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The Grand Sahara Tour: Merzouga + Zagora in 4 Days
The Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora in 4 days combines Morocco's two deserts for £560 per person all-inclusive. Two bivouac nights, crossing the Djebel Saghro, Todra Gorges, Erg Chebbi and Draa Valley: the most complete circuit of the Moroccan Sahara.
Why choose when you can experience it all? The Grand Tour combines Morocco's two deserts in 4 days of total adventure: the golden dunes of Merzouga, the lunar crossing of the Djebel Saghro, and the wild desert of Zagora. Two bivouac nights under the stars, two sunrises over the sand, and between them, the most spectacular landscapes of southern Morocco. This is our most complete circuit — and the favourite of travellers who want to see the essence of the Sahara.
🐪 Moroccan Desert Circuit — Family Edition
The desert circuit from Marrakech is absolutely family-friendly — from age 3. Riad Vendôme organises everything:
- Comfortable air-conditioned 4x4 or minivan — child seats available
- Ouarzazate and the kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou (UNESCO)
- Draa Valley: oases, palmeries, Berber villages
- Merzouga: camel trek at sunset (children from age 3 absolutely love it)
- Bivouac under the stars — comfortable tents with beds (not sleeping bags on sand)
- 4x4 sunrise dune drive before breakfast
- Return via the Atlas Mountains
💰 from £280/person — 3-night extension | families welcome, children rates on request
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Day 1 — The Atlas, Kasbahs and Todra Gorges
Departure from Marrakech across the High Atlas via the Tichka Pass. Ouarzazate, the Valley of Roses, the Dades Gorges with their ancient kasbahs. Walk through the Todra Gorges, this vertiginous 300m canyon. Night in Tineghir.
Day 2 — Merzouga: Bivouac at the Foot of the Erg Chebbi
Route towards Erfoud and the oasis of the Tafilalet. Arrival to Merzouga in the late afternoon. Climb by camel towards the dunes : the sun descend, the sand catches fire. La night at the bivouac, under a ciel loaded of stars, is a moment of puree magie.
Day 3 — Djebel Saghro : landscapes lunaires between deux deserts
Sunrise on the Erg Chebbi — a show unforgettable. Puis departure towards the sud by a route extraordinaire : the Djebel Saghro. This massive volcanique offers of the landscapes lunaires, of the gorges sombres and of the Berber villages isolated. It's the partie the most secret of the circuit, celle that the guides racontent with stars in the yeux. Arrival to Zagora, night in a bivouac in the silence total of the desert.
Day 4 — Valley of the Draa and Ait Benhaddou
Return via the valley of the Draa, the longest palm grove in Morocco. Stop to Ait Benhaddou (UNESCO). Return to Riad Vendôme for retrouver the comfort of the riad, a hammam restorative and a mint tea on the rooftop.
Rates
| Package | Description | Price |
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| Group | Grand Tour 4 days/3 nights by minibus | 250 £ / pers. |
| 4×4 private | Grand Tour 4 days/3 nights en Land Cruiser | 490 £ / 2 guests |
| All included | 7 days/6 nights — Riad + Grand Tour Sahara | 560 £ / pers. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why combiner Merzouga and Zagora ?
Merzouga and Zagora offer of the experiences very different. Merzouga a the highest dunes (Erg Chebbi), Zagora a desert more sauvage. Combiner the deux en 4 days gives you the vision the most complete of the Sahara Moroccan.
Djebel Saghro, it is quoi ?
Djebel Saghro is a massive volcanique between Merzouga and Zagora. Its landscapes lunaires, your gorges and your Berber villages isolated en font one of the most stunning routes in Morocco, loin de all circuit touristique classique.
How much de nights en bivouac ?
The Grand Tour includes 2 nights en bivouac (Merzouga and Zagora) and 1 night en hotel (Tineghir). The bivouacs are equipped with tents, matelas, couvertures, sanitaires and cuisine traditionalle.
This circuit is it fatigant ?
The circuit alterne between route and stops. The journeys are en vehicle air-conditioned, the bivouacs comfortable. Le rythme is celui of the voyage, pas of the course. Adapted to all ages.
Le Riad Vendôme is classified by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.