Ouarzazate Sahara tour 5 days Merzouga

This Ouarzazate to Merzouga tour 5days starts in the morning. You first head towards the Skoura Oasis, known for its nice palm groves and the famous Kasbah Amridil. Continue through the Valley of Roses, stopping to admire the beauty of this region, particularly in April and May when the roses bloom. The Valley of Roses offers you breathtaking panoramic views.

Then this Ouarzazate desert trip continues to the Dades Valley, known for its rock formations. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant before exploring the Monkey Fingers rock formations and the stunning Dades Gorges. You will spend a night in a charming guesthouse after a delicious dinner. During this Ouarzazate Sahara tour, you can also enjoy a short hike of few hours with local guide to discover this area.

After breakfast, continue this Morocco tour from Ouarzazate towards the Todra Gorges. There, you can take a leisurely walk between the towering canyon walls that highs at 300m for some of them.

After this visit, you continue this Ouarzazate Sahara tour through Erfoud, a town known for its fossils and date markets. You will enjoy lunch near Erfoud. Less than one hour later you will see the first dunes of Erg Chebbi appear at the horizon…Once arrived in Merzouga, you will first go visit the Gnawas in the village of Khamlia, famous for its cultural heritage.

Then enjoy a camel tour to arrive in the Merzouga desert camp. Listen to the drums of the Nomads around a campfire under the thousand stars of the Sahara sky! You will spend a night under a tent in the Morocco desert.

After a breakfast at the camp, you go for an off-road 4×4 tour in the great Erg Chebbi dunes. You will also visit an ancient village and places with fossils. One of the highlights of this 4×4 Merzouga tour is the visit of a nomadic family to learn about the traditional nomadic lifestyle.

After that, you enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. For a more magic experience of the Sahara, we can also plan a picnic in the middle of the desert!

In the late afternoon, you can try a quad or a buggy tour in Merzouga or just relax at the camp.

You will spend a second night in a Morocco desert camp in Merzouga.

If you wake up early, you will have the chance to enjoy magic sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes. Then it’s time for breakfast, and a camel tour from the camp to go back to Merzouga.

On the 4^th of this Ouarzazate Sahara tour, you head to N’Kob, passing by Rissani, Alnif et Tazarine. All the trip long, you will discover stunning arid landscapes on a vast desert plain.

You will first stop at Rissani for a visit. Rissani is a historic town known for its bustling traditional market. Travel through Alnif, a region rich in fossils, before reaching Nkob, a picturesque village known for its many kasbahs. After a lunch in N’Kob, you will have time to visit this village and its Kasbah. Enjoy also a nice view on a vast palm grove.

The night is planned in a charming guesthouse or comfortable hotel where you will enjoy dinner and relax for the night.

After breakfast, you leave N’Kob towards Agdz. During this trip you will have the chance to pass through a part of the spectacular Draa Valley, home to Morocco’s longest river and thousands of date palms. You will stop at the Kasbah of Tamnougalt, one of the best-preserved kasbahs in the region.

A short stop is also done in Agdz, a typical South Morocco village in the Draa Valley. You can take lunch here and enjoy a short walk with a local guide to visit the Oasis.

The tour continues back to Ouarzazate, passing through the scenic Anti-Atlas mountains. Arrive in Ouarzazate in the afternoon.