3-Day Luxury Desert Tour from Marrakech: Erg Chebbi Dunes

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Duration3d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · AR +4

PickupAt your hotel

Camel ride at sunset across the Erg Chebbi dunes under stars

This 3-day luxury desert tour departs Marrakech and travels through the Atlas Mountains to the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga, with stops at Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge. You spend two nights in accommodations (one hotel, one luxury desert camp), ride a camel across the dunes at sunset, dine with a Berber team around a fire, and return to Marrakech on day three. Hotel pickup and drop-off, all meals, bottled water, and a local guide are included; children from age 12 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Marrakech to Dades Valley via Kasbahs

Depart from Marrakech riad or hotel
Drive through Tizi n’Tichka pass
Visit Glaoui Kasbah and Ait Benhaddou Kasbah
Stretch legs in Skoura palmeraie
Drive through Morocco's longest street
Take photos in Dades Gorge
Overnight at hotel in Dades Gorge
Dinner at hotel

Day 2 — Dades Valley to Merzouga Desert

Drive toward Sahara Desert
Stop at Todra Gorge
Visit villages en route
Go off-road in Erg Chebbi dunes
Ride camel at sunset
Dinner near camp or tent restaurant
Sing and dance around fire with Berber team
Walk barefoot in desert at night
Overnight in luxury desert tent

Day 3 — Merzouga Desert to Marrakech

Wake up early
Enjoy breakfast
Drive back to Marrakech via Agdz
Stop for breaks and photos
End tour at Marrakech riad

The Experience

How do you get from Marrakech to the Sahara without renting a car or piecing together separate rides? This tour handles the drive—through the Tizi n'Tichka pass and past the Glaoui Kasbah and Ait Benhaddou Kasbah—and stops where the landscape actually changes. Day one ends in Dades Gorge, where you stay at a hotel like Chez Pierre and eat dinner there. The route gives you time to walk through the Skoura palmeraie and photograph the canyon walls without rushing.

Day two is when the desert arrives. You drive toward Todra Gorge, stop in villages along the way, then go off-road into the dunes of Erg Chebbi. The camel ride happens at sunset—you climb the dunes on foot or by camel and watch the light change across the sand. Dinner happens in or near the camp, and afterward you dance and sing around a fire with the Berber team, then walk barefoot in the dark under stars. You sleep in a luxury tent at Oasis Luxury Camp Merzouga or a similar property, with breakfast included the next morning.

Day three is the return. You wake early, eat one of the better breakfasts of the trip, and drive back to Marrakech via Agdz with stops whenever you want them. The whole journey—transport, two nights, two dinners, two breakfasts, the camel ride, the guide—is arranged before you leave your riad. Vegan and vegetarian options are available for meals.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Marrakech.
air-conditioned vehicle for the entire journey.
two nights' accommodation (one night in a hotel in Dades Gorge, one night in a luxury desert camp in Erg Chebbi).
two dinners and two breakfasts with vegan and vegetarian options.
camel ride across the Erg Chebbi dunes.
local guide at Ait Ben Haddou and Kasbah Amridil.
bottled water throughout.
all fees and taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availableInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Next Stop Morocco

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in Marrakech without a rental car—the pickup from your riad and the fixed three-day schedule mean you don't arrange transport, accommodation, or meals separately, and you return to Marrakech ready to continue your trip.