3 Days desert tour from Ouarzazate
- Ouarzazate
- 3 Days/ 2 Nights
Overview:
Embark on an Unforgettable Desert Adventure
Discover the allure of Morocco’s desert landscapes on this 3-day tour from Ouarzazate. From the golden sand dunes to the picturesque oases, this journey promises an unforgettable adventure through the heart of the Sahara.
Itinerary:
Day 1 : Ouarzazarte – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Dades valley
Your 3 day desert tour from Ouarzazate will start with a pick up from the airport or your hotel and , then drive to the best preserved and ,the UNESCO world heritage site (since 1987) Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah you will have lunch from there you continue on to Dades Gorge via Ouarzazate,“the Hollywood of Africa” and along the (Road of the thousand Kasbahs) ,passing by Kalaat Mgouna, “the rose’s city” known for the production of rose water roses and its annual festival ( May),before arriving to Dades Gorge. Overnight at Hotel/Riad.
Day 2 : Dades valley – Todra gorge – Erfoud –Sahara desert
After breakfast you will start your journey,driving to Tinghir and the todra gorge where you will have a short break to walk between the canyons afterwards , driving to Tinjdad where you will stop of lunch and then to Erfoud to visit a local fossil craft workshop ( depends on how much time you have ).Arriving to Merzouga sahara desert , your camel guide will teach you how to mount/dismount the camel for a life time experience to the camp,Th ride will take around 1 hour or little more .Overnight in a berber tent in the middle of Erg chebbi sand dunes.
Day 3: Merzouga – Alnif – Ouarzazte – Marrakech
After waking up early in the morning to watch the best sunrise of your life and you will start casting different shadows and colours over the sea of sand dunes, the highest in Morocco, before returning to our desert hotel, have breakfast and then travel to Marrakech via the berber town of alnif , tazarine , stop in the berber town of nkob for lunch before crossing the anti atlas mountains passing by ouarazazte again and the tichka pass , arriving late time to Marrakech where your 3 day desert tour from Ouarzazate ends.
Note : There is also the option to finish the tour in Fes instead of Marrakech.Here is the itinerary for the last day to Fes
Day 3 : Sahara desert – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes
Today you will have to wake up early to watch the best sunset ever on the top of the sand dunes, after breakfast you will to take the camels back to the town( there is also the option of taking tha car back )and then start driving north passing by the ziz valley stop for a while to take some panoramic views of Aoufous palm groves .Continuing to middle via the middle atlas mountains and the pass of Tizi ntelghmt,lunch will be in midelt before passing by the cedar forest of Azrou probably meet some local apes,you might stop in Ifrane Switzerland of Morocco before dropping you off in Fez for the end of your 3 Day desert tour from Ouarzazate.