The Sahara is one of those goals dreamed of by every traveler, but how to get here if you do not have much time to devote to the trip?
With Tenere Tours we have some options that can be considered real shortcuts to reach the desert in Morocco, departing from cities that have their own airport and are not too far from the most emblematic places of this from the most emblematic places of this fantastic place, such as the Erg Chebbi dunes of Erg Chebbi.
Aquí te las presentamos.
Distances from the most common cities
Three of the cities from which you can travel to the desert in the same day are Marrakech, Fez and AgadirThe main tourist destinations in the world: they have their own airport and are first class tourist destinations, which attracts many tourists who spend a few days in them.
But in all cases, the journey is longas you can see below:
- From Marrakech: a little more than 550 kmThe trip can be completed in just under 9 hours.
To make this journey, it is necessary to cross the High Atlas Mountains, which slows down the trip. - Fez: just over 450 kmto be completed in about 7 hours.
In this case, we cross the Middle Atlas Mountains. - Agadir: 650 kma route of about 9 hours and a half, through the Draa Valley.
Therefore, a tour from these cities necessarily involves 3 days, since the first and last days are almost entirely dedicated to the road trip.
The ‘shortcuts’ to reach the Moroccan desert
In Tenere Tours we have tours that start in other closer cities to the desert: they are not so famous but they have their own airport, with national and some international connections.
And they also have some tourist attractions, so they are a viable option to travel to the Sahara saving valuable time.
Ouarzazate, ‘the gateway to the desert’ and to the Thousand Kasbahs Route
The first option is Ouarzazate, often considered the ‘gateway to the desert’.
From here, the journey to the village of Merzouga (at the foot of the Erg Chebbi dunes) is (at the foot of the Erg Chebbi dunes) is about 350 km about 350 kmwhich can be done in just over 5 hours.
Además de ser un atajo para llegar al desierto de Marruecos, cuenta con dos grandes atractivos turísticos: su kasbah of Taourirt and its Atlas film studioswhich can be visited. As for its airport airport, it is on the outskirts of the city.
and has domestic connections to Casablanca, as well as direct flights to some European cities.
These international routes may undergo changes and closures, or new connections may be inaugurated, so we recommend you check them at the time of reading this post. Some of the cities that have or have had direct connections with this airport are Madrid, Barcelona, London, Marseille and Paris.
Tangier and Zagora are other Moroccan cities that have or have had direct connection with this airport.
Errachidia, a city even closer to the desert
Errachidia is a city with less tourist appeal, as it is relatively recent since it was established mainly during the time of the French Protectorate. in times of the French Protectorate.
Por ello, su urbanismo es moderno y carece de grandes monumentos históricos.
Pero para lo que nos interesa en este post, resulta muy atractiva.
It is located just 130 km from Merzouga and since the road has no major complications, following the Ziz Valley, it is completed in just two hours two hours of travel.
En su aeropuerto operan vuelos locales, principalmente, procedentes de ciudades como Casablanca, Marrakech o Rabat.
Por ello, volar hasta aquí, haciendo escala en algunas de esas ciudades, supondrá una forma rápida de acercarse al Sahara, propiciando circuitos realmente exprés.
If you want to know more details, you can check our private tours from all these cities and choose the one that best suits your available time.
