2 Days Ouarzazate to Merzouga
Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Erg Chebbi and return via the gorges.
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Ouarzazate, often called the door of the desert, is ideal if you want Ait Ben Haddou, Skoura and the Dades and Todra valleys without backtracking through Marrakech first. Private tours from here reach Merzouga in a well-paced two or three days, or continue to Fes and the north.
Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Erg Chebbi and return via the gorges.
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Kasbahs, gorges and a full day in the dunes, looping back to Ouarzazate.
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Two nights near Erg Chebbi plus valley time, returning to Ouarzazate.
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East to the dunes, then west over the Atlas into Marrakech.
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From the Hollywood of Africa through Erg Chebbi and the Middle Atlas to Fes.
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Kasbahs, Sahara, Atlas and Marrakech — a six-day private tour from Ouarzazate.
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A week from Ouarzazate through the Sahara to Fes, with Marrakech if you want a detour.
View TourOuarzazate is for guests who want Ait Ben Haddou, Skoura and the gorges without backtracking through Marrakech on day one — including travelers who fly into the desert door.
2–3 day runs to Merzouga, 4-day Sahara tours with valley nights, and 5–7 day itineraries onward to Marrakech or Fes.
Ait Ben Haddou and the kasbah road east: Skoura, Dades, Todra, Rissani, Erg Chebbi. Westbound days recross Tizi n’Tichka to Marrakech.
Two days is a desert dash. Three or four days is the pace this landscape deserves. Add Marrakech nights before or after if you still want the medina.
Every itinerary is private. Tell us your dates and we will match driving days to your energy, not to a coach timetable. Related reading: all private Morocco tours.
Background on this city: Visit Morocco page for Ouarzazate, Zagora and Tinghir (Visit Morocco — Ouarzazate, Zagora and Tinghir).
Plan a trip from Ouarzazate
Usually on day one or on the return. It is twenty minutes from town and belongs on almost every Ouarzazate itinerary we write.
The ksar is the better hour. Studios are optional if you care about movie sets; say so and we build them in without making them the day.
We add tours constantly. If you have extra days, children, or a wish to skip the camel, write to us.
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