Camel trek, Erg Chebbi dunes — Merzouga
Marrakech · Atlas Mountains · Sahara Desert

An enduring Moroccan experience, guided by Berber tradition.

We are Berbers (Amazigh) from the Atlas Mountains — our ancestors worked as porters in the Atlas and the dunefields. We share our culture, history and Amazigh traditions with every guest, around a campfire, over mint tea.

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About Us

"We share our culture, history, and Amazigh traditions with every guest — offering an authentic, in-depth look at Morocco's Imperial cities and Sahara desert, guided by nomadic Berber tradition."

Mohamed Ait Elmahjoub

We are Berbers (Amazigh) from the Atlas Mountains. Our ancestors worked as porters in the Atlas and the dunefields; we later worked as drivers and guides for Moroccan travel agencies. From this experience, we founded our own transport and travel company.

Join us for an enduring Moroccan experience — around a campfire, over mint tea.

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Eight routes into Morocco

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Every trip runs in an air-conditioned vehicle with your own driver-guide. There are no set price lists — just a quick, easy quote for the route you want.

Sahara · 3 Days Sahara · 4 Days Sahara · 5 Days Chegaga · 3 Days Fes Transfer · 3 Days Fes Transfer · 4 Days Atlas Trek + Sahara · 10 Days Imperial Cities · 10 Days
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
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Sahara Desert3 Days · 2 Nights

Sahara Desert — 3 Days

Marrakech → Tizi n'Tichka Pass → Ait Benhaddou → Dades Gorges → Todra Gorge → Erfoud → Merzouga (Erg Chebbi) → Draa Valley → Marrakech

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → Dades GorgesHigh Atlas → Ait Benhaddou → overnight hotel in Dades Gorges.
  2. 2
    Todra Gorge → MerzougaErfoud → Merzouga camel trek → overnight in the desert camp.
  3. 3
    Sunrise → MarrakechDraa Valley on the drive back, returning to Marrakech.

Includes

  • ✓Round-trip A/C vehicle
  • ✓English/French driver-guide
  • ✓1 night hotel (Dades)
  • ✓1 night luxury desert camp w/ private bathroom
  • ✓Camel trek (sunset & sunrise)
  • ✓Sandboarding, road taxes/tolls/fuel
  • ✓Hotel pickup/drop-off, bottled water

Excludes

  • ✕Lunches
  • ✕Monument entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips, travel insurance
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Sahara Desert4 Days · 3 Nights

Sahara Desert — 4 Days

Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou → Dades Valley → Todra Gorge → Merzouga → Rissani → Nkob → Draa Valley → Ouarzazate → Film Studio → Marrakech

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → Dades ValleyVia Ait Benhaddou.
  2. 2
    Todra Gorge → MerzougaCamel trek, overnight desert camp.
  3. 3
    Sunrise → OuarzazateVia Rissani, Nkob and the Draa Valley.
  4. 4
    Ouarzazate → MarrakechFilm Studio visit, then the Atlas Mountains back to Marrakech.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓3 nights (Dades hotel, desert camp, Ouarzazate hotel)
  • ✓Breakfast & dinner daily
  • ✓Ait Benhaddou entrance
  • ✓Camel trek, sandboarding
  • ✓Hotel pickup/drop-off

Excludes

  • ✕Lunch, drinks
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
  • ✕Optional activities
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Sahara Desert5 Days · 4 Nights

Sahara Desert — 5 Days

Marrakech → High Atlas → Ait Benhaddou → Dades Valley → Todra Gorge → Rissani → Merzouga (2 nights) → Draa Valley → Ouarzazate → Telouet Kasbah → Marrakech

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → Dades ValleyVia Ait Benhaddou.
  2. 2
    Todra Gorge → MerzougaVia Rissani, hotel at the dune line.
  3. 3
    Desert exploration4x4, Khamlia & Gnawa music, a nomad family visit, camel trek, desert camp.
  4. 4
    Sunrise → OuarzazateVia the Draa Valley.
  5. 5
    Ouarzazate → MarrakechOptional film studios, then Telouet Kasbah.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓4 nights (2 hotels, 1 desert hotel, 1 desert camp)
  • ✓Breakfast & dinner daily
  • ✓Camel trek, sandboarding
  • ✓4x4 desert tour

Excludes

  • ✕Lunches, drinks
  • ✕Entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Off the
Beaten
Path
Chegaga Desert3 Days · 2 Nights

Chegaga Desert — 3 Days

Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou → Draa Valley → Zagora → Tamegroute → Mhamid → Erg Chigaga Dunes → Foum Zguid → Marrakech

Why choose this tour: more remote and authentic than Merzouga — a thrilling off-road adventure across dunes and dry lakebeds for the true adventurer.

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → ZagoraVia Ait Benhaddou and the Draa Valley, overnight hotel.
  2. 2
    Tamegroute → Erg ChigagaPottery & Quranic library, Mhamid, 4x4 off-road, camel trek, desert camp.
  3. 3
    Sunrise → Marrakech4x4 via the dry Lake Iriqui, Foum Zguid, Taznakht carpets.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓1 night hotel in Zagora
  • ✓1 night desert camp in Erg Chigaga
  • ✓4x4 for the desert portion
  • ✓Camel trek, sandboarding

Excludes

  • ✕Lunches, drinks
  • ✕Entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Marrakech–Fes Transfer3 Days · One-Way

Marrakech to Fes — 3 Days

Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou → Dades Gorges → Todra Gorge → Merzouga → Ziz Valley → Ifrane → Fes

Why choose this tour: turns the long Marrakech–Fes transfer into a full desert adventure — a tour and transfer in one.

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → Dades GorgesVia Ait Benhaddou, overnight hotel.
  2. 2
    Todra Gorge → MerzougaCamel trek, overnight desert camp.
  3. 3
    Sunrise → FesZiz Valley, Ifrane ("Little Switzerland"), on to Fes.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle (Marrakech–Fes)
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓1 night hotel (Dades)
  • ✓1 night desert camp
  • ✓Camel trek, sandboarding

Excludes

  • ✕Lunches, drinks
  • ✕Entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Marrakech–Fes Transfer4 Days · One-Way

Marrakech to Fes — 4 Days

Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou → Dades Valley → Todra Gorge → Merzouga (2 nights) → Rissani → Ziz Valley → Ifrane → Fes

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Marrakech → Dades ValleyVia Ait Benhaddou.
  2. 2
    Todra Gorge → MerzougaCamel trek, overnight desert camp.
  3. 3
    Desert exploration4x4, nomads, fossil mines, Khamlia, Rissani souk, hotel in Merzouga.
  4. 4
    Ziz Valley → FesMiddle Atlas (Barbary apes, Azrou), Ifrane, on to Fes.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle (Marrakech–Fes)
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓3 nights (2 hotels, 1 desert camp)
  • ✓Breakfast & dinner daily
  • ✓Camel trek, sandboarding, 4x4 desert tour

Excludes

  • ✕Lunches, drinks
  • ✕Entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
Mule trek through an Atlas Mountains valley toward a Berber village
Atlas Trek + Sahara10 Days · 9 Nights

Combined Atlas Trek & Sahara Desert

Imlil trekking (Toubkal summit) → Ait Benhaddou → Dades/Todra Gorges → Merzouga desert camp → Draa Valley → Marrakech → Essaouira → Marrakech

Why choose this tour: mountain trekking days require good fitness; a licensed mountain guide is used for the Toubkal ascent portion.

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Trek to Tizi n'Techt Pass (2,000m)Via juniper forest to the Azzadene Valley (Berber house).
  2. 2
    Tizi n'Mzik Pass (2,500m)On to Imlil (Berber guesthouse).
  3. 3
    Imlil → Toubkal Refuge (3,207m)Via Sidi Chamharouch.
  4. 4
    Sunrise ascent of Toubkal summitReturn to Imlil, then Marrakech.
  5. 5
    Tizi n'Tichka → Dades GorgesAit Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Skoura, Valley of Roses.
  6. 6
    Todra Gorge → Merzouga dunesCamel trek, desert camp.
  7. 7
    Sunrise → Draa ValleyAit Benhaddou area.
  8. 8
    Return to MarrakechVia the Tichka Pass.
  9. 9
    Marrakech → EssaouiraVia the Argan forest.
  10. 10
    Essaouira → MarrakechGuided city sightseeing.

Notes

Full inclusions for this trekking itinerary are confirmed at quote stage — standard exclusions below still apply. A licensed mountain guide accompanies the Toubkal summit days.

Guest at the Essaouira ramparts overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Imperial Cities + Sahara10 Days · 9 Nights

Imperial Cities & Sahara Culture Tour

Casablanca → Rabat → Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes → Merzouga → Todra/Dades Gorges → Ait Benhaddou → Marrakech

Day-by-day itinerary & what's included
  1. 1
    Arrival CasablancaHassan II Mosque.
  2. 2
    Rabat → ChefchaouenKasbah of the Udayas, Hassan Tower.
  3. 3
    Chefchaouen → FesVia Volubilis and Meknes.
  4. 4
    Fes guided city tourMedina, tanneries, madrasas.
  5. 5
    Fes → MerzougaVia Ifrane, Midelt and the Ziz Valley.
  6. 6
    Desert exploration4x4, Khamlia, nomads, camel trek, desert camp.
  7. 7
    Sunrise → Dades ValleyVia Todra Gorge.
  8. 8
    Ouarzazate → Ait Benhaddou
  9. 9
    High Atlas → MarrakechVia the Tizi n'Tichka pass.
  10. 10
    Marrakech guided tourAirport departure.

Includes

  • ✓Private A/C vehicle
  • ✓English-speaking driver/guide
  • ✓9 nights accommodation
  • ✓Guided city tours in Fes & Marrakech
  • ✓Camel trek, 4x4 desert tour, sandboarding

Excludes

  • ✕Lunch; dinners in Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, Marrakech
  • ✕Flights, entrance fees
  • ✕Personal expenses/tips
Moments from the road

Along the route

Photos from our trips — trekking in the High Atlas, and stops along the argan road toward the coast.

High Atlas trekking
Trekking group on a mountain trail with a pack mule in the High Atlas
Trekking group with pack mule, High Atlas
The argan road & the coast
Guest sitting in the Essaouira ramparts overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Essaouira ramparts, looking out to the Atlantic
Guests and guide with a goat at a roadside argan farm
Guests at an argan grove stop
A goat with long curved horns at an argan tree farm
Goats at the argan grove
A local keeper tending goats at the argan farm
A keeper at the argan farm

Essaouira and the argan road feature on our 10-day Atlas Trek & Sahara tour. Ask us for details.

Before you go

What to bring

A short packing list for the road, the gorges and the dunes.

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Comfortable walking shoes or sandals

02

Light, breathable daywear

03

Warm layers for desert nights

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Sun protection — hat, sunglasses, high-SPF sunscreen

05

Camera

06

Toiletries and medications

07

Modest clothing — shoulders and knees covered

08

Reusable water bottle

Good to know — across most tours

Lunches and (usually) drinks · Entrance fees to monuments and kasbahs · Personal expenses, tips and gratuities · Travel/medical insurance are not included. Ask us for the specifics of your route.

Plan your trip

Contact us for a quick, easy quote.

Tell us your dates and the route you have in mind — Sahara, Atlas, Imperial cities, or a transfer between cities — and we'll send a straightforward quote by WhatsApp or email.

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