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Luxury Marrakech Holiday with Three Nights in Erg Chigaga, 13 Days
Thirteen days split between a riad in Marrakech and the far south. You spend three nights in the city on arrival, a week on the road to Erg Chigaga and back, then three more nights in Marrakech before you fly home.
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About the Tour
The holiday opens and closes in the same riad, so you unpack twice in Marrakech and travel light in between. A guide takes you through the medina on your first full day; the other city days are yours.
In the middle comes the loop to the dunes. You cross the High Atlas by Telouet, sleep in a kasbah hotel at Aït Benhaddou and follow the Draa Valley as far as M’hamid. Past the village the asphalt stops and a 4×4 takes you on to the camp. After three nights you leave by the bed of Lake Iriki, dry for most of the year.
Highlights
- Six nights in a riad in the Marrakech medina
- The Glaoui kasbah at Telouet and the ksar of Aït Benhaddou
- Two days down the Draa Valley palm groves
- Three nights at a luxury camp in Erg Chigaga
- The 4x4 crossing of Lake Iriki to Foum Zguid
Day by Day
How the 13 days go, from your pickup in Marrakech to the drop-off.
Day 1 · Arrival in Marrakech
Pickup at the airport and the drive to your riad. The rest of the day is free.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 2 · The medina with a guide
A guided walk through the souks to the Ben Youssef Madrasa and the Bahia Palace, ending at Jemaa el-Fna as the food stalls open.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 3 · A free day in Marrakech
Time for the Majorelle Garden, a hammam or the riad’s roof terrace. Your driver can take you anywhere in the city.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 4 · Marrakech to Aït Benhaddou
Over the Tizi n’Tichka pass and along the side road to Telouet, where the Glaoui family’s kasbah stands half ruined, then down the Ounila valley to Aït Benhaddou.
- Overnight: Kasbah hotel near Aït Benhaddou
Day 5 · Aït Benhaddou to Zagora
Past Ouarzazate the road climbs the Tizi n’Tinifift and drops to Agdz, where the Draa palm groves begin. Zagora lies about an hour and a half further along the river.
- Overnight: Hotel in Zagora
Day 6 · Zagora to Erg Chigaga
Past the pottery workshops of Tamegroute to M’hamid. The last stretch is a two-hour 4×4 track, and you reach camp for sunset.
- Overnight: Luxury desert camp in Erg Chigaga
Day 7 · A day in the dunes
A camel ride in the morning, then lunch and a slow afternoon at camp.
- Overnight: Luxury desert camp in Erg Chigaga
Day 8 · A second day in the dunes
Walk out to the higher dunes, try sandboarding or stay in the shade of your tent.
- Overnight: Luxury desert camp in Erg Chigaga
Day 9 · Erg Chigaga to Ouarzazate
The track runs west over the flat bed of Lake Iriki to Foum Zguid. From there the road climbs north to Tazenakht, a carpet-weaving town, and on to Ouarzazate.
- Overnight: Kasbah hotel near Ouarzazate
Day 10 · Ouarzazate to Marrakech
The drive back over the Tichka pass takes about four hours, so you are at your riad by mid-afternoon.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 11 · Marrakech
A free day in the city.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 12 · Marrakech
A last free day before your flight.
- Overnight: Riad in Marrakech
Day 13 · Departure
Transfer to Marrakech airport.
What's Included
Included
- Private vehicle and driver for the 13 days, with a 4x4 for the desert tracks
- Pickup and drop-off at your riad or hotel in Marrakech
- Six nights: riad in Marrakech, breakfast
- One night: kasbah hotel near Aït Benhaddou, breakfast
- One night: hotel in Zagora, breakfast
- Three nights: luxury desert camp in Erg Chigaga, dinner and breakfast
- One night: kasbah hotel near Ouarzazate, breakfast
- Airport transfers in Marrakech
- Camel ride in the dunes
- Local guides for the city visits in the itinerary
- Fuel and road costs
Not included
- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees at the sites
- Tips
- Travel insurance
Questions About This Tour
Do we keep the same riad at both ends?
Yes, unless you ask for a change. You can leave luggage you do not need for the desert at the riad.
Can we spend fewer days in Marrakech?
Yes. Drop one or both of the last city days and the tour becomes 11 or 12 days.
What is a luxury camp like?
Large tents with proper beds and a private bathroom with a shower. Dinner and breakfast are served at the camp. Tell us if you have a camp in mind and we check availability.
Can we change the route or the hotels?
Yes. We can add nights, change hotels or swap the order of the stops, since only your group is on the tour. Tell us what you have in mind when you enquire.
How do I book?
Send an enquiry with your dates and group size and we reply with availability and a quote. When online booking is open for this tour, you can also reserve with a deposit by card or PayPal.
Book this tour
Send your dates and group size and we reply with a quote.
- Private tour, only your group
- Free enquiry, no obligation
- Private tour, only your group
- Free enquiry, no obligation
- Route and stays adjusted to you
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