4 days and 3 nights program

Price: €360

This price includes: round-trip transport between Marrakech (or Ouarzazate) and the desert, the stay in the desert, the nights, the meals, the supervision by the Nomades team, the trek.
This price does not include plane tickets, any overnight stays in Marrakech or Ouarzazate, or tips for nomads.

Easy to intermediate level

This 4-day, 3-night trip is ideal for a first-time desert adventure. Suitable for families and children, it will introduce you to the desert, the culture, and the traditions of the nomads.

1er day: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Atlas – Kasbah Aït-Ben-Haddou – M’Hamid El Ghizlane

We travel to M'Hamid El Ghizlane by minibus.

Departure from Marrakech early in the morning.

Stop in Ouarzazate at the end of the morning and boarding of tourists who spent the night there.

Cross the High Atlas Mountains and discover Berber villages. You cross the Tizi n'Tichka Pass ("Pass of the Pastures") at an altitude of 2,260 m. You discover the ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this fortified village with ochre walls is highly representative of the architecture of southern Morocco. Many films have been shot there, adding to its fame.

The journey then continues through the Draa Valley, lined with palm trees.

Arrive in M'Hamid El Ghizlane in the evening. At the end of the village, the road ends. You're ready to enter the vastness of the Sahara!

Dinner and first night in a comfortable permanent bivouac.

2th day: M’Hamid El Ghizlane – Sidi Naji

The nomadic team welcomes you to the permanent bivouac. The caravan sets off at the rhythm of the camels. You begin by crossing the palm grove of M'hamid El Ghizlane. Tea and lunch are served in the shade of the tamarisk trees. A short rest, and the trek continues to the dunes near the sanctuary of the marabout Sidi Naji.

The bivouac is set up between the dunes. All that's left is for you to admire your first desert sunset before plunging your eyes into the immensity of the Milky Way.

As night falls, we gather around the fire for a delicious meal, featuring traditional sand bread made by the Nomads.

Enjoy the music, songs and dances of the “ Blue Men ".

3th day: Sidi Naji – Erg Bertham

Once camp is broken, you set off on a hike during which you have the opportunity to admire herds of dromedaries. The bivouac is set up between the dunes of Bertham. Your third and final night is yours in the desert.

4th day: M'Hamid El Ghizlane – Marrakech

Return to M'Hamid El Ghizlane. After a final breakfast in the dunes, it's time to greet the dromedaries before heading back to Marrakech, where you'll arrive in the late afternoon.