Overview
The most complete desert loop from Marrakech: the kasbahs, the Dades and Todra gorges, two nights in Merzouga, then the Draa Valley and Zagora on a different road home.
Every tour is private: we can change the route, the hotels and the pace for you.
Itinerary
- Day 1
Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate
High Atlas crossing, Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate. Night in a kasbah hotel.
- Day 2
Ouarzazate – Dades Valley
Skoura, the Valley of Roses and the winding road of the Dades gorges. Night in the valley.
- Day 3
Dades – Todra – Merzouga
Todra Gorge, Rissani market town and Merzouga. Sunset camel ride and night in camp.
- Day 4
A day in Merzouga
Khamlia, nomad families, optional quad, buggy or sandboarding. Second night in the desert.
- Day 5
Merzouga – Nkob – Zagora
Drive west via Alnif and Nkob, a village of many kasbahs, to Zagora and the Draa palm groves. Night in Zagora.
- Day 6
Zagora – Draa Valley – Marrakech
Along the Draa Valley, over the Anti-Atlas and the Tichka pass back to Marrakech.
Included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with an English, French or Spanish-speaking driver
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or riad
- Hotel or riad nights with breakfast and dinner
- Camel ride in the desert
- Night in a desert camp with dinner and breakfast
- Fuel and parking
Not included
- Lunches and drinks
- Local guides in the cities (optional)
- Entrance fees to monuments
- Tips


