Over the Atlas to the dunes

Three unhurried days from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi and back — your own driver-guide, your own start time, and one night in a private camp with a cook who travels with you.

DURATION
3 days / 2 nights
GROUP
Private · you only
PACE
Gentle · 2 long drives
BEST MONTHS
Oct – Apr

Day by day

This is our version. Say the word and we'll move, stretch or cut any of it.

DAY 01
~7h driving

Marrakech → Tizi n'Tichka → Aït Benhaddou → Dadès

Collected from your riad whenever you like. Over the High Atlas pass with stops where the view earns it, lunch in Aït Benhaddou, then the red gorge road to your hotel. Dinner on a terrace.

stay · Dadès valley hotelmeals · lunch, dinner
DAY 02
~4h driving

Todra gorge → Erg Chebbi · night in the dunes

A walk in the Todra before the coaches arrive, then palm oases to the sand. Camels at golden hour if you want them — a 4x4 straight to camp if you don't. Dinner cooked in front of you, then the sky.

stay · private camp, en-suite tentmeals · allmost-loved night
DAY 03
~8h driving

Sunrise on the erg → back to Marrakech

Up for the light, breakfast at camp, then west through Ouarzazate. Dropped at your riad, the airport, or — often better — we add a fourth day and break the drive.

meals · breakfast, lunch Ask us to add a 4th day →

Want this route, but slower?

Most couples end up with four or five days on this loop. Tell us your dates and we'll send both versions with prices, free.

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What's included

INCLUDED

  • Private air-conditioned 4x4 and fuel
  • English / French-speaking driver-guide
  • 2 nights accommodation, en-suite
  • Dinners, breakfasts, camp cook
  • Camel ride at the dunes (optional)
  • Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Marrakech

NOT INCLUDED

  • Flights and travel insurance
  • Lunches on days 1 and 3
  • Monument entry fees (~€8 total)
  • Tips, entirely at your discretion

We'd rather list this honestly than surprise you in the car.

Where you'll actually go

route map — real coastline + numbered day stops
1Marrakech 2Dadès 3Erg Chebbi

Questions people ask before enquiring

No. You get the written plan and a price range for your dates with nothing to pay and no card details. Most people ask two or three rounds of questions before deciding — that's normal and welcome.

Travellers who did this route

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★★★★★
“We asked for no camels and a late start. Both honoured without a word of pushback.”
[Name] · [country] · March
★★★★★
“The camp is genuinely private. We heard nothing but wind all night.”
[Name] · [country] · November
★★★★★
“They told us three days was tight and suggested four. They were right.”
[Name] · [country] · February

One question is all it takes to start.

Not ready to commit to dates? Ask us whether your week works, and we'll tell you honestly — even if the answer is “come in October instead”.