Photographer with a tripod on top of a dune, with camel caravans in the distance and the sun on the horizon

Travel blog: southern Morocco and the Merzouga desert

What’s worth knowing about the places our tours pass through, and about what there is to do on the dunes.

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Wind ripples in the sand and dune crests of Erg Chebbi in the first light of the morning Morocco desert: where it is and which one to chooseThe Morocco desert lies in the south and east of the country, beyond the Atlas Mountains. A group of buggies stopped at the foot of a dune, with the guide and travellers Quad or buggy in Merzouga (or 4x4): which to chooseIf you want to drive on the dunes, it’s quad or buggy: The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou on its hillside, with palm trees and the riverbed in the foreground What to see between Marrakech and MerzougaMarrakech and Merzouga are about 560 kilometres apart, linked by one of the most beautiful road trips in… A mud-brick ksar with its minaret among the palm trees of the Ziz Valley What to see between Fes and MerzougaFes and Merzouga are about 470 kilometres apart, and in a single day the landscape changes completely: Bunches of ripe dates hanging from a palm tree in Erfoud What to see in ErfoudErfoud is the last town before the desert on the route from Fes and Errachidia. The monumental entrance gate of Rissani, with palm trees and Moroccan flags Rissani, MoroccoRissani is about 35 kilometres from Merzouga.
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