# Marrakech Desert Tours

## Tours

- [Day Trip to the 3 Valleys in the Atlas Mountains](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/day-trip-3-valleys-to-atlas-mountains/) · 1 day · Marrakech, round trip · from €62 per person
- [Marrakech High Atlas, Telouet, Ait Ben Haddou](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/marrakech-high-atlas-telouet-ait-ben-haddou/) · 1 day · Marrakech, round trip · from €62 per person
- [Ouzoud Waterfalls Day-Trip](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/ouzoud-waterfalls-day-trip/) · 1 day · Marrakech, round trip · from €66 per person
- [Marrakech Sandboarding Tour from Marrakech to Agadir](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/sandboarding-day-tour-from-marrakech-to-agadir/) · 1 day · Marrakech to Agadir · from €238 per person
- [2-Day Jewish Heritage Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/jewish-heritage-sahara-desert-tour-morocco/) · 2 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €238 per person
- [2 Day Luxury Tour from Marrakech to Agafay Desert Camp](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/marrakech-to-agafay-desert-luxury-tour-2days-1-night/) · 2 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €409 per person
- [Marrakech Private Tour To The Sahara Desert Of Morocco](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/marrakech-private-tour-valleys-of-the-south-to-desert-morocco/) · 3 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €320 per person
- [Marrakech Desert Trip 3-Day](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/3-day-marrakech-to-erg-chigaga-sahara-desert-tour-sandboarding-quad-biking/) · 3 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €402 per person
- [Luxury 3 Day Morocco Tour from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/luxury-3-day-morocco-tour-marrakech-erg-chebbi/) · 3 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €467 per person
- [3 Day Marrakech to Fez Sahara Desert Tour](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/3-day-marrakech-to-fez-sahara-desert-tour/) · 3 days · Marrakech to Fes · from €484 per person
- [Luxury Morocco Tour to Merzouga Erg Chebbi Desert from Marrakech 3-Day](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/luxury-morocco-3-day-tour-to-merzouga-erg-chebbi-desert-from-marrakech/) · 3 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €491 per person
- [4-Day Desert Trip from Marrakech](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/desert-trip-from-marrakech-4days/) · 4 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €377 per person
- [Camel Trekking in Morocco: 4-Day Desert Trek from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/desert-experience-marrakesh-camel-tekking-4-days/) · 4 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €385 per person
- [4-Day Private Tour from Marrakech to Fes via the Sahara Desert](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/private-tours-marrakesh-dades-gorges-night-in-desert-camp-fes/) · 4 days · Marrakech to Fes · from €443 per person
- [4-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/4-days-desert-tour-from-marrakech-to-merzouga-sahara-adventure/) · 4 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €508 per person
- [4-Day Luxury Desert Tour from Marrakech with a Night in a Luxury Desert Camp](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/luxury-marrakech-tour/) · 4 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €573 per person
- [Luxury Marrakesh to Erg Chigaga Tour (4 Days)](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/luxury-4-days-marrakesh-to-erg-chegaga-tour/) · 4 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €607 per person
- [Marrakech To Essaouira Morocco Desert Tour](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/marrakech-essaouira-desert-morocco-tour-erg-chigaga-dunes/) · 5 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €426 per person
- [Private Morocco tours Dades Gorges, Draa Valley, Night Desert Camp](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/private-morocco-tours-dades-gorges-draa-valley-night-desert-camp/) · 5 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €467 per person
- [5-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Chefchaouen, Ending in Fes](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/desert-tour-marrakech-chefchaouen/) · 5 days · Marrakech to Fes · from €566 per person
- [5-Day Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour: Sahara, Kasbahs & the Atlas](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/marrakech-to-fes-desert-tour-5-days/) · 5 days · Marrakech to Fes · from €730 per person
- [7-Day Morocco Tour: Atlantic Coast, Sahara Dunes and the High Atlas](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/tour-atlantic-coast-saharan-dunes-high-atlas-mountains-desert-morocco/) · 7 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €607 per person
- [7-Day Tour from Marrakech to Chefchaouen and Fes via the Sahara](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/7-days-tour-from-marrakech-to-chefchaouen/) · 7 days · Marrakech to Fes · from €795 per person
- [Private 10-Day Morocco Tour Package from Marrakech](https://privatedeserttours.com/listings/morocco-tour-package-10-days-from-marrakech/) · 10 days · Marrakech, round trip · from €1,468 per person

## Good to know before a desert tour from Marrakech

### The route and the stops

Marrakech to Merzouga is about 560 km, and the drive is a large part of the trip. You cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m), then follow valleys of mud-brick villages and stony plateaus before the dunes start. The usual stops:

- **Ait Ben Haddou**: the fortified earthen village used as a set for many films

- **Ouarzazate**: the film studios, with sets you can still walk through

- **Dades Valley**: rock formations and old kasbahs

- **Todra Gorge**: a narrow canyon with walls about 300 m high

- **Erfoud**: fossil workshops with trilobites and ammonites

On a private tour you stay longer where you like and skip the rest.

### Camel trek, camp night and food

The camel trek into the dunes is timed for sunset. Camels keep their own slow pace, and after a few minutes the sway is easy to ride with. In camp there is no light pollution, so the Milky Way is clearly visible. Dinner is usually a tagine and bread baked in the sand, often eaten together at low tables.

### What it costs

A private 3-day desert tour from Marrakech costs €320 to €599 per person. The lower price is for groups of more than 6, the higher one for 2 people. Every tour page lists exactly what is included. Budget separately for tips for the camp staff, lunches on the road, drinks, and extras such as sandboarding or a quad ride.

### When to go

- **March to April, September to November**: the most comfortable temperatures, and the busiest months

- **May to June**: still pleasant, with fewer travellers

- **July to August**: very hot by day, quiet camps

- **December to February**: cold nights, the clearest skies for stars

In every season the desert night is much colder than the day, so pack a real warm layer.

### Common planning mistakes

- **No warm clothes for the night**: desert days are hot, nights can drop close to freezing in winter.

- **Too little water**: the air is dry; plan for 3 to 4 litres per person per day.

- **Booking through a middleman**: an agent or hotel desk adds a margin; booking with the operator directly costs less for the same tour.

### What to wear and pack

Light, long-sleeved clothes for sun and for visits to villages, a warm layer for the evening, comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses. Keep phones and cameras in sealed bags against the sand; golden hour on the dunes is short, often about 30 minutes, and a small tripod helps for night-sky photos.

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