Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech — Your Questions Answered

The Riad Vendôme organise 5 circuits in the desert of the Sahara Moroccan from Marrakech : the circuit Zagora 2 days/1 night (from £280), the circuit Merzouga 3 days/2 nights (from £380), l'excursion Merzouga 4 days/3 nights (from £250), the Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora 4 days/3 nights (from £560) and the circuit 4×4 Grand Sud (from £490 for 2 guests).

The packages all included (accommodation at the riad + circuit) start to £280 per person for the circuit Zagora 2 days/1 night and vont up to £560 for the Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora 4 days/3 nights. These rates incluent accommodation at Riad Vendôme, the transport, the catering complete, the nights en bivouac and the camel rides.

La best period is from October to avril. The full days are pleasant (20-30°C) and nights fresh but supportables. Le printemps (March-April) offers the most beautiful lights. Avoid juin to septembre where the temperatures exceed 45°C in the desert.

Merzouga has the dunes of the Erg Chebbi, the highest in Morocco (up to 150 m), with an orange sand golden and a infrastructure well-developed tourist. Zagora and M'hamid offer the dunes of Chigaga, more isolated and sauvages, with a sand more clair and very little de touristes. Merzouga is to 560 km of Marrakech (3 days minimum), Zagora to 360 km (2 days minimum).

Emportez of the clothing chauds for the night (even in winter, 5-10°C), a lampe frontale, of the cream solaire haute protection, a chapeau, a foulard against the sand, of the lunettes de soleil and a batterie externe for the phone. The bivouac provides mattresses, blankets, pillows and full meals.

Yes, the circuits are adapted for families. La camel ride and the night in a bivouac are of the experiences unforgettables for children. For families with de gamenes enfants (less than 6 ans), we recommend the circuit Zagora 2 days/1 night, the shortest. Le transport se done en vehicle air-conditioned.

Yes, transport is in air-conditioned vehicles on paved roads. The camel ride (45 min) can be replaced by a 4×4 journey to the bivouac. The pace is adapted: no long walks, frequent breaks. Bivouacs are equipped with comfortable mattresses.

Yes, the Riad Vendôme organise regularly of the circuits for groups of 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20 guests. The riad can be private hire for your group (up to 45 guests). Le circuit is organised by minibus air-conditioned or en several 4×4. Rates sliding-scale from 6 guests.

No, the plupart of the routes towards Merzouga and Zagora are paved and accessibles by minibus air-conditioned. Le 4×4 is recommended only for the crossing of the Djebel Saghro between Merzouga and Zagora and for access the dunes the most remote. Il offerslso more than comfort and de flexibility for the stops photos.

Absolutely. Eric adapts each circuit to your wishes : adding quad in the dunes, sandboarding, visite of the fossiles of Erfoud, night additional en bivouac luxury, session photo, etc. Contact us via WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 with your souhaits.

The journey done approximately 560 km. We the faisons en 2 stages (with a night to Tineghir) to enjoys stops : col of the Tichka, gorges of the Todra, oasis of the Tafilalet. It is an voyage, pas a simple journey — each kilometre offers paysage different.

Zagora is to approximately 360 km of Marrakech, i.e. approximately 6-7 hours of route via the col of the Tichka and Ouarzazate. It's the destination desert the nearest of Marrakech, this that allows a circuit en 2 days only.

Un Toyota Land Cruiser welcomes comfortablement 4 passagers. For 5-6 guests, we use a vehicle largest or deux 4×4. Beyond de 6 guests, a minibus 4×4 is more adapted and more economical.

The bivouacs are of the camps de tentes nomades Berber installed au pied of the dunes. Each tent has the matelas, couvertures hots and oreillers. The camps have sanitary facilities (toilettes and showers basiques). The dinner is prepared on site : tagine, couscous, mint tea, pain cuit in the sand. It is rustic but comfortable.

The nights in the desert are fresh, same in the hot season. En hiver (December-February), the temperatures can descendre to 5°C. En automne/printemps, between 10-18°C. En summer, the nights remain autour de 25-30°C. The bivouacs fournissent of the couvertures thick, but emportez a pull chaud.

Yes, it is same recommended when the weather the allows ! Many travellers choisissent de poser their matelas en outside of the tent for sleep under the stars. The sky of the Sahara is one of the most purs au monde — the Voie Milky is visible to the eye nu. The nights without lune are the most spectaculaires.

The Erg Chebbi is the largest sand sea in Morocco, located near of Merzouga. Il extends on 22 km de long and 5 km de large, with dunes atteignant 150 metres de hauteur. Le sand is a orange golden extraordinaire that change de couleur au fil of the full day — of the rose to the aube au cuivre at sunset.

The dunes of Chigaga are located au sud de M'hamid, in the prowinece of Zagora. Less connues that the Erg Chebbi, elles are plus vastes and more sauvages, accessibles only by 4×4 or by camel. It's the desert brut, without infratourist infrastructure visible — the experience of the Sahara the most authentic in Morocco.

The Djebel Saghro is a volcanic mountain range between the Dades and Draa valleys, located between the Dades and of the Draa, between Merzouga and Zagora. Its landscapes lunaires, your gorges sombres and your Berber villages isolated en font one of the most stunning routes in Morocco — accessible mainement by 4×4.

Yes, tous our circuits desert incluent a stop to the Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou on the chemin of the return. This forteresse en rammed earth classified UNESCO a served de decor to Gladiator, Game of Thrones and Lawrence of Arabia. La visite lasts approximately 1 hours.

Contact Eric, the French owner of the Riad Vendôme, directly by WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 or by e-mail. Send your dates, the number of participants and your preferences. You will receive a personalised programme and a detailed quote within 3 hours. Pas deposit requis.

It is highly recommended ! After 2 to 4 days of driving in the desert, a oriental hammam and a argan oil massage at Riad Vendôme are the supplement parfait. Our packages all included incluent the stay at the riad with access au spa (hammam from £48/person., massage from £45).

Yes, janvier is a excellent period. The full days are mild (18-22°C), the sky winter is a clarity absolue for observation of the stars. The nights are froides (5-10°C) but the bivouacs fournissent of the couvertures thick. Passer the Nouvel An in the desert is an experience unforgettable.

Yes, the sud Moroccan is a region safe and welcominge. Our circuits are organised with drivers-guides professionnels that connaissent the routes since of the years. We fournissons a phone satellite for the journeys the most isolated. Morocco is one of the destinations the most safe of Africa.

It is possible but not recommended for babies de less than 2 ans, en raison of the longueur of the journeys (6-8:00 of driving per day) and of the conditions at the bivouac. For families with de very gamenes enfants, we recommend rather the desert Agafay to 45 min of Marrakech, with a bivouac luxury.