7 days sahara desert tour from Agadir to Merzouga, Marrakech, Ait Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Boumalne dades, and more. This trip can be organized to your specific suggestion, so please contact us at any moment to start planning yours.
The following part is about the tour description or a basic itinerary. On our first day, it depends on your arrival time, we will start our trip to Marrakech. From there, we will star tour journey via the High Atlas Mountains, Ait Benhaddou, and Ouarzazate on the following day.
We will spend the night in Boumalne Dades. The third day will be spent in the sahara desert of Merzouga. We will arrive in the afternoon before the sunset then take a camel ride, and stay in the camp for the night.
The next day will be spent on Sahara desert full day excursion to have an idea about the desert and to meet Berber nomads who still live in traditional special way with simple needs. On our fifth and sixth days, you will go on a discovering tour of Marrakech. On the last day, we will drive directly to Agadir, where your tour will come to an end.
On our 7-day Morocco sahara desert tour will start from Agadir. The driver will pick you up from either the airport or your hotel in Agadir and take you to Marrakech for a half day excursion.
Morocco’s historical imperial capital Marrakech, is a authenticity commercial hub with mosques, palaces, also gardens. We will spend the night there after your long day of discovering.
After finishing your breakfast on the second day of your 7-day sahara desert tour from Agadir, the driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to our next destination. We will drive through the curves of Tizi-N-tichka pass from Marrakech to the Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou.
We will stop at the altitude 2264 meters (6,867 ft.) peak for the panoramic view. After that, we will travel to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the famous fortified village in Morocco, which is protected by the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lunch will be taken in a traditional Ait Benhaddou’s restaurant.
After that, we will travel to Ouarzazate, where we will visit the Kasbah of Taourirte and the Atlas Studios, where a various international of producers have worked on a several of series and movies. For that, Ouarzazate is called as Hollywood of Morocco.
We continue to Boumalne Dades in the afternoon via Kalaat Maggouna the Valley of the Roses, which is known for its massive roses fields, which is used to produce perfume, cream lotions for cosmetics and rosewater are also available. Spend the night in Dades for the night.
After your breakfast, you start from your lodging for the Sahara Desert of Merzouga, where you will explore on another adventure. We will first travel down the hundreds Kasbahs Road, crossing through many Berber villages along the way. We will drive to Todgha Gorges, which are a series of lime stones cliffs in High Atlas Mountains.
Afterwards, we will proceed our trip and stop in the town of Tinejdad, a Berber village characterized for its palm trees to explore. Next that, we will visit Jorf to see the ancient water irrigation system that is cooling through undergrounds cannels.
The city of Erfoud will be the next stop. It is a place in southern Morocco where you will be able to view the fossil workers because it is known as the geological capital of Morocco. We will arrive in Merzouga sahara desert at the late afternoon before the sunset and ride the camel until you reach your accommodations.
Our 7-day tour from Agadir includes a discovery visit of the Merzouga sahara desert, which is the highlight of all our Morocco programs. Our driver will first take you to the Moroccan National collection of 4X4 Auto Museum, which is owned by a Qatari prince. Then we will drive to AlKhamlia, a little town around 5 kilometers from Merzouga where the Gnaoua people live.
You will be able to listen to their typical music, which is played with instruments such as drums and castanets there. After that, we will take you to one old mines of Mifis, where you can see where the French got their mascara and kohl during their colonization of Morocco in the early of 19th century.
Afterward, we will take you to see one of the berber nomad tent families to get to know them better by welcoming you with perfect humble smile and mint tea and sweets. Later we will then go to Sarij Lake where camels drink and flamingos exist.
We will visit the small town of Hassi Labied’s oasis in the afternoon, a small oasis where you can observe how they use tunnels to irrigate their farms from canal wells.
Finally, we will take you on a camel ride that begins near the sand dunes and ends where our team of camel specialists waiting for you. They will take you over the heart of the largest golden sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, where you could get a hypnotized of the magical sunset. You will spend the night in a Berber camp inside the sand dunes.
We will drive back to Ouarzazate on the 5th day of our 7 days sahara desert tour from Agadir. We will return back to the camels to the starting place in the early morning after you have eaten breakfast. We will travel to Errissani and stop to check the souk and admire the handicrafts.
Later, on our way to Ouarzazate, we are gonna pass through the Draa Valley on our way to Agdez. After that, we will drive across the High Atlas Mountains toward Marrakech the red city. You will have some time there. Our overnight stay will be in Marrakech including dinner and breakfast.
We will discover Marrakech, the world’s second oldest Imperial city, which has been significant trading point and touristic destination. Your full day excursion will be visiting the famous Jardin Majorelle with its museum of Saint Lorant, the Bahia Palace, and the Saadies tombs.
The Koutoubia Mosque you must see in Marrakech, with its 66meters high tower. In the afternoon, we will go to the square of Jemaa El Fna, the Medina’s main square, which comes alive as at night with local singers, storytellers, entertainers, and the smells of superb cuisine being cooked and smoke of the cooking all around the square. The same hotel will be to spend the night.
This is gonna be the last day of our 7 days sahara desert tour from Agadir. We will drive you from Marrakech to Agadir and drop you off at the airport or your hotel where our 7 days Sahara desert tour from Agadir.
Sure this trip of 7 days Sahara desert tour from agadir has a night in the Desert.
The Sahara Desert is a vast desert that covers much of North Africa, including large parts of Morocco. Agadir is a coastal city located in southwestern Morocco, and while it is relatively close to the Sahara Desert, it is not exactly “near” the desert.
To give you an idea of the distance, the closest point where the Sahara Desert begins is approximately 150 km (93 miles) east of Agadir. However, to actually experience the desert, you would need to travel much further into the desert interior. Popular destinations in the Moroccan Sahara, such as Merzouga and Zagora, are several hundred kilometers from Agadir.
The distance between Agadir and the Sahara Desert depends on which part of the desert you are referring to, as the Sahara is a vast desert that stretches across several countries in North Africa. However, the closest point where the Sahara begins is approximately 150 km (93 miles) east of Agadir. This area is known as the Anti-Atlas Mountains, and it marks the beginning of the Sahara’s rocky, arid terrain.
To actually experience the vast, sandy dunes of the Sahara, you would need to travel further east into the desert interior. Popular destinations in the Moroccan Sahara, such as Merzouga and Zagora, are several hundred kilometers from Agadir, with driving times of around 9-10 hours.
The closest desert to Agadir, Morocco is the Sahara Desert. While Agadir is located on the coast of Morocco, the Sahara Desert begins approximately 150 km (93 miles) east of the city, in the region of the Anti-Atlas Mountains. This area is characterized by rocky, arid terrain and marks the beginning of the vast Sahara Desert.
To experience the sandy dunes of the Sahara, you would need to travel further east into the desert interior. Popular destinations in the Moroccan Sahara, such as Merzouga and Zagora, are several hundred kilometers from Agadir and require a long journey by car or other transportation.