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From Marrakech to the Sahara: routes and trips

Our main starting point for the long 4x4 tours and the treks to the Sahara, with pick-up at your riad or hotel.

Trips starting here

Trips that end in Marrakech

Departure information

How far is the Sahara from Marrakech? Erg Chigaga is about 600 km away, a drive usually split over two days through the Draa Valley; Merzouga and Erg Chebbi are about 550 km away, 8 to 9 hours of driving; the dunes near Zagora are about 365 km away, roughly 6.5 hours. That is why our trips from Marrakech last from two days (Zagora) to five days (Erg Chigaga or Erg Chebbi), always over the Tizi n'Tichka pass and past Ait Ben Haddou. The long treks drive to M'Hamid, about 460 km away, walk for six to eight days and come back by bus. None of them is a day trip: the dunes are too far for a return in one day.

We collect you at your hotel or riad in Marrakech, or at the airport on request. The exact time and place are confirmed by email.

Meeting point

Pick-up at your hotel or riad anywhere in Marrakech; the exact place and time are confirmed with the team before departure.

Travelling from Marrakech

Where you can go from Marrakech

Route collections that go there

Other departure cities

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Quick answers

Can you do a day trip from Marrakech?

None of our trips from Marrakech lasts a single day. The shortest is 2-Day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech (2 days).

Which places can you reach from Marrakech?

Our trips from Marrakech visit Ait Ben Haddou, Draa Valley, M'Hamid, Erg Chigaga, Erg Zahar, Skoura Oasis, Dades Gorge, Todra Gorge and Erg Chebbi.

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