3 Days Tour from Errachidia to Merzouga Desert

3 days tour to Merzouga desert from Errachidia. During these 3 days and 2 nights, you will explore the desert area. Visit the nomads in their tents, also enjoy the music of Gnaoua and dance performance of Khamlia people. After that take a look at an old eyeliner mine. In addition to Merzouga wild life lake a few kilometres away from Merzouga. Then stroll in the palm trees grove, ride camels, and enjoy the magical sunset and sunrise on the sand dunes. Furthermore you will spend a night in a camp located in the middle of the Sahara desert. Finally visit the traditional souk of Rissani and Erfoud the fossils town. The tour ends In Errachidia 

1st day : Arrival to Errachidia – Merzouga

In the first of your 3-day Merzouga desert tour,  we pick you up from the airport. Then drive south to Merzouga Sahara desert. Dinner and overnight in Merzouga.

2nd day : Explore Merzouga region – Nomads – Khamlia the Gnaoua village – Merzouga lake – Erg Chebbi – palm grove

After breakfast, we dedicate the day to explore the region of Merzouga. The area has so many incredible sites, from sand dunes, wild lake, mines, fossils areas to fabulous oases. Which are ideal places for so many outdoor activities.

Firstly we start our journey in Merzouga, by driving off-road to visit an ancient eyeliner mine. Then we pay the nomads a visit, in their handmade woven tent. Learn how they live while drinking a Berber tea. Our next destination is the Khamlia village, where you will enjoy the Gnaoua music, and dancing performances. Its inhabitants are originating from sub-Saharan countries like Mali, Sudan and Niger. Free time for lunch in a restaurant. After that we take a stroll in palm trees grove. Then drive a few kilometres to see the wild lake of Merzouga, also called flamingos lake.

In the afternoon, you switch to camels and cross the sandy desert, with a stop on top of a high dune to enjoy the sunset, then continue to the luxury camp. You can enjoy the Berber drums music while dancing around the campfire, under vast open sky of stars. Dinner and overnight stay in the camp

3 day : Merzouga- Rissani – Erfoud – Errachidia airport

Wake up early in the morning is a must do, in order to contemplate the beautiful sunrise, in the middle of the desert. Free time for breakfast. Then you return on camels to Merzouga, where the driver awaits. Depending on your flight time, we leave the desert to visit Rissani town. The ancient capital of Tafilalet, Rissani still a major trading center in the region. After a stroll in Rissani souk, we continue to Erfoud where we visit one of the workshops of fossilized marble. Then we drive to Errachidia, we will make stops for panoramic views, including the spectacular view of the Ziz valley. Finally, we reach Errachidia airport. End of the desert tour