Morocco Desert Sahara Tours

Luxury Desert Tour From Marrakech to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi: 4-Day Trip this is the ideal and recommended Morocco luxury desert tour from Marrakech. You’ll be driven in a luxury, air-conditioned 4×4 through the mighty High Atlas Mountains, visit ancient kasbahs, explore the vast palmeries of Skoura, then cut through the chasms of the Todra and Dades Gorges before a camel trek into the sands of the Sahara Desert as the sun sets, spending the night amidst massive Erg Chebbi dunes in luxury Berber tented accommodation after a traditional local dinner. Discover our Berber culture and share it with us as our guests. Sleep to the sweet strains of local music under the myriad stars of the Milky Way. The next day, you can visit Berber villages and we hope you will share your stories, experiences and culture with us as we break bread, dance and sing together. Day One : Marrakech – Tizi n’Tichka Pass – Glaoui Kasbah – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura – Dades Gorge. After your breakfast, our experienced, knowledgeable, English-speaking chauffeur/guide will pick you up from your hotel or riad in Marrakech to begin your unforgettable luxury adventure to the desert. You will first drive through the stunning Tizi n’Tichka Pass with an elevation of a little over 2,200 m, cutting through the western High Atlas and known as The Gateway to The Sahara. Next comes a visit to the historic Glaoui Kasbah, a walled fortress in the town of Telouet, and then on to another Kasbah, Ait Benhaddou, built on a high hill on the plains and backdrop for many Hollywood movies, such as Indiana Jones and you’ll pass through Ouarzazate where the largest film studios in Africa make such movies as well as TV shows like Game of Thrones. Then you get a chance to wander for a while among the palm trees of the vast palm plantations of Skoura before we end the day at the panoramic Dades Gorge where you will stay the night in a luxurious hotel; the famous Xaluca, when available, something similar in peak season when it may be fully booked well in advance. Day Two: Dades Gorge – Todra Gorge – Rissani – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi Dunes and Desert Camp. Your day begins, after a delicious breakfast, with a drive through another cutting through the mountains, the impressive, sheer-walled Todra Gorge, popular with climbers. and then, after stopping off at some quaint Berber villages, to the desert edge town of Rissani. From there, it won’t be long before the dunes loom up like mountains on the horizon and you arrive at Merzouga, where we go off-road to the imposing dunes of the Erg Chebbi. Here, your camel awaits you, as the sun sinks in the west, you’ll ascend the dunes to watch the glorious sunset from the summit. Then it’s a special Berber dinner, hand-cooked by your guide, in our luxurious restaurant tent or nearby in the desert sands. Spend the evening watching the Berbers singing and dancing around the campfire and we very much hope you will join in and be part of our community. It’s a lot of fun; let your hair down and enjoy. Have a barefoot walk over the shifting sands and enjoy the solitude and peace of the desert by night under the myriad of bright stars of the Milky Way. Fall asleep content in your luxury Berber tent to the sweet strains of traditional Berber music after a day that you will never forget. Day Three: Twenty-Four Hours in The Sahara! The stuff that dreams are made of; a magical day in the Sahara Desert. If there is anything equal to sunset in the Sahara it would be sunrise. Watch the shadows shifting as the sun rises over the dunes. Then a delicious traditional Berber breakfast and choose what to do for the rest of your day. Perhaps try your hand at sandboarding down from the crest of the dunes, or maybe visit Berber villages and oases, take your camel for a longer desert trek, or just chill out in the encampment and read your favourite book and learn how to wear a turban in the desert nomad style. Be at one with nature. Watch the sun setting again and share more with your new Berber family around the blazing fire. Enjoy another wonderful dinner and a hot shower, the Berber way. Rest for the night in your massive luxurious bed in your tent decorated in a style fit for kings and queens. Day Four: Erg Chebbi – Agdz – Ouazarzate – Marrakech. Following another breakfast to tickle your tastebuds, you set off for Marrakech, following the N9 road along the fringes of the Sahara, stopping off at Agdz and Ouazarzate or wherever you choose to ask our driver to pull over for photo opportunities or just a look about. As the evening draws in, we will drop you back at your hotel or Riad in the Red City. Check the website for more Desert Tours Morocco http://sahara-holidaytours.com