Marrakech to Merzouga Desert Tour: Camel Trek & Camp

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Duration3d

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN · AR +4

PickupAt your hotel

You sleep in a Bedouin tent under the Sahara sky, then wake to ride camels across the tallest sand dunes in Morocco.

A 3-day desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga combines mountain passes, UNESCO kasbahs, and two nights in the Sahara—one at a hotel in Dades Valley and one at a Bedouin camp in Erg Chebbi. The tour includes camel treks at sunset and sunrise, visits to Todra Gorge and the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, and a night of Berber tea and music around the campfire. Hotel pickup from Marrakech is included; guides speak English, Spanish, Italian, French and additional languages. Children from age 1 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Marrakech to Dades Valley via Kasbahs

Pick up from Marrakech hotel
Drive through Atlas Mountains
Stop for photos and breakfast
Visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
Lunch at Ait Ben Haddou
Visit Atlas Film Studios
Drive to Skoura and Dades Valley
Overnight in Dades Valley hotel

Day 2 — Dades Valley to Desert Camp

Breakfast at hotel
Drive to Todra Gorges
Explore Todra Gorges
Lunch in Tinjdad village
Drive through Erfoud and Rissani
Arrive at Merzouga hotel
Relax and have Berber tea
Camel ride to desert camp
Relax and drink tea at camp
Watch sunset on dunes
Dinner and music at campfire

Day 3 — Desert Sunrise and Return to Marrakech

Wake up early for sunrise
Camel ride back to Merzouga hotel
Breakfast and shower at hotel
Drive back to Marrakech via Alnif, Nkob, Agdaz

The Experience

The tour starts at 7:00 am with pickup from your Marrakech hotel. The first day crosses the Tizi 'n Tichka pass through the High Atlas Mountains for roughly two hours, stopping for photos and breakfast as you pass Berber villages and 17th-century kasbahs. You'll reach the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO-protected site where you have lunch, then visit the Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate before heading to Dades Valley for the night.

Day two takes you through Todra Gorge near Tinghir, then south through Erfoud and Rissani toward Merzouga. You arrive in the late afternoon and have time to rest and drink Berber tea before the camel trek begins around 5:30 pm. The ride lasts roughly an hour and a half across the Erg Chebbi dunes to the Bedouin camp, where you watch the sunset from the sand, share tea with nomads, and spend the evening around the campfire with music and dinner.

On the final morning, you wake early to ride camels back across the dunes to watch the sunrise, return to the hotel for breakfast and a shower, then drive back to Marrakech via Alnif, Nkob and Agdaz. The route covers landscapes that shift from mountain passes to desert floor, with stops at two of Morocco's most recognizable landmarks.

What’s included

Hotel pickup from Marrakech.
transportation throughout the three days.
visits to the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou and Atlas Film Studios.
entry to Todra Gorge.
two nights' accommodation (one hotel night in Dades Valley, one night at a Bedouin camp in Erg Chebbi).
camel treks at sunset and sunrise.
Berber tea at the camp.
dinner and music around the campfire.
a live guide in your chosen language.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Mission Travel Morocco

Is this one for you?You get to sleep under the stars in the Sahara and ride camels across Morocco's tallest dunes without arranging transport, guides, or camp logistics yourself—the three-day structure and hotel pickup handle all of it, so you move through the desert and mountains on a fixed schedule that connects the major stops.