This Merzouga desert tour from Agadir takes you across the Atlas foothills and the Draa-Dades region to the Erg Chebbi dunes, the big sand sea at the edge of the Sahara. It runs for three days and two nights, with hotel pick-up in Agadir or Taghazout and a driver-guide for the whole trip.
Day one follows a route of Berber villages, oases and kasbahs. You stop in Taliouine, known as the saffron capital of Morocco, then visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. The night is in the Dades Gorges.
On day two you drive on through the Todgha area to Merzouga. You arrive at the dunes of Erg Chebbi and ride a camel across the sand to your tent. If you wake early, you can watch the sunrise from the middle of the desert.
Day three is mostly a drive back to Agadir. There are plenty of stops for restrooms, snacks and lunch, and you can ask the driver to stop wherever you like. It is a long trip, about 1,800 km in total, so it suits travelers who want to see the Moroccan interior and are happy to spend several hours a day on the road.
Hotel pick-up in Agadir (around 7:30 am) or Taghazout (around 7:00 am).
The tour lasts three days and two nights. You cover about 1,800 km and around 25 hours of driving in total, spread over the three days.
Pick-up is around 7:30 am from Agadir hotels and around 7:00 am from Taghazout hotels. On day three you are back in Agadir in the evening, around 10:00 pm.
On day one you stop in Taliouine, the saffron capital, and visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou before the night in the Dades Gorges. On day two you pass through the Todgha area and continue to the Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga.
Breakfast and dinner are included. Lunch and drinks are not, but on the return day the driver can stop wherever you like for lunch.
Yes, a sunset camel ride on the Erg Chebbi dunes is included. It takes you to the tent where you spend the night.
Yes, you can ask for a drop-off at Agadir airport instead of your hotel. This is possible at around 9:30 pm on the way back.
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