2 Day Private Desert Tour

Experience the Sahara Desert on this 2-day private adventure from Ouarzazate. Explore the dunes, ride a camel, and stay in a traditional haima.

2-Day Private Desert Tour

Day 1

On the morning of your tour, you'll be picked up from your hotel in Ouarzazate and taken towards Tinghir, passing through the Route of the Thousand Kasbahs, the Valley of Roses, and the Dadès Valley. Here, you will visit the Dadès Gorges and see geological formations like Monkey Fingers Canyon and the Todra Gorge.

Continue to Merzouga, stopping for lunch before reaching Erfoud. In Merzouga, you will ride a camel to the haima for the night, where you will enjoy a Moroccan meal before sleeping under the stars.

Day 2

Early in the morning, a camel ride will take you to see the sunrise over Erg Chebbi. After enjoying breakfast at the camp, you will head to the Tafilalet Palm Grove near Rissani, the origin of the Alaouite dynasty. You will then travel to Alnif and through the Anti-Atlas Mountains, taking in views of the Draa Valley and its palm groves. You will cross the Tizi N'Tnifift mountain pass, arriving back in Ouarzazate around 5 pm.

Accommodation

When reserving, you can choose between standard and luxury accommodation options. Both hotels and desert camps offer double rooms; triple or family rooms are available. Standard haimas accommodate up to 4 people with shared bathrooms, while superior haimas can host up to 5 people with private bathrooms. Showers are in common tents. Air-conditioning in luxury camps incurs an extra charge of 30 EUR per person.