5 Day Morocco Sahara Desert Round Trip from Marrakesh to Erg Chebbi

Today, we will start our 5 Day Morocco Round Trip from Marrakech to Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah and Dades valley. We will pick you up from your Hotel and drive towards the majestic Atlas Mountains and berber villages and panoramique views. In addition, in these 5 days Morocco round trip from Marrakech, you will also explore the ancient village of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. In other words, it is an incredibly stunning Ancient UNESCO Berber town of Ait Benhaddou. Moreover, this  village was a strategic stop for the traders along this route. As well, many famous films have been shot here. For example, the Gladiator, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile and Game of Thrones. After lunch, we continue the 5 days Morocco tour along Ouarzazate and the valley of thousands kasbahs. Besides, the landscape is scenic, through the berber villages, Kasbah and green valleys. Therefore, we will spend a night in Dades valley.

After breakfast, we will start our journey heading to Todra Gorges in Tinghir. In other words, our multiple stops will cover authentic views, Berber villages, canyons, palm groves, valleys and ancient ksours. Therefore, the spectacular Todra Gorge is located in the eastern Atlas Mountains and is one of the most important gorges in Morocco to enjoy a hike and rock climbers too. As well, Todra Gorge is a lovely stop along the route to the Sahara desert and offers beautiful scenery of nature. After lunch, we will continue our 5 day Morocco tour to Merzouga where we enjoy a camel ride. As well, we will spend the first night in a hotel.

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The Sahara desert is beautiful and worth getting from Marrakesh. So, we will spend the half day around Erg Chebbi dunes covering multiple places. For example, nomads, mining areas, Gnawa music and eating local pizza as a part of our lunch. Before the sun goes down, we will ride the camels to a campsite passing by the golden dunes. In other words, after we get our private tent (bathroom and a comfortable bed). We will dine and the hosts will play us some local music before we go to bed. In the morning we will wake up early to see the sunrise and then head to breakfast. Therefore, there is the option of riding the camels back to the meeting point or taking a car.

Today, we will head to Ouarzazate city through Rissani, Alnif, Tazarine… and Nkoub by the Anti-Atlas Mountains, before we reach Draa valley, which is full of palm trees and tribal Ksours. In addition, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday are the busiest days in Rissani. In other words, Everyone comes to buy all their needs from fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and much more. Moreover, this Souk used also a social meeting where the local communities come to meet each other and hear the news of the whole area and from their relatives too. As well, we will continue to Alnif town which is a town known for its significant paleontological discoveries. After, we will continue the 5 Morocco tour forward Ouarzazate by Nkoub, Tazarine and Agdz town.

The Ouarzazate area is a noted film-making location, with Morocco’s biggest studios of Cinema. The city is the home of many movies: Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia… and Mummy. Ouarzazate means ” without noise “in the local Berber language because it used to be a quiet city. Moreover, It had also been a crossing point for African traders seeking to reach northern cities in Morocco. In addition, Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture. Besides, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, the largest and most famous of all Africa. Therefore, Telouet Kasbah is a Ksar along the former route of the caravans from Sahara to Marrakech crossing Atlas. Hence, we will reach Marrakech, late afternoon for the end of our 5 days Morocco tour.­