Merzouga desert tour 3 days from Marrakech to Fes

The Sahara desert is beautiful, the camel ride was seamless, and the stops along the way were outstanding. However: A lot of driving hours and poor communication for a couple of very interesting short 15-45 minute site visits. Unless you book luxurious packages and perhaps do the 4 day trip, get ready for sub-standard accommodation less desirable than hostel.. There are probably dozens of agencies selling this tour and I suspect our experience applies to all of them, not exclusively to the one we booked with. Our experience: booked standard package based on tour descriptions. Many elements are open for interpretation leaving poor taste in your month at the location. - Issue #1: first night accommodation in a standard hotel was the worse of my life. Room was smelling cigarette, mattress had the shape of a body, pillow and linean were dirty, shower floor was not draining thus restricting the shower usage to 30 seconds, cold room, heavy low quality blankets. I was to be charged €10 to use the heater - Issue #2: no communication about stops, meal time, etc. The driver was very friendly but with limited language skills. For example, we were asked to get up at 5:30 on 2C temperature but did not get served coffee until 6ish and did not move until 7ish, and we never knew about what was coming next. Things to consider: - a lot of driving with sone valuable stops albeit of only 10 minute - you can’t trust anyone! The tour guide convinced us to buy head scarfs (which were not needed) from the most expensive shop (and told us the other ones were more expensive when in fact it was not true). - the shared camp was as expected (terrible beds, cold) but the meal was good.

Un fantastico tour tra gli splendidi paesaggi del Marocco, tra deserto, montagne e suggestive vallate. Un'esperienza meravigliosa dormire nel deserto raggiungendo l'accampamento con la carovana di cammelli. Un tour tutto da scoprire, un'esperienza immersiva nel cuore di questo fantastico paese

We really liked the Luxury package with great locations for accommodation, food, and the desert tent was private and included beautiful en suite. All staff including organiser, drivers, and guides were all fantastic and very helpful. We felt we saw a lot in a short amount of time.