Erg Chebbi — Three Days — operator photograph.

Erg Chebbi — Three Days

Erg Chebbi — Three Days

Gorges, mountain villages and a night at Erg Chebbi, with three days to travel from Ouarzazate.

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ACTIVITY / THE FIELD GUIDE
TIME ON THE LAND3 days / 2 nights
THE SETTINGErg Chebbi — Three Days
YOUR EXPERIENCEFrom USD 300
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OUT THERE, IN THE LANDSCAPE

Gorges, mountain villages and a night at Erg Chebbi, with three days to travel from Ouarzazate.

SOUTHERN MOROCCO

This 3 days / 2 nights journey starts in Ouarzazate. The operator’s itinerary follows; reconfirm stops, timings and accommodation for your dates.

Day 1: Ouarzazate – Skoura – Dades Valley – Todra Gorges

You will be collected from your hotel in Ouarzazate at 8:30 am and depart towards Skoura palm grove to visit the Popular Amrehidil Kasbah. Later on, continue to the city of Roses Kelaa Mgouna. You will then take an offroad drive through Boutaghrar and Mgoun Valley to meet the nomads living in caves and cross to the Dades gorges through Ait Your Kasbah. Head up along the Dades valley to the gorges or enjoy a walk with a local guide in the valley. In the afternoon, you will continue to Todra valley and gorges where you stay overnight in a guesthouse hotel.

Day 2: Todra Gorges – Tamtatoucht – Amellagou – Erg Chebbi

After breakfast, you will do a hike in the Todra Valley or Tamtatoucht village before you continue through Amellagou and Ait Hani, beautiful scenery and remote villages to Tadighoust and then Goulmima . A great stop at the popular old Ksar of Igoulmim before you continue deep into the desert landscape of Merzouga , the dunes are known by Erg Chebbi , you will do a sunset camel ride and overnight in tents.

Day 3: Erg Chebbi – Agdez Draa Valley – Ouarzazate

An early wake-up to see the sunrise on the dunes, then breakfast and camel trek back to meet your driver to return to Ouarzazate but this time through a different route with stops in Rissani Market and Draa valley through Agdez. You will drive across the Anti-Atlas Mountains back to Ouarzazate .

A few highlights

Gorges, mountain villages and a night at Erg Chebbi, with three days to travel from Ouarzazate.

The route

Day 1: Ouarzazate – Skoura – Dades Valley – Todra Gorges

Day 2: Todra Gorges – Tamtatoucht – Amellagou – Erg Chebbi

Day 3: Erg Chebbi – Agdez Draa Valley – Ouarzazate

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Time to allow

3 days / 2 nights

The setting

Erg Chebbi — Three Days

Price guide

Provider’s published table (not live availability):

1 participant: 6920 MAD / 728 USD per person

2 participants: 3950 MAD / 415 USD per person

3 participants: 3400 MAD / 358 USD per person

4+ participants: 2850 MAD / 300 USD per person

The source contains some inconsistent currency equivalents; request a current written quote.

What’s included

A private licensed vehicle, diesel and passenger PLI insurance

English speaking driver

Pick up & Drop off at your Ouarzazate hotel/riad

Overnight in Todra Valley/Tamtatoucht hotel, room, dinner & breakfast

Overnight in a tented camp inside Erg Chebbi dunes

Dinner & breakfast in the desert

Sunset camel ride + camel ride to return from camp

Local taxes

Not included

Only the listed inclusions are confirmed by the source. Ask about entry tickets, drinks, tips, unlisted meals and optional upgrades.

What to bring

Practical preparation: walking shoes, sun protection, water, a warm layer and a small day bag. Bring overnight essentials and any personal medication.

Requirements & safety

Discuss walking ability, mobility, dietary needs and suitability of any mule or camel riding before booking. Remote-track access depends on conditions.

Meeting point

Hotel or riad pickup in Ouarzazate as described in the itinerary; confirm the exact time and address.

Explore Merzouga

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Let’s get
out there.

From USD 300

Provider price per person for 4+ travellers sharing a vehicle. Confirm current quote and inclusions.

An enquiry, not an instant booking. No payment is taken here.

Researched with source information · Reviewed 2026-09-27. Reconfirm changing details before travel.

TRAVEL ONWARD

There is
always more.

01Merzouga — source photograph.

Erg Chebbi / Tafilalt

Merzouga

A village beside Erg Chebbi, where the dune field meets the settled routes of the Tafilalt.

02Ouarzazate city — Discover Ouarzazate tourism photography.

Atlas foothills

Ouarzazate

The city between mountain roads, earthen kasbahs and the routes towards the Sahara.

03Earthen architecture and palms at Skoura

Eastern oasis route

Skoura

A palm-grove landscape where earthen houses and kasbahs sit among cultivated plots.

04Erg Chebbi — Two Days — operator photograph.

Erg Chebbi — Two Days

Erg Chebbi — Two Days

A two-day circuit to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, with a camp night and a return through the southern oasis routes.

Photography credits

Quad Ouarzazate

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