5-Day Agadir to Marrakech via Ouarzazate & Merzouga
A private one-way route from the Agadir coast to Marrakech across the kasbah country and the Sahara. It crosses Taroudant and the saffron terraces of Taliouine, explores Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou, threads the Dades and Todra gorges, and spends a sunset with a camel trek and a desert-camp night at Erg Chebbi before finishing in Marrakech. Offered on a basis, with details confirmed around your dates. A starting price per person is published for this route; the exact total depends on your party size and the accommodation you choose, and is confirmed around your dates before booking.
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Why You'll Love This Tour
Taroudant and the saffron country of Taliouine
Aït Ben Haddou and the Ouarzazate kasbahs
Dades and Todra gorges
Sunset camel trek in Erg Chebbi
High Atlas crossing into Marrakech
Itinerary
Day 1: Agadir → Taroudant → Taliouine → Ouarzazate
Day 2: Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou → Skoura → Dades Valley
Day 3: Dades → Todra Gorge → Merzouga
Day 4: Merzouga → Rissani → Erfoud → Ouarzazate region
Day 5: Ouarzazate → High Atlas → Marrakech
What you will experience
Every item below is a stop on this itinerary — not an extra to buy.
Taroudant — A walled market town inland from Agadir, ringed by earthen ramparts.
Taliouine saffron country — The hills around Taliouine, where Morocco's saffron is grown and picked by hand in autumn.
Anti-Atlas — The older, drier range inland from the Atlantic, crossed on the southern routes.
Ouarzazate — The town where the southern routes meet, with the Taourirt Kasbah on its edge and film studios on the outskirts. Explore Ouarzazate
Aït Ben Haddou — Walk up through the earthen ksar on the far side of the river — a UNESCO World Heritage site and the most striking stop on the road south. Explore Aït Ben Haddou
Taourirt Kasbah — The packed-earth kasbah in Ouarzazate, a warren of rooms and stairways behind a plain outer wall.
Skoura oasis — A working palm oasis of kasbahs and gardens rather than a viewpoint you look at from the road. Explore Skoura Oasis
Dades Valley — Red rock, palm gardens and earthen villages along the river — the classic overnight between the mountains and the desert. Explore Dades Valley
Todra Gorge — Walk into the canyon where the limestone walls close to a few hundred metres apart and rise straight up. Explore Todra Gorge
Sunset camel trek — Ride into Erg Chebbi as the light drops, led on foot by a guide from the desert, and reach camp with the dunes still glowing.
Night at a desert camp — Sleep between the dunes in a tented camp rather than driving back to a town for the night.
Sunrise over the dunes — Wake early for first light on Erg Chebbi, when the sand changes colour and the ridges throw long shadows.
Rissani souk — The market town near Merzouga, and one of the least staged souks on the southern route — busiest on market days.
Erfoud and its fossils — The town before Merzouga, known for the fossil-bearing stone quarried nearby and worked in its workshops.
High Atlas crossing — The road climbs over the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass, with time to stop where the view opens out.
Marrakech — The red city at the foot of the Atlas, and the usual start or finish of the southern routes. Explore Marrakech
What's Included
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Professional English-speaking driver
Fuel and tolls
Selected riads, guesthouses and a desert camp per the confirmed itinerary
Breakfasts and dinners as confirmed
Sunset camel trek and desert-camp night at Erg Chebbi
Not Included
International flights
Lunches and drinks
Entrance fees
Tips and personal expenses
How booking works
Send your request: Free. No payment, no card details, no obligation.
We confirm your trip: We check your dates, group size and availability, then send you the itinerary and the final price in writing.
20% deposit: Paid only after you have approved the confirmed trip. It secures your booking.
80% on arrival: The remaining 80% is paid when you arrive in Morocco.
Cancel more than 7 days before the trip and there is no charge. Within 7 days, 50% is charged.
FAQ
Is this tour priced publicly?
A starting price per person is published for this route. Your exact total depends on how many of you travel — the per-person price comes down as the group grows — and on the accommodation you choose, so we confirm the final figure with your dates before any payment. You are welcome to ask us to adjust the itinerary first.
Where does the route finish?
It is designed to end in Marrakech; a return to Agadir can be arranged in your quote.
Is the desert camp guaranteed?
A sunset camel trek and a night at an Erg Chebbi camp are in the proposed itinerary and confirmed before booking.