Sahara desert tours · Merzouga & Zagora camps · private or small group
A camel ride at sunset, a night in a desert camp below the dunes of Erg Chebbi or near Zagora, and the road over the Atlas to get there. Our Morocco desert tours and Sahara trips leave from Marrakech, Fes, Casablanca and Tangier and last from 2 to 15 days, as a private tour or a small-group departure.
Compare the desert routes, see how long each driving day really is and choose the Sahara excursion that fits your dates — or let our team plan a custom one.
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Where you start, how many days you can give the desert and what you most want to see. The planner ranks our tours for you and prices them for your group, using the same rates as every booking panel.
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Every route below can run as a private tour on the date you choose, or as a shared small-group departure. The number of days mostly depends on one question: how far you want to drive for the dunes.
3 days · Marrakech → Marrakech
The classic: Tichka pass, Aït Ben Haddou, the Todra gorge and a night under the tall dunes of Erg Chebbi.
Where you sleep: Dades valley (1) → Desert camp, Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) (1)
2 days · Marrakech → Marrakech
The short option when time is tight: the Draa valley palm groves and one night in a camp near Zagora.
Where you sleep: Desert camp, Zagora (1)
4 days · Marrakech → Marrakech
The same desert with shorter driving days, time to walk in the gorges and a full afternoon in the dunes.
Where you sleep: Dades valley (1) → Desert camp, Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) (1) → Ouarzazate (1)
3 days · Marrakech → Fes
One-way across the country: in through the kasbahs of the south, out through the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas.
Where you sleep: Dades valley (1) → Desert camp, Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) (1)
3 days · Fes → Marrakech
The same crossing in reverse, ideal if you fly into Fes and out of Marrakech.
Where you sleep: Desert camp, Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) (1) → Dades valley (1)
2 days · Fes → Fes
Out and back to Merzouga for travellers based in Fes: Ifrane, the Ziz valley and a night in the dunes.
Where you sleep: Desert camp, Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) (1)
Most travellers asking about desert tours in Morocco are really choosing between these two. Both are real desert; they are very different trips.
Destinations
Thirteen places our drivers know road by road. Each card opens a practical guide: how far it is, how long to plan and which tours stop there.
Three experiences you can fit around a city break in Marrakech.
Marrakech, Fes, or somewhere else — we suggest the route that fits the days you have.
You receive the pickup time and your driver's name before departure.
In the medina we meet you at the nearest point a car can reach and walk you there.
The itinerary is a frame, not a script. Photos, tea, a walk in a village — just ask the driver.
When you book through a large platform, your tour is often passed to a local operator anyway. Booking with us means you talk to the people who plan the route, drive the car and set up the camp.
Rated 4.9/5 by 64 travellers on Tripadvisor.
Read all reviews on TripadvisorFor the high dunes of Merzouga, three days is the minimum and four is more comfortable, because the drive is about 560 km each way. With only two days, go to Zagora instead. With one day, the Agafay desert near Marrakech gives you a taste of the landscape without the big dunes.
Spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) bring warm days and pleasant nights. Winter is sunny but nights in the desert can drop close to freezing, and summer days often pass 40 °C. Our guide to a night in the Sahara goes month by month.
On a private tour the vehicle and driver are yours: you choose the departure date, the pace and the stops. A small-group tour follows a fixed itinerary and costs less because the transport is shared; it departs every day, with a maximum of 17 travellers. Private tours are priced per group: €175 per day for your vehicle and driver plus €40 per person per night for accommodation — for 2 travellers on the 3-day Merzouga tour, €685 in total (€343 per person).
Yes — the 3-day Marrakech to Fes desert tour does exactly that, and the Fes to Marrakech tour runs the other way. Both include a night in the Merzouga dunes.
No. The camel ride to camp is optional; we can drive you to the camp by 4x4 or you can walk in with the caravan. Tell us when you book.
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