The Call of the Dunes
Five days: both great ergs, the gorges, and the road between them.
- Days
- 5
- Nights
- 4
- Departs
- Marrakech
- Vehicle
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- From
- €615
Minimum 2 travellers · private departure · flexible dates
Most people choose Merzouga or Chegaga. This route takes both, linked by the southern piste rather than the highway — which is the part nobody photographs and everybody remembers.
- Both Erg Chebbi and the Draa dunes in one trip
- The southern piste through Tazzarine and Nekob
- Todra and Dades gorges
- Two desert nights and two kasbah nights
Day by day
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Day 01
Marrakech · Aït Ben Haddou · Dades
The Tizi n'Tichka, Aït Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate and Skoura, then up into the Dades. Night in the valley.
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Day 02
Dades · Todra · Merzouga
The Dades serpentine, then the Todra gorge and Erfoud. Camel ride into Erg Chebbi, dinner and a night in the camp.
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Day 03
Merzouga · Rissani · Nekob
Dawn on the dunes, then west on the southern road — Rissani's souk, Tazzarine, and the kasbah village of Nekob under Jebel Saghro. Night in a kasbah.
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Day 04
Nekob · Draa Valley · Zagora dunes
Over the Tizi n'Tazazert if conditions allow, then down to the Draa. Afternoon at Tamegroute, camel ride and a night in a camp at the dunes.
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Day 05
Draa · Ouarzazate · Marrakech
Back up the palm valley to Ouarzazate, then over the Atlas. Marrakech in the evening.
- Private vehicle with fuel, tolls and parking
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- Air conditioning, Wi-Fi and chilled water on board
- Accommodation as described, with breakfast
- Dinner at the desert camp
- Camel ride at the dunes
- Hotel or riad pickup and drop-off
- All vehicle insurance and permits
- Flights and travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners not listed above
- Monument and museum entrance fees
- Local city guides where you want one
- Drinks and personal expenses
- Gratuities
The Call of the Dunes
Tell us the shape of your trip and Mustapha will reply personally, usually within a few hours.
- From
- €615
- Duration
- 5 days · 4 nights
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