5 Days Desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga-Zagora: A journey of discovery and exchange

With the travel agency Morocco desert holidays, the excuse of lack of time will no longer be valid. Today, there are several day trips proposed. It has become possible to enjoy a simple single day to live very pleasant moments. Exactly like the desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, Zagora and Ait Benhaddou proposed by the travel agency Morocco desert tours.
It might be a simple day trip, but it is a real rich experience. This trip allows to visit the city of cinema, Ouarzazate. This goes through the famous Tizi-n-Tichka Pass that digs its way between the high Atlas Mountains, giving way to breathtaking landscapes. And discover the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, which is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This trip is also an opportunity to discover and enjoy the traditional craft souks. So it’s a chance to buy souvenirs to keep and small gifts for family, friends and loved ones. It is also the perfect opportunity to enjoy delicious meals directly from Moroccan gastronomy. This simple trip that lasts a day is a real adventure rich in discoveries and cultural exchanges.

Departure of Marrakech 4×4 for Ouarzazate via the collar of Tizi NTichka, by crossing varied landscapes and small villages arranged in terraces along the track of Telouet.
With a stop to visit of the Kasbah Telouet, the former house of the Pasha Glaoui. Continuation to Ait Ben hadou , Ouarzazate then el kalaa M’gouna (Valley of Rose)
Sleeping in the hotel.

Departure by taking the road which leads to the valley of Dades, we cross numerous villages strengthened in hard-packed surface, continuation towards the gorges of Dades via the village of boutghrar with a small Stop to visit nomad in caves, we make a stopping place to visit the famous gorges of Dades, then departure towards Msemrir, lunch then we continue (by track which connects both gorges) towards the gorges of Todra, natural site in high rocky cliffs. Then we set off on Rissani via Erfoud, the palm grove of Ziz, stop to Rissani to contemplate the Mausoleum Moulay Ali Chérif.
Arrived at Merzouga.
Sleeping in the hotel.

After the breakfast in the Hotel, you can begin to explore the region. You will visit the people Gnawa, at the origin of the slaves brought by the Sudan, to discover their music and their lifestyle, whereas not far from there is the lake of Merzouga with its populations of birds. You can also visit the house of nomadic thread where numerous Berber craft(home-made) objects are cheaper than in big cities.The afternoon, is the time for your camel ride, guided by a man with back of experimented camel you go off to explore the sand sea of Merzouga. The dinner is in front of the tent where you will spend at night (the camp equipped with Flash-toilets and shower).

If you wake up early enough, you can look at the show of the sunrise, when the color of dunes and the set of the shadows are an impressive show. The route continues in the valley of Draa through the village or Tazzarine (described in the movie ” Babel “), the beautiful photos of the landscapes of the atlas . Stop(ruling) for the lunch in a panoramic restaurant in N’ Qob. In the afternoon the journey takes us to Tanasikht, let us continue along the road of the former caravans and discover the real valley Draa with its immense palm trees and old villages.
At the end of the afternoon, we stop in Zagora for the night in a Kasbah. Hike with camels (1 hour / 1.5 hour) to watch the sunset on the dunes. An unforgettable evening of traditional Sahara songs.

After a copious breakfast in your accommodation, we go to the village of agdez, visit of the Kasbah Tamnougalte before returning to Ouarzazate via the collar of Tizi-n-Tinfifte (1660m. Once in Ouarzazate, let us cross a track not tarred in the Oasis of Fint nested between mountains, pearl which offers a hidden pleasure. The return to Marrakech, by the village of Merzgane and Ighrem let us cross the collar of Tizi-n-Tichka to arrive to Marrakech at the end of the afternoon.