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The Best Desert Tours From Marrakech by Sahara Bliss

You can choose to start your Sahara desert tour Morocco from Marrakech or from Ouarzazate (South Morocco). From Marrakech it is a full day drive to get to the Sahara. Ouarzazate is half-way on your way South to the Sahara. Therefore, this city is a nice place to spend a night if you come from Marrakech. The next morning you will feel totally refreshed to continue your journey to the Sahara.

If and when you do get down to touring the Sahara in Morocco you have various options on the routes you can take and the duration. One tour that is highly recommended is the Sahara Bliss Marrakech to Fez trip. You traverse a varied landscape and visit quite a few interesting places during the 3 days tour.

The Sahara has its visitors so much beauty to offer. From dawn to sunset and from night to day the desert will surprise you each time with new pleasant views. One of the best ways to explore the Sahara is to start from Marrakech or Ouarzazate. This journey will be an experience to remember if you have the right tour organizer and guides by your side for the desert trip in Morocco.

Morocco Sahara desert tours from Marrakech.

Many travellers start their trip in Marrakech and travel from there southwards to the Sahara. From Marrakech, we offer a variety of desert tours. Every tour is adjustable so we can offer you an experience that suits your wishes perfectly.

It is an epic undertaking to traverse the Sahara from Mauritania through Mali, Niger, Chad, Morocco, and Egypt. You need supplies, a nomad guide, and camels beside courage. However, it is possible to spend a couple of days on the ship of the desert in the company of a nomad and enjoy the ultimate Sahara desert camel trek experience.

It is an epic undertaking to traverse the Sahara from Mauritania through Mali, Niger, Chad, Morocco, and Egypt. You need supplies, a nomad guide, and camels beside courage. However, it is possible to spend a couple of days on the ship of the desert in the company of a nomad and enjoy the ultimate Sahara desert camel trek experience. 

There are several ways to start your Sahara desert tour in Morocco. You can fly into Marrakech or Ouarzazate and from this latter city get ready for a beautiful half-day-long drive through versatile landscapes to reach M’hamid or Merzouga, two popular places to enter the real Sahara desert. Before you set off on a two to five days Sahara tour, there are things you should know and pack accordingly. Be well prepared for a truly enjoyable tour through the magical Sahara.

If and when you do get down to touring the Sahara in Morocco you have various options on the routes you can take and the duration. One tour that is highly recommended is the Sahara Bliss Marrakech to Fez trip. You traverse a varied landscape and visit quite a few interesting places during the 3 days tour.

Desert tours from Ouarzazate

Enjoy the amazing 3-day round tour to #Ouarzazate, Dades Gorges, Merzouga and Erg Chebbi dunes with the inspiring ancient kasbahs, beautiful nights under the starry sky and a glorious sunrise over the #Sahara in the early morning.

Escape from the chill of North America and Europe and fly to Marrakech. Go on a Sahara desert tour for 3 days of sheer bliss in the nice warm and dry climate of the Sahara. Three days will seem far too short at the end of it because there are lots of things to do.

Crossing the High Atlas Mountains

Join Sahara Bliss for your Marrakech desert tour 3 days that starts with a drive across the High Atlas Mountains over the Tizi N’Tichka Pass. This adventurous drive takes you over precarious drops and hairpin bends and knows that you are completely safe in the hands of the professional Sahara Bliss drivers. Enjoy the stunning views of impressive mountains with small Berber villages in between. Visit one of these villages along the way for a walk and a talk with locals, while enjoying their delicious local food.

After the adventurous drive through the Atlas, you arrive at Ait Ben Haddou. Visit the ancient buildings and houses of this UNESCO world heritage site, climb to the highest point, enjoy a delicious local lunch or tea ceremony and then proceed onwards to the Draa Valley. Stop here and go for a walk between the towering cliffs. Climb some way up to know the feel of the land and take photos. The scenery is just awe inspiring. You get to Zagora by evening. Walk around to explore the old city ruins, especially the Roman ruins of Volubilis if you have the time or walk in the local market, the biggest souk in the region. You could just as well walk in the oasis. Go for the nomad travel experience and opt for a tent stay for the night. Enjoy delicious local desert dinner and music entertainment around the bonfire with stars twinkling above your head.

Fun in the sand dunes

The next day you arrive at the small desert village M’Hamid and the Erg Lihoudi dunes where the desert experience starts, perhaps the best part of the Marrakech desert tours 3 day experience. There is plenty to do.

Ride a camel to get to Erg Chigaga. It is your first time. Getting into the saddle can be hilarious. Quite a few tourists tumble off until they get it right. The camel then rises to its feet and then sets off with a swaying, rocking motion with you holding on for dear life.

When you do get to the Erg Lihoudi dunes you might have access to quad bikes for rent. Enjoy a wild ride through the dunes while being showered by the sprays of sand that the vehicle throws up.

If that is not available you could always try to hire a sandboard and go sandboarding on the dunes. Go fast downwards and climb the dunes again for the next round of fun.

Enjoy a sandy spa. The right way to do it according to the locals is to bury yourself in sand up to the neck and enjoy the warmth. Just 10 minutes can work wonders for you.

Walk and climb the highest sand dune. Do it in the evening just when the sun is about to set to enjoy the magical play of sunbeams over the desert before the day transforms into the starlit night.

Go back to the bivouac camp and help the cook to build a campfire to prepare your delicious tajine dinner in desert-style. Enjoy your dinner in the open air surrounded by starlight and sand dunes.

Once you finished your desert dinner enjoy the relaxation of stargazing while enjoying the warmth of the bonfire. The usually quite clear star skies in the Sahara will be one of your most impressive memories of this desert tour.

Once you wake up from a good night rest in your own comfortable nomad tent, enjoy the sunrise over the sand dunes and the desert breakfast before you leave the Sahara. Once you leave the sand dunes behind you will probably feel like it would have been better to stay for at least a week in this magical part of nature. Next time make sure you do.

If you are interested in a Marrakech desert tour 3 days or 4 days your travel plans?

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The Sahara has its visitors so much beauty to offer. From dawn to sunset and from night to day the desert will surprise you each time with new pleasant views. One of the best ways to explore the Sahara is to start from Marrakech or Ouarzazate. This journey will be an experience to remember if you have the right tour organizer and guides by your side for the desert trip in Morocco.

Making each trip a memorable one

Your hosts Aissam and Janna are well known for their exciting Moroccan Sahara desert tours. Join them and each moment of the Sahara trip will be one to cherish. Your guide Aissam will be the friendliest, knowledgeable and helpful companion you will meet. His passion is to make every journey a memorable one to give his guests the most special travel experience. So if you travel with Sahara Bliss your Moroccan Sahara desert tours will definitely be an unforgettable and enjoyable time.

This is where the excitement starts:

A good way to start is to fly to Marrakech from where your personal guide picks you up. From here you drive across the High Atlas Mountains and over the Tizi n’Tichka pass for a visit to Ait Benhaddou, the most famous Kasbah or Ksar of Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Finally, you arrive at Ouarzazate. Depending on your schedule and wishes you can also choose to go directly to Ouarzazate and start your personal desert tour from here.

Everything is taken care of by your professional and friendly tour operator

Enjoy a good night’s rest before heading into the Sahara: wake up early, enjoy a hearty breakfast and join the waiting tour guide for the drive to Agdz and the Dra’a Valley. The drive takes you on an ancient caravan route all the way to Zagora with enough breaks in between to enjoy the breathtaking views of mountain landscapes transitioning into the desert. When you arrive at M’hamid you will see that this is where the real desert and sand dunes start.

Enjoy the magic of the Sahara

Your camels are waiting to take you over the sand dunes deeper into the desert. Change your car seat for the back of the camel and enjoy the bumpy ride to the highest dune. Wherever you look, you are surrounded by a sea of sand with graceful dunes all around. Wait for a magical moment of the sunset that paints the endless sand dunes with its golden light. This glorious sight will get even better as the crimson gold dusk gives way to inky blue darkness and the first stars appear above your head.

When you arrive at the bivouac with Nomad tents you will be warmly welcomed in the Erg Lihoudi dunes with a traditional tea ceremony. Enjoy the silence, sand, and stars around you while a delicious meal from the rich local cuisine is being prepared for you. Enjoy the soundtrack of the desert through local music as a perfect way to end the day.

Wake up to the glorious sunrise over the Sahara

The next morning around sunrise the desert air is still deliciously cool and crisp, just right for breakfast and a trek through the dunes. Say goodbye to the camels to enjoy a drive through the “hammada” (stone desert) to Tamegroute to view the pottery works. Tamegroute pottery consists of a thousand shades of green, unique to this region. Maybe you would like to buy a souvenir? Your guide helps with bargaining. Have a walk around the village to talk with the locals. Then it is time to go on to Kasbah Tamnougalt to get a glimpse into the lifestyle of the ancient Berber tribes. Afterward, enjoy the drive over the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass to Ouarzazate.

After finishing this adventurous journey it is not just the Saharan scenery that will stay with you. It is the way you have received treatment like a royal by your guides that will leave you with a warm glow inside and a lot of beautiful memories.

The Best Desert Tours From Ouarzazate

We start our journey in the morning with a visit to the impressive rocks at Dades Gorges. We pass the beautiful oasis of Skoura, where we find numerous ancient kasbahs surrounded by palm trees. We continue our tour through the Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses.

Morocco desert tours from Marrakech

The way from Marrakech to the Sahara desert leads us along the most versatile recommended places to visit: From the impressive rocks at Dades Gorges and the beautiful Vallee de Roses, to the century-old kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the peaceful oases and the famous film studios around Ouarzazate – more than enough possibilities to visit some highlights before we reach the Sahara sand dunes.

The Sahara in Morocco has a kind of beauty you will not find elsewhere. It is also warm and sunny in winter time in contrast to Europe’s freezing cold winters. So, escape the cold and dive into another world by going on a Sahara tour from Marrakech.

Sahara Bliss Marrakech Sahara Tours

The right tour operator does make all the difference to your Morocco Sahara desert tours. Sahara Bliss Morocco Sahara desert tours from Marrakech are conducted by Aissam and Janna who are co-owners, founders and operators leading a team of local guides to offer you the finest experience. Pick from the most popular offerings that include three- to five-day Sahara Desert tours from Marrakech and desert tours from Marrakech to Fez and also two- to five-day desert tours from Ouarzazate. It is the experience the tour operators offer that makes all the difference. The places you visit in their company take on a new color and meaning. Other tours by other operators may go the same route but what you do and see in the company of Janna and Aissam and their excellent local guides stays fresh in your minds.

The Sahara + Kasbah Tour

The Sahara + Kasbah tour typically lasts for 4 days but you can ask for a custom duration. You cover kasbahs which is the local word for settlement and that includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ait Benhaddou. This famous fortress-like medieval building will give you a glimpse into ancient Amazigh and Berber life and culture. Next destination is the Valley of Roses. This luscious green valley is during Spring time covered with an abundance of rose blossoms. With the annual three-day Rose Festival the abundance of roses is celebrated. After the three-day celebration, the roses are harvested and transformed into the most luscious rose beauty products that Morocco is famous for. Next destination are the otherworldly rocks of Dades Gorges. These gorgeous sandstone and Redstone rocks and cliffs will simply enchant you as the almost lunar landscape that they form together.

The desert experience

Long before the first ancient kasbahs were built as settlements in the valleys, the ancestors in the desert already lived their nomadic lives surrounded by stars and sand in the Sahara. Some of them used to cross the entire Sahara on camels with their caravans. Get a glimpse of this nomadic experience by spending some days in the Sahara. Your drive through the beautiful mountain landscapes ends on the edge of the Sahara with golden sand and blue skies. Get on your camel and ride over the dunes towards the place to set up the camp for the night under an orange-golden sky. Then it is time to light a fire and prepare the typical desert dinner for the night. Eat and enjoy the infinite stars above the Sahara dunes before you fall asleep in your nomad tent. Have a restful sleep surrounded by the infinite vastness of stars, sand and silence in the Sahara. Wake up to see the sun climbing the sand dunes in a magical sunrise and prepare for another day of experiencing the journey through the desert landscapes.

The ever-changing beauty of Morocco

That a desert tour not only consists of visiting sandy places is something you will experience on the Marrakech-Fez tour. From Merzouga the drive continues to Efroud where we will enter a radically different landscape. The Ziz valley is luscious and green, lined with an abundance of date palms. From here the drive leads you to the Middle Atlas Mountains where we pass Ifrane, a ski resort during winter time, after which we head to Azrou with its dark green cedar forests. Morocco is a land of contrasts and Sahara Bliss guides you through the most colorful variations of beauty that this place on earth has to offer you. Enjoy this unique experience with one of the Sahara Bliss Morocco desert tours from Marrakech.

Are you interested in a Camel Trekking Excursions, personal tour in Morocco and/or the Sahara that matches your travel plans?

Get in contact with us below to receive more information about our programs and prices. We will get back to you within twenty-four hours with all the answers and information you need.

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