Sahara Desert Tours, from your city

Drive

Around 9 hours to Merzouga, usually split over 2 days

Days

3 days / 2 nights for Merzouga; 2 days for the closer Zagora dunes

Sahara desert tours from Marrakech are private 4x4 journeys south over the High Atlas via the Tizi n'Tichka pass, the kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and the gorges, ending at the great Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga — roughly 560 km, around 9 hours of driving, so almost always split over 2 days with a night in a luxury desert camp. The closer Zagora dunes can be reached in around 7 hours for a shorter 2-day overnight.

Drive

Around 7 to 8 hours — the shortest desert route of any imperial city

Days

2 days / 1 night round trip; 3 days for a Fes-to-Marrakech crossing

Sahara desert tours from Fes are private journeys to the same great Erg Chebbi dunes as the Marrakech route, but by the shortest and greenest approach — around 470 km, roughly 7 to 8 hours, through the alpine town of Ifrane, the Azrou cedar forest and the palm-lined Ziz Valley. Many travellers begin in Fes, sleep in the Sahara, and continue to Marrakech as a one-way grand crossing.

Drive

Not a direct drive — a 2-day approach within a multi-day loop

Days

4 days minimum; 5 to 7 days ideal for a full grand loop

Sahara desert tours from Casablanca are multi-day private grand loops: the great dunes lie far to the southeast, so rather than a punishing single drive, we route via Marrakech or the imperial cities to the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga and back, so every day earns its place. Plan 4 to 7 days, with airport pickup at Mohammed V the moment you land.

Drive

Around 6 to 7 hours to Zagora; longer to remote Erg Chigaga

Days

3 days for the Draa/Zagora dunes; 4 days for Erg Chigaga

Sahara desert tours from Agadir head for Morocco's most off-the-beaten-path desert: the Draa Valley and Zagora dunes (around 6 to 7 hours via Taroudant and Ouarzazate), or the remote, towering Erg Chigaga dunes beyond M'hamid that see a fraction of Merzouga's visitors. The reward for the longer 4x4 approach is solitude, silence and some of the finest stargazing in the country.

Drive

Not a direct drive — a multi-day route the length of Morocco

Days

5 days minimum; 6 to 8 days ideal for the full crossing

Sahara desert tours from Tangier are north-to-south grand crossings: from where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, the road runs through the blue city of Chefchaouen, the Roman ruins of Volubilis and Fes before reaching the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga, so the desert becomes the climax of a complete Moroccan story. Plan 5 to 8 days, often ending in Marrakech without backtracking.

Drive

Around 4 to 5 hours to Merzouga; the Draa dunes are closer still

Days

2 days / 1 night for an overnight; 3 days to add the gorges or Erg Chigaga

Sahara desert tours from Ouarzazate start at the true gateway to the Moroccan Sahara: the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga are around 300 km east — roughly 4 to 5 hours — and the Draa Valley dunes are closer still, so starting here means minimal driving and maximum desert. Surrounded by kasbahs, gorges and palm valleys, Ouarzazate is the ideal base for a short 2-day overnight without the long Atlas crossing.