Top Marrakech Outback Tours

The rugged Atlas Mountains and the golden sands of the Sahara Desert lie several hours south of Marrakech. This overnight tour lets you explore further than a day trip—stop along the way to visit Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, and the Atlas Film Studios, enjoy sunrise and sunset camel treks through the desert, and spend the night at a traditional Berber camp, with dinner included.

If you're short on time in Marrakesh but want to discover a bit more of Morocco, take this overnight tour into the Zagora Desert. You'll travel from the city through the Atlas Mountains, stopping to visit cultural and natural sites. Accommodation is included at a desert campsite.

Swap bustling Marrakech for the waterfalls and villages of the Atlas Mountains on this half-day tour. Take in Berber villages, rivers, and the snow-tipped Atlas peaks as you travel along the scenic Ourika Valley. Then, choose a guided walk up to the Ourika mountainside falls or relax at a riverside café. Finally, visit an argan co-operative to see how this precious oil is extracted before returning to Marrakech. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Deep-dive into Morocco’s Atlas Mountains and Sahara without having to arrange anything on this private 3-day tour from Marrakech. Rather than expending energy on planning and driving; focus it on the scenery, history, and culture that unfolds as you cross the Tizi-n-Tichka pass and steep gorges; visit Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate; and stay overnight in the Erg Chebbi dunes. A camel trek, door-to-door private transport, and most meals are included.

• Enjoy the natural beauty of Toubkal National Park in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains • Take a hike from Imlil village and stop for lunch at a restaurant facing Mount Toubkal • Marvel at the views of the second-highest peak in Africa

Exploring Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains without a guide may mean missing some highlights and cultural encounters. Get the most from a trip on this private full-day tour from Marrakech, with a guide to reveal beauty spots, organize activities and interactions; and more. Enjoy the scenery en route to Imlil, ride a camel and mule to Armed village; trek to waterfalls, and enjoy mint tea and lunch at Berber family homes.

Don't be intimated by the arrangements necessary to tour the Moroccan Sahara. Instead of puzzling out the details, book this 4-day guided excursion from Marrakech. See all the highlights in Ouarzazate, Zagora, Erfoud, Merzouga, Erfoud, Todra, and Tinerhir. Special sights include the old Kasbah at Ouarzazate, spending the night in a Berber tent in the Sahara desert, the cliffs of Todra, and crossing both the High Atlas Mountains and Draa and Dades valleys.

Leave Medina and the bustling bazaar behind and discover the slow pace of life on 3- days Desert Small Group Tour to the MERZOUGA through the pass of the Atlas TIZI-N-TiCHKA, with an unforgettably beautiful view of the mountains, to the traditional Berber villages of High Atlass. After breakfast, we will drive to the Sahara desert ERG CHEBBI in MERZOUGA where you will ride the camels in an adventure crossing the sand dunes, it is a great opportunity to take beautiful photos of the sunset and sunrise. Then we will leave the camels and we will walk towards the highest sand dunes and to watch the sunset, we will spend a night in a camp (Berber nomad) with drum music in the middle of the Sahara. We will wake you up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes. After breakfast, we will return by camel to MERZOUGA, we will start our return trip to MARRAKECH through different areas and different Berber villages to OUARZAZAT where we will take the same route back to MARRAKECH.

No trip to Morocco is complete without a visit to the Sahara Desert. This small-group tour, limited to 17 travelers, heads from Marrakesh to Merzouga over the course of three days. Stop along the way to visit village and landmarks including the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou and Dades Gorge. Stay overnight at a local inn and the next night at a traditional desert camp, complete with Moroccan food and entertainment.

The rugged Ourika Valley is widely considered among Morocco’s most beautiful natural attractions, but its remote location in the High Atlas Mountains makes visiting independently a challenge. On this tour, begin with pickup at your Marrakech accommodation and reach the Ourika Valley easily with your guide. Explore the wilderness on a camel safari, savor lunch with a local family, and enjoy an immersive experience in Berber customs and traditions.

Explore the rugged desert, wild palm groves and rural Berber villages outside of Marrakech on a half-day ATV ride. Take a 3-hour tour of the palm and desert landscapes of Marrakech.

Discover the historical port town of Essaouira as you wish on this private day trip from Marrakech. Travel to the Atlantic coast by private, air-conditioned vehicle, and choose to visit an argan oil co-operative on route. Then, explore Essaouira independently, with ample time to enjoy the blue-and-white medina, ramparts, quaysides, seafood restaurants, and artisanal shops at your own pace. Transport and hotel pickup and drop-off included, with activities in Essaouira at your own expense.

Leave the hustle and bustle of Marrakech in the morning to take part in this excursion which will take you to 5 different valleys, the most beautiful and spectacular ones of the Atlas: Ourika, Oukaimeden, Ait Fares. With an experienced guide, you will visit Berber villages, taste a local lunch and enjoy the superb surrounding landscapes and incredible scenery. You will encounter firsthand the beauty and hospitality of Moroccan culture by visiting genuine Berber homes. You would not want to miss this experience.

This trip is a great way to discover authentic and real culture in the mountains in just a few km from Marrakech. We will take you to visit a real Berber house where to share a traditional breakfast with, have a short camel ride for photos and great excursion(20min) then drive through different amazing landscapes crossing different valleys to reach Imlil Valley where to meet with our mule team and will take you for a ride to visit a small waterfalls. By lunchtime, you will ride the mules or hike to have your delicious lunch in a traditional Berber house with an amazing view. By the end of the day, you drive to rocky desert through the Kiki plateaux for a one-hour quad biking then drive back to Marrakech and will drop you off in your accommodation in Marrakech. We have a similar multi-day adventure including sandboarding, camping under stars and meet locals in the desert. Please contact us if you have more days and if you love pure adventures

Si vous restez à Marrakech plus longtemps que le week-end, rien de plus authentique qu'un voyage dans le désert où vous passerez la nuit dans une tente berbère traditionnelle.

I will come and pick you up from our meeting point in Marrakesh, which is Cafe de France in the Jamaa El fna square. The pick up will be at 9:30 am. Then, we drive towards the Atlas Mountains. Our first stop will be in Tahenaout town. We will stop to take photos of an old village called Azrou ( meaning Rock in Berber). After that, we will carry on driving to Azerg which is a nice place near the River. You will see camels and Horses. You can go on a short camel ride if you want. Later on, we will keep driving to Asni town which is known by its weekly market that takes place every Saturday. Once we get to this place, we will go to visit this exotic weekly market. We will start by the parking lot of donkeys and mules, and then to the Butchers place, the fresh vegetables and fruits area , and so on.

On the whole, through this tour you will have the opportunity to see, explore and dive down almost into the whole Morocco, with its hidden corners. Our MSITravels’ cultural tour will start either from Marrakech, Casablanca or Fes heading south. En route to the Sahara we will drive via the high Atlas Mountains and the famous mud-brick ksar of Ait Benhaddou before we get touch the Dades gorges and Todgha gorges, ones of the magic of nature. Diving further south until we overlook the high dunes of Merzouga from far away. From the desert via the middle Atlas Mountains, stopping in into the oldest and largest Medina (old city) of the world to explore it and relax in one of its hundreds Riad. We’ll turn our wheels north to the nearby Chefchaouen with its gorgeous blue-washed Medina. After that we will head southwest to Casablanca through Rabat the administrative capital and later on back to the meeting point Marrakech via El-Jadida.

Explore Berber trails and mountain valleys on a full-day 4WD excursion from Marrakech to the High Atlas Mountains. Wind up rough hillside trails into broad valleys, and enter traditional villages set in a jagged landscape of snowy peaks. Visit the grain mills of Tahanaout, and learn the history and fascinating cultural heritage of the Berber people, the Amazighs — 'free men' — of North Africa.

Leave Medina and the bustling bazaar behind and discover the slow pace of a 3-day desert tour for small groups in Merzouga across the Atlas Tisi N Tishka Pass with unforgettable beautiful mountain views and a traditional Berber High Atlas villages. After breakfast, we will go to the Sahara Erg Shabbi desert in Merzouga, where you will ride camels in adventures crossing the sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take beautiful photos of sunset and sunrise. Then we will leave the camels and go to the highest sand dunes. To enjoy the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (a Berber nomad) with drum music in the center of the Sahara. We will wake you up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes. After breakfast, we will return on a camel to Merzouga, begin our return trip to Marrakesh through different areas and different Berber villages in Ouarzazate, where we will return to Marrakesh along the same route.

You have to go to the desert at least once in your life. So if you are in Marrakech and with little time, this is an ideal excursion to see it with your own eyes, and experience the splendor of southern Morocco. The private tour allows you to modulate it according to the needs of the group and follow the rhythm of each traveler.

Spend a night in the desert during your stay in Marrakech on this 2-day private tour to Zagora. Traveling by private vehicle, you'll pass through the Atlas Mountains, see Berber villages, and visit the city of Ouarzazate. You'll end up surrounded by the dunes of the desert, where you'll sleep in a Berber-style tent and admire the stars away from the city.

The private 2 days desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora offers a great opportunity to explore the nearest desert area to Marrakech. This desert trip does not only cover the desert but you’ll spend the 2 days journey visiting the dramatic Ait Benhaddou Village, the Atlas Film Studios along with enjoying the breathtaking views of the both the High Atlas & Anti-Atlas Mountains. You’ll have a camel trek & spend the night under the stars in our comfortable desert camp.

3 days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via Sahara desert offers you the chance to have a real desert experience. Ride camels and spend the night in a beautiful desert camp and to discover the most interesting sites in Morocco such as Ifrane, Ceder forest in Azrou, Ziz valley, Gorges of todra and dades, Ait benhadou Kasbahs, Atlas mountains and so many more. This is the best solution to travel between the two imperial cities of Fes and Marrakech while discovering a big part of Morocco and enjoying a life time desert experience on the way.

A two-day trip to the Zagora desert is ideal for tourists who stay in Marrakesh for a short period and allow you to discover the authentic and diverse Morocco, rich in culture and geography, completely against your departure from Marrakech for your arrival in ZAGORA desert that admires the magic and height of the High Atlas mountains and is unique in its kind, both anti-Atlas and the splendor of the Draa oasis. Features and benefits: Save time on finding a meeting place with the included transfer and exit from the hotel. Overnight in the ZAGORA desert during a two-day trip from Marrakech. Discover the peaks of the Atlas and the dunes of ZAGORA in two easy days. Ride a camel at sunset and at sunrise; and sleep in a tent in the dunes. Two meals a day, camping and end-to-end transportation are included for convenience