Marrakech Desert Tours

7 days Morocco itinerary – small group tour

7 days Morocco itinerary, historical description, and photo gallery support page, for our group tour Marrakech desert tour & Merzouga. Morocco is an amazing country and full of beautiful places. On this page, we list the top Morocco tourist attractions for that specific trip. This Morocco 7 days itinerary presents the best places to visit in Morocco on our Marrakech to Marrakech trip through Marrakech, Telouet, Ait Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Dades Valley, Gorges du Todra, Erg Chebbi Dunes, Rissani, Nkob, Agdz, and Oasis Fint. Our Morocco tours are very well organized and with a great thematic selection.

7-Day Marrakech desert tour & Merzouga – group tour

Standard Superior + Luxury desert camp430€ / per person
Includes: Marrakech Airport Transfers. All transportation in a minivan, with a driver, vehicle expenses, and taxes. English/Spanish speaking guide during the whole trip. All accommodation in standard superior (with A/C & ensuite bathroom). Luxury desert camp tent (with A/C & ensuite bathroom). Half-board tour package (breakfast and dinner) – except in Marrakech (only breakfast). Guided tour of Marrakech medina. Camel trekking in the desert.

Morocco 7 days itinerary

Day 1 – 4km » Arrival to Marrakech Menara Airport RAK

Aiport pick up RJ Travel

Transfer from airport to hotel/riad

Arrival at the airport. After the passport formalities and collecting your luggage, you will be welcomed by our team who will be waiting for you with our sign.

You will be transferred to the accommodation in Marrakech medina to start your 7-day trip in Morocco.

All our tours are customizable, so you can also select optional elements to be included within the same Morocco holiday package.

Optional while booking:

  1. Additional nights in Marrakech before the tour;
  2. Marrakech activities;
  3. Excursions and day-trips.
Morocco tourist attractions MARRAKECH

Marrakech

The rest of the day is free. If your flight arrives early you can start exploring Marrakech for yourself. Sleep in a hotel or riad on a bed & breakfast package.

Day 2 – 205km » Marrakech – Telouet Kasbah – Ksar Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate

Atlas mountains

Tichka Pass

Morning departure towards the High Atlas Mountains and crossing Tizi n’Tichka Pass at 2260m altitude.

Telouet Kasbah

Telouet Kasbah

Visit Glaoui’s magnificent kasbah in the village of Telouet. Telouet Kasbah is located in the High Atlas Mountains and it shows up as a brilliant surprise.

The Telouet Kasbah sometimes called the Glaoui palace, was built between the 18th and 19th centuries.

The kasbah was the seat of the El Glaoui family’s power, headed by Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956. He was one of the most powerful men at that time and was known as the Lord of the Atlas.

Ounilla Valley

Ounila Valley

Ounila Valley is among one of the best and most beautiful valleys in south Morocco.

We follow the old caravan route dotted with small Berber villages.

The Ounila valley runs from Telouet all the way to Ait Benhaddou, your next destination.

Ait Benhaddou

Ksar Ait Benhaddou

Ksar Ait Benhaddou is the only UNESCO World Heritage site in south Morocco. Its surreal look was actually the reason that many famous movies were shot here.

The mud village with a few families still living inside astonishes visitors especially during the winter months since the snowy white Atlas Mountains serve as an extraordinary background.

Ait Benhaddou dates back from the 17th century and served as a main desert outpost in the caravan crossing the Sahara desert from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to Marrakech.

Ouarzazat Taourirt

Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate is the capital city of the Ouarzazate Province, and famous for the Taourirt Kasbah (on the picture), the Atlas Studios, and Fint Oasis.

Ouarzazate is a clean and beautiful city surrounded by mountains and a blue sky.

Ouarzazate is home to the 582 MW Noor Power Station, the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant occupying an area of 2,500 hectares just outside the city, after the airport.

Sleep in a hotel or riad on a half-board basis.

Day 3 – 411km » Ouarzazate – Agdz – Nkob – Rissani market – Erg Chebbi Dunes

Morocco tourist attractions AGDZ

Agdz

We continue our journey through the Draa Valley where we stop to enjoy the panoramic view of Agdz.

Agdz is a small town situated between Jbel Saghro mountain and Jbel Kissane, which is a funny peculiar shaped mountain that you can see in the adjacent picture.

Agdz is located along the Draa river and sets aside Mezguita palm grove, one of the biggest in Morocco, containing around 2 million palm trees in one single place.

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Nkob

Nkob is a famous village located just aside from the Jbel Saghro, that features 45 very well preserved kasbahs.

You will have the chance of a quick photo stop, drink a Moroccan tea at a local restaurant while enjoying the panoramic views of the surrounding palm grove, and briefly walk inside the village near one of its most prominent buildings.

The local population is among the most passionate Berbers from the Ait Atta tribe.

A desert city by excellence, you will have the opportunity of visiting one of the most important desert markets that go back hundreds of years.

Rissani

A desert city by excellence, you will have the opportunity of visiting one of the most important desert markets that go back in time hundreds of years.

Rissani is the exact location of the ancient city of Sijilmassa, which served as an important outpost of desert trade in ancient times.

Explore the central market and the amazing nearby Ksar Abouam.

LUX DESERT CAMP MOROCCO 7

Erg Chebbi Dunes

Morocco’s most famous desert, Erg Chebbi dunes indeed deserves the fuss. Imagine 250-meter high orange sand dunes, where you will have the chance of camel ride and overnight in a luxury Desert camp.

Erg Chebbi Dunes is where your Marrakech desert tour comes to life and where you will have one of the most special moments of your journey.

After arriving at the dunes, you will be taken on a camel trekking all the way to your desert camp, where your tent will be ready to accommodate you.

In the night you will be served a special traditional food and enjoy an evening show of music with local drums and desert rhythms.

Day 4 – 379km » Erg Chebbi – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley – Oasis Fint

Gorges du Todra

Todra Gorges

After waking up early to enjoy the sunrise on the dunes (not obligatory), we set off towards the incredible Gorges do Todra

Todra Gorges are the most famous canyons in Morocco, since their strategic location just a few km out of the main road connecting Ouarzazate to the Merzouga Dunes.

The 300 meters high rocky cliffs that follow the Todra river provide great photo opportunities. You can walk along the river bank and enjoy the impressive views.

Your driver will drop you off at the end of the canyons, and you will slowly walk down the road where he will meet you so that we continue the trip.

Dades Valley Tissedrine road

Tissedrine Road

Tissedrine Road is located deep inside the Dades Valley and many times was called one of the most beautiful roads in the world.

Situated in a narrow canyon, Tissedrine road was built by the French troops back in the 1920s and still, today serves a the only existing road that connects the city of Boumalne Dades to all the inner mountain villages.

On the top of the road, there is a café/restaurant where we will have a brief stop to enjoy a tasty Moroccan tea or espresso while enjoying the amazing panoramic views from the terrace.

Fint Oasis

Fint Oasis

Arriving at Fint Oasis in the late afternoon. Sleep in a hotel with a swimming pool, on a half-board basis.

Day 5 – 209km » Oasis Fint – Kasbah Taourirt – Ouarzazate Atlas Studios – Kasbah Tifoultoute – Marrakech

Ouarzazate

Kasbah Taourirt

Morning visit to the Kasbah Taourirt and the Atlas Film Studios in the city of Ouarzazate.

Ouarzazate was mainly made up of two villages a century ago (Taourirt and Tassoumaate), that when the French arrived and made the city center, eventually connect the two villages, giving shape to modern-day Ouarzazate.

Atlas Studios

Atlas Studios

Kasbah Tifoultoute

Tifoultoute Kasbah

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Marrakech

We cross the Atlas Mountains again to reach Marrakech in the late afternoon. Sleep in a hotel or riad with a bed & breakfast package.

Day 6 – 0km » Marrakech City Tour

Marrakech

Marrakech Medina

Morning 5-hour Marrakech medina walking tour with an official guide.

You will visit the essential points of the old city and markets of Marrakech. Tour starts at 9 am and ends between 2 pm and 3 pm. The program includes: Ben Youssef Quranic School, Bahia Palace, Souks, Djemaa El Fna Square, Koutoubia, Jewish Quarter, Dar Si Said Museum.

You have the afternoon free to explore the city on your own. Sleep in a hotel or riad with a bed & breakfast package.

Day 7 – 4km » Departure from Marrakech Menara Airport RAK

Marrakech Airport

Transfer from hotel/riad to the airport

Is the last day of your trip, and you’ll be excited to go back home and tell your friends and family about traveling in Morocco.

Our staff will transfer you to the airport for your return flight.

If you want we can book your additional nights in Marrakech for you. All our tours are fully customizable, and you can select optional elements to be included within the same travel package.

Optional while booking:

  1. Additional nights in Marrakech after the tour;
  2. Marrakech activities;
  3. Excursions and day-trips.