5-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech To Erg Chegaga
5 Days Morocco Tour Package
- 5-Day
- Start: Marrakech
- Pick up: 8:00 am
- End: Marrakech
- Drop Off: 6:00 pm
Morocco Desert Tour From Marrakech - Overview:
A 5-days desert tour from Marrakech and 4 nights is an excellent way to see the country through the eyes of someone who calls it home. From Marrakech, travel by private vehicles through the Sublime desert to uncover many of Morocco‘s key sites through the expertise of travel specialists.
Desert Tour From Marrakech - Highlights:
Enjoy the beautiful landscape between Marrakech and Erg Chigaga.
Drive through Tizi-n-Tichka Pass of the High Atlas Mountain.
Visit and discover the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Discovering the famous Dades Valley and the Dades Gorges.
Drive through the Tizi Tazazert Pass the Anti-Atlas Mountain.
Explore the Draa Valley’s largest palm plantations in Morocco.
Drive through the Draa Valley, amid palm trees and Kasbahs.
Erg Chigaga rides camels over Morocco’s sand dunes .
Overnight at Erg Chigaga Luxury camp.
Desert Tour From Marrakech - itinerary:
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Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Boumalne Dades 6 hours
Pick up from Marrakech and drive via the superb views of the High Atlas Mountains, offering some exhilarating driving via lush valleys and traditional Berber villages, to the Unesco World Heritage site of the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou, as essentially a living museum, comprising a Ksar and has been used as the backdrop in many international movies. After lunch, drive to the Hollywood of Africa named Ouarzazate.
Before you reach it, the Dades River winds its way through a lush valley, dotted with ruined Kasbahs, on vantage points, and surrounded by the most unusual rock formations and cliffs. Overnight in a villa Dades or similar, dinner, and breakfast.
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Day 2: Boumalne Dades - Nkob - Zagora - M'hamid 5 hours
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, you start a fresh day with driver from Boumalne Dades to continue towards the Anti Atlas Mountains where you will cross Tizi N’Tazazart ,as a striking natural views is there to observe during the road before reaching the Berber village of Nkob. next to that, the tour heads south to reach the beautiful Draa Valley with its vast palms and old villages.
You will have a stop for lunch in Zagora, the current administrative center of the area, and from there the trading caravans traveled to Tombouctou on a long trip that lasted 52 days. then your journey continues to the authentic village of Tamegroute with its famous library, pottery factory, and underground Kasbah. follow that, go on to M’hamid El Ghizlane, at the end of the sealed road to reach your desert camp in Morocco, and enjoy the sunset over the dunes. Take an evening meal and then enjoy a celestial overnight in a private tent in the Sahara desert of Morocco.
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Day 3: M'hamid - Oases - Erg Chigaga 2 hours
After seeing the sunrise over the dunes, you will enjoy breakfast in the camp. Then we will travel two hours off-road to reach the magnificent desert of Erg Chigaga. This route passes different “erg” (dunes), “Hamada” (stony desert) oases, and through the rocky desert to the magnificent desert of Erg Chigaga. These dunes are far away from civilization, in the desert proper.
You will stop to enjoy the sacred Oases and you will have to enjoy lunch in the palm shade. And then continue the best desert tour from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga, where you will enjoy riding camels for approximately 1 hour. You will be able to enjoy the sunset and the tranquility of the Sahara desert. After a wonderful dinner, we gather around the fire and enjoy the desert night with traditional Berber drums. You will then spend the night in deluxe tents, with private bathrooms and hot showers at a luxury camp at Erg Chegaga.
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Day 4: Erg Chigaga - Iriki Lake - Taznakht - Ouarzazate 5 hours
After watching the sunrise over the big dunes of Morocco, you will have breakfast in the camp. Then, we start our day with a drive across the ancient Paris-Dakar race road. We’ll make an initial stop at Iriqui’s dry lake. Lunch will be in Foum Zguid, the first village after the Sublime desert.
From here, the drive goes north along paved roads and passes, amazing rock formations to the small town of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs. Then, you will continue to the Ouarzazate where you will spend the night in a Riad Bouchdour or similar, dinner & breakfast.
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Day 5: High Atlas - Telouet - Marrakech 3 hours
After breakfast, we drive along the beautiful and awe-inspiring Ounila Valley, full of bends in the roads, surprises at the hues of the rock and soil, Berber villages and gardens, as well as smaller Kasbahs. Almost at the end of the Ounila River, you reach Telouet Kasbah, which belonged to the lords of the atlas, the Glaoui family.
Each addition to the building is now in ruins, exposed to the elements, having been abandoned and plundered after the last Pasha fled the country after the French left in 1956. Wait to be pleasantly surprised by the traditional interior decoration as we reach the farthest end of the Kasbah. At the end of the afternoon, having crossed the Tichka pass, we arrive in Marrakech to end our 5-days desert tour from Marrakech.
What is included:
5-days desert tour from Marrakech.
Private air-conditioned vehicle.
Free time to explore the sights and stops when you want.
pick you up from your accommodation in Marrakech.
Dropped off at your accommodation in Marrakech.
English-English French speaking driver/guide.
Fuel for the entire travel desert package.
All-night accommodations.
Camel trek, about one hour accompanied by a camel guide in Erg Chigaga.
Sandboarding over the dunes of Erg Chigaga.
Berber drumming and music.
Soft Drinks are available for purchase.
Tea, coffee, and mineral water in the desert.
Hotels Taxes.
1 night in a hotel at Boumalne Dades.
1 night in camp at Mhamid El Ghizlane.
1 night in the Sahara desert, Morocco at Erg Chegaga.
1 night in a hotel at Ouarzazate.
What is not included:
✘ Drinks.
✘ Lunches.
✘ Tips.
✘ Extra.
✘ Quad ATV.
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Exclusive Trip Pricing:
- Price for two to four people traveling by private vehicle:
€669 Per Person
- Price of five or six people travelling by private vehicle:
€469 Per Person
For solo travelers and groups larger than six people, please reach out to us via email or phone number (including WhatsApp) for pricing information.
Frequently Asked Questions
On this trip, how far is Erg Chigaga from Marrakech?
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga (via Toudgha Gorge) distance is 668 Km (415 Miles) of Road and 50 Km (31 miles) off-road.
Are there bathrooms in the desert camp?
You will have a luxurious tent with bathrooms and a hot water shower inside.
Are there electrical plus inside the tent where we can recharge our electronics?
For sure, There is electrical outlets in the Sahara desert camp.
Can we hire Quad or Buggy?
Yes, you can. There is plenty of ATV rental company in Erg Chigaga that supply good quality quad bikes and dune buggies to try in Erg Chegaga dunes. Your guide will assist you with that, and you directly pay the supplier in Erg Chigaga. They cost 60 Euros per quad an hour and 120 Euros per buggy per person for an hour.
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