Luxury Sahara tour
Two nights in the Erg Chebbi dunes at an en-suite desert camp, with private transport, the Todra and Dades gorges and Ait Ben Haddou on the way.
En-suite dune camp
Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Group
Private tour, 1–6 travellers
Pickup
Free pickup from your hotel, riad or Marrakech airport
Languages
English, French, Spanish, German, Italian
Starts in
Marrakech
Ends in
Marrakech
Meeting point
Your Marrakech hotel, riad or Menara airport arrivals
Booking type
Private tour — your own vehicle and driver
Most Sahara tours give you one hurried night in the dunes. This one gives you two, in a camp with proper beds, private bathrooms and hot water, so the desert becomes somewhere you stay rather than somewhere you pass through.
The drive out follows the classic route: the Tizi n'Tichka pass, Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, the Dades hairpins and the Todra Gorge. You arrive at Erg Chebbi in the late afternoon for a camel ride onto the dunes.
The full desert day is yours: dune sunrise, the nomad country and dry lakes around Merzouga, the Gnawa musicians of Khamlia, and optional extras such as sandboarding or a 4x4 dune circuit. On day four you return to Marrakech over the Atlas.
Day 1
Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Dades
The Atlas pass, the UNESCO kasbah, Ouarzazate and a night in the Dades Valley.
Day 2
Dades → Todra → Merzouga camp
Gorges in the morning, then east to Erg Chebbi for a sunset camel ride, dinner and the first camp night.
Day 3
Full desert day
Dune sunrise, Khamlia Gnawa music, the Rissani area and the dry lakes; optional sandboarding or a 4x4 circuit. Second night at the camp.
Day 4
Merzouga → Marrakech
The long scenic drive west over the Atlas, with stops, arriving in Marrakech in the evening.
A private vehicle, two nights instead of one in the dunes, and an en-suite camp with proper beds, private bathrooms and hot water rather than a shared standard camp.
Some travellers do. Tell us and we will price a version that ends in Merzouga with a transfer to the nearest airport.
Some camps offer it near the reception tent, but mobile signal in the dunes is limited. Treat it as an offline night.
Yes. Camel rides can be shortened and the camp is family friendly; tell us ages when you enquire.
Send your dates and hotel — we reply with availability and your pickup time.
Toubkal Views is run from Marrakech by a Moroccan team, not an overseas booking platform.
Your guide is from the region and knows the Agafay tracks, the Atlas valleys and the best light for photos.
Berber camps, mint tea, home-style tagine and music played by local musicians.
We collect you from your hotel or riad in Marrakech and bring you back at the end.
You talk to us directly before, during and after your trip — no call centre in between.
Tell us your dates, group and pace and we adapt the experience instead of selling a fixed package.
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Desert adventure
Cross the Tizi n'Tichka pass, sleep in the kasbahs of Dades and ride camels into the Erg Chebbi dunes for a night in a Sahara camp under the stars.
Sahara desert circuit
A full desert loop from Marrakech: out through the gorges to Merzouga, back through the Draa Valley palm groves — different scenery in each direction.
Multi-day Morocco tour
Four private days from Marrakech over the Atlas to Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades and Todra gorges and a night under the stars in the Merzouga dunes.