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The shared 6-day trip from Marrakech to the Merzouga desert is the most relaxed way to explore southern Morocco. Each day has fewer hours on the road, so there is more time for the kasbahs, the valleys and the desert.
You sleep one night in a camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes (standard or luxury) and return to Marrakech through the Draa Valley.
Who is this trip for?
This is a shared tour: you travel with other people in the same vehicle and on the same itinerary. That is why the price is per person, and it is ideal if you are travelling solo, as a couple or with friends. You can compare every departure on our shared desert tours in Morocco page.
How to book the shared 6-day desert trip
Choose the date, the number of people and your camp in the booking form. You pay nothing on the website: afterwards you pay a 50 € deposit via PayPal to confirm your place, and the rest later. Questions? Message us on WhatsApp at +212 618 129 869.
Shared 6-day desert trip: day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Aït Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate
We leave Marrakech in the morning and cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass. We take our time at the kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and reach Ouarzazate.
Overnight: hotel in Ouarzazate, with dinner and breakfast.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Skoura – Valley of Roses – Dades Valley
We drive through the Skoura palm grove and the Valley of Roses to the Dades Valley, with time to walk among its rock formations.
Overnight: hotel in the Dades Valley, with dinner and breakfast.
Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga
We visit the Todra Gorges and continue through Erfoud and Rissani to Merzouga. At sunset we ride dromedaries to the camp.
Overnight: camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes, standard or luxury depending on your choice, with dinner and breakfast.
Day 4: Merzouga – Khamlia – nomad villages – Merzouga
Sunrise over the dunes and breakfast. We spend the day around Merzouga: Khamlia and its Gnawa music and, conditions permitting, areas where nomadic families live.
Overnight: hotel in Merzouga, with dinner and breakfast.
Day 5: Merzouga – Draa Valley – Agdz – Ouarzazate
We head west through the Draa Valley, with its palm groves and mud-brick villages, and pass through Agdz before reaching Ouarzazate.
Overnight: hotel in Ouarzazate, with dinner and breakfast.
Day 6: Ouarzazate – High Atlas – Marrakech
We cross the High Atlas once more, with scenic stops, and reach Marrakech in the afternoon.
Overnight: end of the trip in Marrakech.
Included
- Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation in Marrakech.
- Shared air-conditioned vehicle.
- Driver throughout the trip.
- 5 nights of accommodation, one of them in a camp in the dunes (standard or luxury).
- Breakfasts and dinners.
- Dromedary ride in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
Not included
- Lunches and drinks.
- Entrance fees and local guides.
- Flights and travel insurance.
- Tips and personal expenses.
- Optional activities not listed in the programme.
The driving is spread over more days, so the trip is calmer and you have more time at each stop.
The standard camp has a private tent and a shared bathroom. The luxury camp (+55 €) adds a private bathroom with hot shower, a double bed with a real mattress, electricity, heating or air conditioning and a special dinner.
Yes. You book your own place and share the trip with the rest of the group.
You pay nothing on the website. Afterwards you pay a 50 € deposit via PayPal to confirm your place, and the rest later.
