4 Days Private Tour to Ouzina Desert and Merzouga
4 Days Private Tour to Ouzina Desert and Merzouga
You will discover two deserts, the Ouzina desert and the Merzouga desert. You will stay in the only designated Starlight accommodation in Africa.
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Tizi n'Tichka
Early in the morning departure from the agreed place in Marrakech to Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. We will make small stops along the way to get closer to the beautiful landscapes that surround us and see a multitude of authentic Berber villages.
3 hoursKsar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
In the Ounila Valley we will visit the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, a 13th century fortified town classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. We will walk through its beautiful and intricate interior that has been the setting for numerous films.
2 hoursOuarzazate
Continuation of the trip to Ouarzazate. We will pass in front of the Atlas Film Studios.
30 minutesBoumalne Dades
Day 2: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Tafraoute – Ramlia – Ouzina Desert
2 hoursGargantas del Todra
After breakfast, we will leave the Dades Valley towards the Todra Gorges, we will enter the Todra Valley, 14 km long, and we will take a pleasant walk through its interior.
1 hourOuzina
Then we head south through Berber villages, we will drive along the tracks of the old Paris Dakar Rally and visit the village of Ramlia to reach the village of Ouzina. Ouzina is a Berber village in a spectacular setting.
1 dayRiad Ouzina TGM
Day 3: Ouzina Desert – Merzouga Desert
1 dayOuzina
After breakfast, visit the Ouzina village, we will spend a few moments with the inhabitants, we will visit the Berber oven and the orchards of the village where its inhabitants live.
1 hourOuzina
Then we will leave the town and go to locate a nomadic family in the desert, we will have tea with them and we will learn something more about their lives so different from ours and that will make us know the culture of the nomads and how they live in the desert. .
1 hourKhamlia
We will say goodbye to the nomadic family and go to Erg Chebbi in the Merzouga desert with the 4 × 4 again through the old track of the Paris Dakar Rally. Before arriving at the town of Merzouga we will pass through the town of Khamlia, the town of the black people originally from southern Africa, there we will have lunch with "Pizza Berber" and we will listen to spiritual Gnawa music.
2 hoursErg Chebbi
Now some dromedaries will take us to the tent camp, during the walk we will enjoy the impressive sunset over the great dunes of Erg Chebbi
1 dayErg Chebbi
Once in the camp and after a delicious dinner, you will have the opportunity to attend a traditional Berber music show while you watch the sky in the impressive Sahara desert.
24 minutesTassili Luxury Desert Camp
Day 4: Merzouga
1 dayMerzouga Desert
After sunrise and after breakfast, we will return with the dromedaries to the vehicles
2 hoursRissani Market
We will start the way back to Marrakech through Rissani, next to the ancient Sijilmassa, origin of the Alaouite dynasty that currently reigns in Morocco.
2 hoursDraa Valley
Next, we will go through the Berber villages of Alnif and N'Kob and through the Draa Valley to Agdez, where we will have lunch.
2 hoursMarrakech
No accommodation included on this day.
5 hoursIncluded
- 4x Breakfast
- 3x Dinner
- Accommodation included: 3 nights
- Entry/Admission - Rissani Market
- Entry/Admission - Merzouga Desert
- Entry/Admission - Riad Ouzina TGM
- Entry/Admission - Draa Valley
- Entry/Admission - Gargantas del Todra
- Entry/Admission - Tassili Luxury Desert Camp
Not Included
- Drinks at dinner
- Admission Ksar of Ait Ben Had (1 USD approximately)
Good to Know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.