Morocco Desert Tours

Morocco desert tours: which desert, and how many days?

Morocco’s visitor Sahara is mostly Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes. The smaller dunes near Zagora are closer to Marrakech and fit a two-day trip. If you have three days or more, go to Merzouga.

From Marrakech the honest minimum for Erg Chebbi is three days; four is kinder. From Fes or Errachidia the dunes are closer. Ouarzazate sits on the kasbah road and skips Tizi n’Tichka on day one.

Agafay, west of Marrakech, is a stone desert for a sunset or day trip — useful, not a substitute for Erg Chebbi.

Typical building blocks

• High Atlas and Tizi n’Tichka on Marrakech starts
• Ait Ben Haddou, Dades Valley and Todra Gorge
• Sunset camel trek or 4x4, night in camp, sunrise on the dunes
• Optional second night in Merzouga if you want the desert to be more than a transfer

National tourism notes on the Great South: Visit Morocco notes on the Sahara and the Great South (Visit Morocco — the Moroccan desert).

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