City / Province in Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley · Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley
Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou (Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley) Travel Guide 2026
Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou is a city / province in Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley (Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley), Morocco, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou Central Station and Ouarzazate (OZZ) & Errachidia (ERH) + Tizi n'Tichka Pass from Marrakech.
Province / StateMerzouga (Erg Chebbi), Ait Benhaddou, Dadès & Draa Valley
Population450,000
Rail HubMerzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou Central Station
Airport GatewayOuarzazate (OZZ) & Errachidia (ERH) + Tizi n'Tichka Pass from Marrakech
Highlights & What to See in Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou
- Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes (Merzouga) Overnight Luxury Amazigh Camp — Ride a camel or 4×4 across 150-meter wind-sculpted Saharan dunes at sunset to sleep beneath the Milky Way with live Amazigh drumming.
- Ksar of Ait Benhaddou (UNESCO World Heritage Site) — Morocco's most famous fortified earthen clay village along the old caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech.
- Todra Gorge & Dadès Valley ('Road of a Thousand Kasbahs') — Walk between sheer 300-meter rose-limestone canyon walls near Tinghir and photograph the famous Tisdrine hairpin switchbacks.
- Khamlia Village Gnaoua Music & Rissani Traditional Souk — Experience spiritual sub-Saharan Gnaoua rhythms and sample Rissani's stuffed Medfouna flatbread.
Transit & Getting There
Connect to Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou via Merzouga Sahara & Ait Benhaddou Central Station (ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Train (Tangier–Kenitra–Rabat–Casablanca, 320 km/h) & Al Atlas Intercity Rail (to Marrakech & Fes)) and local transit using ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Rail, Petit Taxi Meter.