Agadir to Marrakech 3-Day Shared Erg Chebbi Desert Tour with Camel Trek and Berber Camp

A 3-day shared desert tour from Agadir to Marrakech with camel treks, a standard Berber camp, and a kasbah-style hotel stay.

Getting started

Your 3-day shared desert tour from Agadir to Marrakech begins with hotel or riad pickup in Agadir. You join a small group in an air-conditioned shared minibus for all 3 days, meeting your English-speaking driver-guide who outlines the journey inland toward the Atlas foothills and desert.

Journey to the Dades Valley

What to expect

The first day focuses on traveling from the Atlantic coast toward the mountains and oases. You visit Ait Ben Haddou kasbah on the way before continuing through changing landscapes to reach the Dades Valley, where you settle into a kasbah-style hotel for the night.

Features

• Explore the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, with free time to wander its mud-brick alleyways and viewpoints.
• Travel in an air-conditioned shared minibus for 3 days, with your English-speaking driver-guide sharing context on the regions you pass.
• Spend night 1 in a kasbah-style hotel in Dades Valley, a base for seeing its rock formations and river valley.

Inclusions here

• Air-conditioned shared minibus for all 3 days
• English-speaking driver-guide throughout
• Visit to Ait Ben Haddou kasbah
• Night 1: kasbah-style hotel in Dades Valley with dinner and breakfast

Sahara arrival, camel trek, and desert camp

What to expect

The second day takes you toward the Sahara and the dunes of Erg Chebbi. After arrival near the sand, you join a sunset camel trek that leads to your standard Berber camp, where the evening continues with Berber music and campfire drumming.

Features

• Ride a camel at sunset across the dunes of Erg Chebbi on a guided sunset camel trek.
• Try sandboarding on the dune slopes, subject to board availability, before or after your ride.
• Settle into the standard Berber camp at Erg Chebbi, where dinner is served and Berber music and campfire drumming create the evening atmosphere.

Inclusions here

• Sunset camel trek
• Sandboarding, subject to board availability
• Night 2: standard Berber camp at Erg Chebbi with dinner and breakfast
• Berber music and campfire drumming

Sunrise ride and onward journey to Marrakech

What to expect

On the final morning, you wake in the desert light for a sunrise ride before beginning the journey toward Marrakech. The route crosses the High Atlas, with varied scenery as you approach the city where the tour ends with drop-off.

Features

• Join a sunrise ride by camel, giving you a different view of the Erg Chebbi dunes in the early light.
• Travel across the High Atlas on the way to Marrakech, watching the desert and mountain landscapes change as you approach the city.

Inclusions here

• Sunrise ride
• Hotel or riad pickup in Agadir and drop-off in Marrakech

Wrapping up

Optional extras are available during the tour, such as quad biking near the dunes or a luxury ensuite camp upgrade, which you can choose to add at your own expense. Lunches, drinks, and any local guide and entrance fees at Ait Ben Haddou are not included, so you can decide where and what you prefer to eat and visit.