Merzouga Express
Ouarzazate to the biggest dunes in Morocco and back, in two days.
- Days
- 2
- Nights
- 1
- Departs
- Ouarzazate
- Vehicle
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- From
- €335
Minimum 2 travellers · private departure · flexible dates
Starting from Ouarzazate cuts four hours off the drive and puts you at Erg Chebbi — 150 metres high and 22 kilometres long — with time to spare. Gorges on the way out, the Ziz palm valley on the way home.
- Todra Gorge, 300 metres of vertical limestone
- The Dades valley's serpentine road
- Erg Chebbi at sunset and again at dawn
- A night in a camp deep in the dunes
Day by day
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Day 01
Ouarzazate · Dades · Todra · Merzouga
The road of a thousand kasbahs through Skoura and the Dades valley, then into the Todra gorge before crossing to Merzouga. Camel ride into Erg Chebbi, dinner and a night in the camp.
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Day 02
Merzouga · Rissani · Draa · Ouarzazate
Dawn over the dunes, then home the southern way — Rissani's market, Tazzarine, Agdz and the Draa palm grove. Back in Ouarzazate late afternoon.
- 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
Merzouga Express
Tell us the shape of your trip and Mustapha will reply personally, usually within a few hours.
- From
- €335
- Duration
- 2 days · 1 nights
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