Best of Moroccan Sahara: 5-Day Guided Tour from Marrakech

The good: Our guide Mohammed who goes by Mo’wgli was fantastic. He was knowledgeable, caring and overall just fun to hang out with. This was important because a private tour is just your party with the guide who completes the entire trip in the same vehicle throughout. The destinations were chosen well and helped us see more sights than we would have on our own. The pace was good, never felt rushed or dull. Almost every place we stayed at was perfect. The hosts were sweet and the locations were beautiful. Every place accommodated a vegetarian diet. Click excursions was flexible to slight changes in the planned itinerary. They also agreed to change the dropoff to Essaouira, for a fee (this was essentially what we would have paid for the trip from Marrakesh to Essaouira, so it saved us time and transfer). The not so good: The first camel ride into the desert took a route that was always in sight of a well traveled road. The camp was accessible by car and it did not really feel like being in the desert. Underwhelming but technically next to dunes you could climb for both sunrise and sunset views. The camp itself was clean and comfortable with welcoming hosts and good food The second night in Merzouga felt like the real “Sahara” and it would probably have been sufficient by itself for the desert experience. Unfortunately this camp ran out of water in the evening, but otherwise was unique and beautiful. The water issue was fixed by the morning so it wasn’t a big deal and might have been an anomaly. Tip: Both desert camps involved camel rides to and from the camp, but the luggage was transported by other means and delivered to the camp. Packing a bag for just the camp stays and leaving all our other belongings in the car with the guide worked out for us. Just be aware that the camps’ photos are framed to make them look better than they are in reality. This is not a complaint - Obviously promotional materials are created to flatter the subject. You don’t need to engage a local guide for Ait Ben Haddou. It’s charming and a great example of original dwellings but it is mostly shops now, with every shop listing all the movies that have been filmed in the location, which was funny.

Definitely one of the best experience of Avery well traveled people .Lots of unique experiences,meeting real traditions kept unaltered by wonderful people touching watching and talking with the sand.Great itinerary making possible to see beautiful places of a beautiful contry..Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Add to the above our "better than perfect " guide Mohammed lekbir Benmamous who made our second trip to Morocco unforgettable. A huge Thank you to him !!!

A huge thank you for this unforgettable experience! Thanks to our driver Imad and our Simo guide, this trip was much more than just a visit. Thank you for all the memories you have allowed us to create. Looking forward to traveling with you again!

We took your 5 day desert tour, and we loved every minute of it! A great way to see and enjoy wonderful Morocco. Beautiful nature, nice people, good food and lots of fun! A huge thanks to our new friend, guide and driver Abdel for making this trip the best!

I loved our trip to Morocco! At first I was a bit nervous because I didn't know what not to expect. Thanks to our guide Imad, everything went like clockwork! We saw sooo much: we started in Marrakech towards Zagoura, where we stayed in a camp and made a trip on camels for the first time :) after that we went on to Merzouga in the Sahara, here we were allowed to ride camels again and also quad bike, which was so fun! Afterwards we went out of the desert to Dades, the environment was very impressive. In the end we went to Ouarzazate, where we spent a wonderful last evening. All that remains is to say: THANKS A THOUSAND IMAD! Thank you for taking us everywhere safely, thank you for always being open eared and always willing to help. Thank you for your funny and loving way, you made the trip unique for me! 😊

It was AMAZING experience! We started from Fez to Marrakesh with incredible guide ( Nomad) who showed us everything in the itinerary/plus a lot of traditional experience where we could never ever discover. We see undiscovered places, traditional places & experiences, amazing food, a lot of tea/coffee breaks on the road where you can enjoy view and appreciate the moment. Price was totally fairly good according what we got as output. If you want to really discover Morocco, highly recommend.

Extremely satisfied from purchasing this package with 5 days trip from Fes to Marrakech. Our guide Nomad made us discover all local gems which is impossible to know just from the internet or planning by ourselves, moreover he was a fun and super positive trip companion. The cost of the trip is similar to what would have been if planning by our own (included camel ride, night in the desert and all classic steps) with the added value of saving time and enjoying more the holiday. Highly recommended.

It was a very good tour, we saw a lot of Moroccan culture, food and life. Highly recomand this tour!

With family, beautiful private excursion of 5 days and 4 nights with khalid a great guide and driver. We saw great sites , ate very good food and slept in very nice places . Khalid has very good knowledge and the ride was very pleasant in his company. Riad à ait ben haddou excellent choice Berber camp on top also with a superb camel ride in the dunes Guest house very well located on the road to dads Small flat for the hotel in zagora where the rooms are outdated. The price of the excursion was more than affordable. We recommend this agency to whom we have already sent friends for their trip in early November.

Superb ride, full of beautiful landscapes, very professional guide, kind and accessible. Throughout this trip we had time to enjoy the breathtaking scenery by enjoying delicious dishes or just a very good tea. We have visited so many different places. It was so wonderful.