FAQ : Circuit in the Desert of the Sahara from Marrakech

The Riad Vendôme organise 5 circuits in the desert of the Sahara Moroccan from Marrakech : the circuit Zagora 2j/1n (from €280), the circuit Merzouga 3j/2n (from €380), l'excursion Merzouga 4j/3n (from €250), the Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora 4j/3n (from €560) and the circuit 4×4 Grand Sud (from €490 for 2 guests).

The packages all included (accommodation at the riad + circuit) start to 280€ per person for the circuit Zagora 2j/1n and vont up to 560€ for the Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora 4j/3n. These rates incluent l'accommodation at Riad Vendôme, the transport, the catering complete, the nights en bivouac and the camel rides.

La best period is d'octobre to avril. Les day trips are pleasant (20-30°C) and the nights fresh but supportables. Le printemps (March-April) offers the most belles lights. Avoid juin to septembre where the temperatures exceed 45°C in the desert.

Merzouga has the dunes of the Erg Chebbi, the most hautes in Morocco (up to 150 m), with a sable orange golden and a infrastructure touristique bien developed. Zagora and M'hamid offer the dunes of Chigaga, more isolated and sauvages, with a sable more clair and very little de touristes. Merzouga is to 560 km of Marrakech (3 days minimum), Zagora to 360 km (2 days minimum).

Emportez of the clothing chauds for the night (same en hiver, 5-10°C), a lampe frontale, of the cream solaire haute protection, a chapeau, a foulard against the sable, of the lunettes de soleil and a batterie externe for the phone. Le bivouac fournit matelas, couvertures, oreillers and repas completes.

Yes, the circuits are adapted for families. La camel ride and the night in a bivouac are of the experiences unforgettables for children. For families with de gamenes enfants (less than 6 ans), we recommend the circuit Zagora 2j/1n, the most court. Le transport se done en vehicle air-conditioned.

Yes, the transport se done en vehicle air-conditioned sur of the routes paved. La camel ride (45 min) can be replaced by a journey en 4×4 justhan at the bivouac. Le rythme is adapted : pas de marche longue, of the pauses frequent. The bivouacs are equipped with matelas comfortable.

Yes, the Riad Vendôme organise regularly of the circuits for groups of 5 to 20 guests. The riad can be private hire for your group (up to 45 guests). Le circuit is organised en minibus air-conditioned or en several 4×4. Rates sliding-scale from 6 guests.

No, the plupart of the routes towards Merzouga and Zagora are paved and accessibles en minibus air-conditioned. Le 4×4 is recommended only for the crossing of the Djebel Saghro between Merzouga and Zagora and for access the dunes the most remote. Il offerslso more than confort and de flexibility for the stops photos.

Absolutely. Eric adapts each circuit to your wishes : adding quad in the dunes, sandboarding, visite of the fossiles d'Erfoud, night additional en bivouac luxury, session photo, etc. Contact us via WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 with your souhaits.

The dayney done approximately 560 km. We the faisons en 2 stages (with a night to Tineghir) for enjoys stops : col of the Tichka, gorges of the Todra, oasis of the Tafilalet. It is an voyage, pas a simple journey — each kilometre offers paysage different.

Zagora is to approximately 360 km of Marrakech, soit approximately 6-7 hours of route via the col of the Tichka and Ouarzazate. It is the destination desert the nearest of Marrakech, this that allows a circuit en 2 days only.

Un Toyota Land Cruiser welcomes comfortablement 4 passagers. For 5-6 guests, we use a vehicle largest or deux 4×4. Beyond de 6 guests, a minibus 4×4 is more adapted and more economical.

The bivouacs are of the camps de tentes nomades Berber installed au pied of the dunes. Each tente a of the matelas, couvertures chaudes and oreillers. The camps disposent de sanitaires (toilettes and showers basiques). Le dinner is prepared on site : tagine, couscous, tea mint, pain cuit in the sable. It is rustique but comfortable.

The nights in the desert are fresh, same en season chaude. En hiver (December-February), the temperatures can descendre to 5°C. En automne/printemps, between 10-18°C. En summer, the nights remain autour de 25-30°C. The bivouacs fournissent of the couvertures thick, but emportez a pull chaud.

Yes, it is same recommended when the weather the allows ! Many travellers choisissent de poser their matelas en outside of the tente for dormir under the stars. The sky of the Sahara is one of the most purs au monde — the Voie Milky is visible to the eye nu. The nights without lune are the most spectaculaires.

L'Erg Chebbi is the plus grand erg (champ de dunes) in Morocco, located near of Merzouga. Il extends sur 22 km de long and 5 km de large, with dunes atteignant 150 metres de hauteur. Le sable is a orange golden extraordinaire that change de couleur au fil of the day trip — of the rose to the aube au cuivre at sunset.

The dunes of Chigaga are located au sud de M'hamid, in the prowinece of Zagora. Moins connues que the Erg Chebbi, elles are plus vastes and more sauvages, accessibles only en 4×4 or by camel. It is the desert brut, without infrastructure touristique visible — the experience of the Sahara the most authentic in Morocco.

Le Djebel Saghro is a massif volcanique located between the valleys of the Dades and of the Draa, between Merzouga and Zagora. Its paysages lunaires, your gorges sombres and your Berber villages isolated en font one of the most belles routes in Morocco — accessible mainement en 4×4.

Yes, tous our circuits desert incluent a stop to the Kasbah d'Ait Benhaddou on the chemin of the return. This forteresse en rammed earth classified UNESCO a served de decor to Gladiator, Game of Thrones and Lawrence d'Arabie. La visite dure approximately 1 hours.

Contact Eric, the French owner of the Riad Vendôme, directly by WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 or by e-mail. Send your dates, the nombre de participants and your preferences. You will receive a programme personalised and a quote detailed within 3 hours. Pas d'deposit requis.

It is same recommended ! After 2 to 4 days de route in the desert, a oriental hammam and a argan oil massage at Riad Vendôme are the supplement parfait. Our packages all included incluent the stay at the riad with access au spa (hammam from €48/person., massage from €45).

Yes, janvier is a excellente period. Les day trips are douces (18-22°C), the ciel winter is a clarity absolue for l'observation of the stars. The nights are froides (5-10°C) but the bivouacs fournissent of the couvertures thick. Passer the Nouvel An in the desert is an experience unforgettable.

Yes, the sud Moroccan is a region safe and welcominge. Our circuits are organised with drivers-guides professionnels that connaissent the routes dethen of the years. We fournissons a phone satellite for the journeys the most isolated. Morocco is one of the destinations the most safe d'Afrique.

It is possible but not recommended for babies de less than 2 ans, en raison of the longueur of the journeys (6-8:00 de route per day) and of the conditions at the bivouac. For families with de very gamenes enfants, we recommend rather the desert Agafay to 45 min of Marrakech, with a bivouac luxury.