Sahara desert tour to Merzouga - 3 Days from Marrakech

In splendid Morocco with the legendary Youness

My wife, my 15-year-old daughter, and I took a private three-day tour from Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas to the dunes of Merzouga. Over the course of these three days, we covered over a thousand kilometers, allowing us to visit wonderful places such as the Tizi n'Tichka Pass in the High Atlas Mountains, the Kasbah of Ait-Ben-Haddou, the Atlas Studios, the Kasbah of Taourirt, the Valley of Roses, the Dades Valley with its gorges and the Monkey Fingers, the Todra Gorges, and the Saharan dunes of Erg Chebbi. The return journey through the High and Middle Atlas was extraordinary. Unforgettable scenery. A very challenging journey but not tiring because it was excellently organized, traveled in a spacious and comfortable vehicle, and, above all, accompanied by Youness, a perfect driver and a wonderful travel companion: attentive to all our needs and ready to accommodate our requests. We joked, sang, talked and spent three wonderful days with him. As if that weren't enough, when we returned to Marrakech, we realized we'd forgotten a pair of sunglasses at the Merzouga Desert Camp (despite Youness reminding us before each departure to check we had everything), he immediately activate to retrieve them and have them delivered to us in Italy. Do we recommend the tour? Absolutely, because Morocco is a beautiful country, inhabited by so many friendly and kind people. We already miss its landscapes and we miss our friend Youness.

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Amazing Trip to the Sahara Sand Dunes at Erg Chebbi

This tour was a great experience, there is absolutely nothing to complain about. First I was in contact with Amina and Karima for the organization. During the tour, my driver and guide Said made an excellent job. He is such a smooth and relaxed driver and a nice guy to talk to. I wanted to customize the tour a bit, and stay for 2 nights in the desert and do a full day of Sahara trecking. So they organized the guide and accomodation for me. Everthing went very smooth. Also, I was in Imlil the day before not Marrakesh, so they picked my up there. The trecking was pretty tough, since we started in pretty much a storm. But we went anyway and over the day the weather got better. So it was a super nice experience to see the desert in good and in bad conditions. I would recommend to everyone to stay some extra time if time allows. Otherwise it is quite a lot of driving, for seeing the sand dunes only shortly in the evening and in the morning. On the way, we did several stops at some view points and we visited the Dates and Toudgha gorges and some Kasbahs.

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Great experience. Everyone should do it!

We really enjoyed our Trip to the Sahara. We got picked up by Youness, our driver for the whole Trip. He drives very comfortabel and did a lot of stops at some interesiting and amazing spots. We visit Aït-Ben-Haddou, got great lunch afterwards and continue our journey to a great hotel in Dades. After an amazing breakfast we went further into the dessert. After a short stop in Tinghir and a short walk through an amazing valley with river, where a lot of locals were taking a bath. Afterwards Youness has shown us a beautiful restaurant with a very nice garden and the taste of a Barber Pizza. In the afternoon we arrived in Merzouga, where we had a short stop in a hotel, where we could go to the swimmingpool, before the journey with the camels to the dessertcamp started. With the camels we rode through an amazing sunset through the dunes. After one hour we arrived in the camp and a very good dinner. After dinner was a short music show around a fire. The highlight was definietly the sky full of stars. It was incredible! After spending the night in the camp we started early to get back to hotel with the camels to eat breakfast. Youness was already waiting for us to start the long way back to Marrakesh. It took a long time but it was definietly worth and Youness made the journey even better. Always friendly, super nice, good driving skills and always took care of us! We definietly can recommend the trip with Youness! Thanks for everything!

Response from the operator: Thank you very much for taking the time to write this review, we much appreciate this!

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Family (parents and adult daughter) trip to Sahara

Overall, the experience was magical! We saw so many incredible landscapes and historical sites on the way to the Sahara desert from Marrakech. The camel ride, music, and food at our desert camp were all exceptional and highly memorable. The one negative aspect of the entire experience was that the air conditioning system was broken the night that we stayed in the desert. Since our tour was in late June, this meant that we were subject to 90+ degree weather for most of the night. Safe to say, none of us slept, and we spent the majority of the night looking at the stars from the camp outdoor common areas trying to cool off. I suggest that if this was ever to occur again, the service provider equip its staff either with fans or create the optionality to stay in a different camp or Riad, especially during the summer. Our driver and guide, Jamal, was truly exceptional. He provided us with plenty of information while also helping us with anything we needed during the trip. He was very attentive, frequently making water and bathroom stops, and choosing lunch stops with great food. We would highly recommend his services to anyone visiting Morocco!

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Best experience we had in Morocco with Ibrahim!

Incredible 4 day Sahara private tour, starting in Marrakech and staying in various villages throughout the Atlas mountain range and the Sahara. We could not have asked for a better guide and driver than Ibrahim, he is a credit to the company. His knowledge was brilliant, making every effort to make my partner and I as comfortable as possible and to have plenty of fun! Having a local Berber who knows the Atlas and the Sahara makes all the difference, Ibrahim allowed us to have experiences we would not have come across otherwise, such as visiting beautiful Berber villages, Argan oil co-operatives and rug making houses. As well as driving us through the most breathtaking scenery and teaching us about the local culture along the way. The accommodation arranged by the guides was perfect, especially in Dades Gorge and the Sahara desert (Merzouga). A beautiful experience we will never forget :) Thank you Ibrahim and Toubkal Guide!

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