back to Ouarzazate.
Accommodation: hotel in Ouarzazate (half board).
North over the Tizi n’Tichka with stops at viewpoints and argan cooperatives, back to your Marrakech hotel or riad by about 3:00 PM.
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Our private 6 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech offers an immersive Moroccan experience. Your 6 day desert tour from Marrakech includes everything you need for a comfortable, worry-free journey.
Our private 6 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech offers an immersive Moroccan experience.
Our private 6 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech offers an immersive Moroccan experience.
See the full route of our 6-day Marrakech to Sahara desert tour on the map below:
Route: Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate → Dades → Todra → Merzouga → Rissani → Nkob → Draa Valley → Ouarzazate → Marrakech
Total distance: ~1,350 km (circular)
