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Our Students Weekend Desert Tour 3 Days is designed to be flexible for travelers arriving in Marrakech for a short stay. Many students visit Morocco for a quick adventure, so this itinerary works perfectly for two common travel schedules:
Friday morning arrival – Sunday evening departure
Thursday morning arrival – Saturday night departure
Both options allow you to experience the incredible Sahara Desert in just one unforgettable weekend.
This short weekend desert tour from Marrakech includes the High Atlas Mountains, the Dades Valley, the Todra Gorges, and the Sahara Desert, with exciting activities such as quad biking and a sunset camel ride to the desert camp.


Our Students Desert Tour 3 Days offers the perfect combination of adventure, landscapes, and cultural discovery in a short time.
Highlights of this Weekend Desert Tour include:
This 3-day weekend desert tour from Marrakech is specially designed for travelers with limited time who still want to experience the beauty of Morocco’s Sahara.
Your Weekend Desert Tour begins on Friday morning with pickup from Marrakech after your arrival.
We start our scenic drive across the breathtaking High Atlas Mountains, traveling through the famous Tizi n’Tichka Pass, the highest road pass in Morocco. Along the way, you will enjoy spectacular mountain landscapes, traditional Berber villages, and beautiful valleys. We continue toward Ouarzazate, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert and home to famous film studios where many international movies were filmed. After a stop for lunch and photos, we continue through the Valley of Roses before arriving in the beautiful Dades Valley. Overnight stay in a charming hotel or riad in Dades Valley with dinner and breakfast included.
After breakfast, the adventure continues through the incredible landscapes of southern Morocco.
Our first stop will be the spectacular Todra Gorges, one of the most impressive natural canyons in Morocco. Here you will have time to walk along the river and admire the towering cliffs reaching up to 300 meters.
We then drive through desert landscapes and traditional Berber towns until we reach the edge of the Sahara Desert near Merzouga. This is where the real desert adventure begins. You will start with an exciting quad bike ride across the dunes, followed by a camel trek at sunset to your desert camp located in the heart of the Sahara. Watching the sunset over the golden dunes is one of the most magical moments of the entire Weekend Sahara Desert Tour. In the evening, enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, Berber music around the campfire, and a peaceful night under the stars in your Sahara desert camp.
Wake up early to enjoy a beautiful sunrise over the Sahara dunes, one of the highlights of the Students Desert Tour 3 Days. After breakfast at the camp, we begin the return journey with a direct drive back to Marrakech Airport. This comfortable transfer ensures you arrive in time for your Sunday evening flight, making this tour the perfect weekend desert tour from Marrakech.
Arrival at Marrakech airport in the late afternoon or early evening, depending on your flight schedule.
This Weekend Tour from Marrakech is ideal for:
Students visiting Morocco for a short stay
Travelers arriving Friday and leaving Sunday
Semester abroad or exchange students
Adventure lovers wanting a quick Sahara experience
Anyone looking for a 3-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech
The direct drive from Merzouga to Marrakech is 554 km and should have a drive time of around 9H. Therefore, it will be broken up into two days as you will spend the first night in the Dades Valley or Ouarzazate. But, on the last day of our 3 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga, you will have a direct drive back to Marrakech with few stops along the way.
Guests are assured of their privacy in their own tents. During the tour, you’ll stay in comfortable pivate tents and rooms with all the amenities you may need.
Of course, don-t worry, we have enough space in the car for the luggage during the tour.
Yes, we have vegetarian and vegan Food, please let us know during the booking process or let your Driver/Guide know
EXCELLENT Based on 320 reviews Posted on giorgia rVerified Great tour An incredible experience, exceptional tour we saw incredible places, the hotels were all high quality, very kind staff. Thanks to our guide IbrahimPosted on Lance KVerified 9-day tour through Morocco We did a custom 9-day private tour starting in Marrakech, through Dades valley then the deserts near Merzouga, continuing to Fes, Chefchaouen, and ending in Rabat/Casablanca, with stops along the way. Highlight was camping in the Sahara desert -- riding camels through the sands to reach the campsite, feeling the soft orange sands run through your fingers, listening to the drums by the fire under the stars -- it was quite the sensory experience. Our guide/driver Hsaine / Hassan was punctual, professional, and knowledgeable in many subject matters, able to converse in multiple languages. Highly recommended.Posted on Maria Teresa LVerified Unforgettable 8 days starting from Marrakech, then several stops to Fez. Then Casablanca for the last day. I recommend not only the tour, but also the Desert Discovery Tour organization run by a very good young Mustafà. With him we were able to further customize the trip already set according to our wishes. Also thanks to the flexibility of the talented driver Brahim, who accompanied us throughout the tour. He drives with confidence and is very courteous and smiling. He is learning our language but between Italian and Spanish we understood each other. On time in meeting times.Thank you Brahim!Thanks Mohammed, Yussef and thanks to all the local guides who explained the various tours very well.We will definitely invite friends to lean on you!Posted on Filippo PVerified Beutifull Morocco Beautiful, relaxing e very interesting, with the discover of a lot of unknown things abou Beutifull Marocco. The best way to visit Marocco.Posted on StefanoVerified See and understand Morocco Fantastic experience Seen places beaten by tourism (desert Fes Casablanca Marakesh etc) but described and explained impeccably I think the added value was in the guides: Ibrahim ns patient helpful and always smiling guide for all 8 days of the tour and king of the desert: He made us fall in love with what he showed us and explained (good his Italian) Mohamed very good in Marakesh Yussuf unsurpassed in (thanks to him) fascinating but difficult (without him) Medina of Fes I didn't think the tour could be as good as they made it Congratulations and thanks Highly recommended!!Posted on Paola BVerified 8-Day Tour from Marrakech to Casablanca Our 8-day tour from Marrakech to Casablanca through the desert was very exciting and well organized. The visits to Marrakech and Fez were led by Mohamed and Jusseff, two very knowledgeable and friendly guides. Brahim has led us along the entire route with great professionalism and sympathy. He was able to recommend the best purchases, taught us how to negotiate a purchase, helped us at all times. A special thanks to him from the whole group.Posted on EsperanzaVerified Highly recommended tour with Dessert Discovery Tours Dessert Discovery Tours was a great choice for our 1-week tour in Morocco. Hotels were comfortable and new, we only had an issue in the hotel in Fes and Mustapha completely supported us to get it fixed. Visiting the dessert was an amazing experience. Special mention to our driver Hassan who drove us safely through the many places we visited, kindly gave us hints and advice and was patiently flexible with lunch time and stops. Huge thanks Hassan!Posted on Giulia FVerified 11 perfect days in marocco It was grate, good places tò rest, nice Land scapes and mustapha a perfect driver!Enjoy It, It was perfect he explain US history and things all about US round.Posted on Chiara DVerified Friends in Morocco We chose DDT for a tour from Fes to Marrakech via the desert and the Middle Atlas.Stop in Merzouga in the middle: walk on dromedaries and then night in the desert on spectacular structure.Other various interesting stops such as Rissani, the Valley of the Roses, Ouzarzate and the whole Dades Valley.Thanks to our guides, the Mustapha cousins, for their advice and anecdotes about Morocco.Shokran🙏🏻Posted on Mari JVerified 100x100 experience recommended! The trip was great and the organization of the trips was excellent. Only a small drawback arose that we were quickly solved by the agency. Special mention for Hassan, our driver, who adapted to our needs and made the trip very pleasant. It has been a 100x100 recommended experience 😊
