Desert tours

Two sand seas are within reach of Marrakech. Erg Chebbi, at Merzouga, has dunes of up to about 150 m and is reached by road. Erg Chegaga, about 50–60 km beyond the village of M'Hamid, has no paved road at all and is quieter and wilder.

Every desert tour we run is private: your own vehicle and driver from Marrakech, a camel ride into the dunes and a night in a desert camp. For a closer, stony desert without a night away, see the Agafay day trip.

3 days, 2 nights · Private tour
3-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
Over the High Atlas to Aït Ben Haddou and the Dades valley, then Todra and a camel ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga for a night in a desert camp.
From US$366 per adult
5 days, 4 nights · Private tour
5-Day Sahara Tour: Kasbahs, Gorges and Erg Chebbi
A slower loop to the Sahara: Telouet and Aït Ben Haddou, the Skoura oasis and the Valley of Roses, a night in Erg Chebbi, then a village near Jbel Saghro on the way back.
Price on request
5 days, 4 nights · Private tour
5-Day Camel Trek: Draa Valley to Erg Chegaga
A walking trip, not a drive: from M'Hamid El Ghizlane, the last village before the sand, on foot with a camel team to the dunes of Erg Chegaga.
Price on request
10 days / 9 nights · Private, mid-luxury to luxury
The Sahara & Berber Heritage Expedition
A ten-day private loop from Marrakech through the kasbahs, the gorges and the dunes of Erg Chebbi, with two nights in a desert camp, then back by the Draa Valley and the walled town of Taroudant.
Price on request

Which desert tour?

3 days is the shortest way to sleep in the Sahara. Merzouga is about 550 km from Marrakech, so two of the three days are long drives.
5 days covers the same dunes with time for Telouet, the Skoura oasis and a night in a village on the way back.
The camel trek is for walkers: three days on foot with a camel team to Erg Chegaga.
Only have a day? The Agafay desert is 37 km from Marrakech. It is stony, not sandy: read Agafay vs the Sahara before you choose.