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Morocco Birding Tours

Nine birding tours, from two days around Merzouga to fifteen days across the country. Two start in Merzouga and stay in the desert, two start in Agadir and work the Atlantic coast, and five start in Marrakech or Casablanca and combine the High Atlas, the Tagdilt track, the coast, the Sahara or the wetlands and cedar forests of the north. Every tour is private, with a dedicated driver.

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A bird perched on a desert rock
Duration
2–15 days
Tours
9 private
Start from
4 places

In the Sahara

Merzouga: two and three days

Both begin on arrival in Merzouga and spend their days in the Erg Chebbi dunes, the oasis and the rocky desert around the village.

Atlantic coast

From Agadir: three and five days

Day trips from an Agadir hotel to the coast at Cap Rhir and Tamri, the Oued Massa and Oued Souss, and Immouzzer. The 5-day adds the Anti-Atlas and the desert around Guelmim.

Circuits

From Marrakech or Casablanca: four to fifteen days

The 4-day covers the High Atlas and the Tagdilt track. The three 7-day tours each add one region: the Souss and the Agadir coast, the Sahara at Merzouga, or the north. The 15-day joins them all.

Regions

Which regions each tour covers

TourCoastAtlasDesertNorth
2 days Merzouga——✓—
3 days Merzouga——✓—
3 days Agadir✓———
4 days Atlas—✓——
5 days Agadir✓—✓—
7 days coast✓✓——
7 days desert—✓✓✓
7 days north✓——✓
15 days✓✓✓✓

Coast is the Atlantic coast and its wetlands. Desert means the Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga, except on the 5-day from Agadir, which goes to the desert near Guelmim. North means the Middle Atlas, the Azrou cedar forest and the Zaida plain. Atlas means the Oukaimeden ski resort in the High Atlas and the Tagdilt track near Boumalne Dades, with the Dades or Todra gorges; every tour that goes to one goes to the other.

Birds

Birds the itineraries name

Each itinerary lists the birds it looks for at each stop. A few of them, by region; sightings are never guaranteed.

  • Atlantic coast near Agadir: Northern Bald Ibis at Tamri, Audouin's Gull on the coast, Black-crowned Tchagra, Moussier's Redstart and Marbled Duck at the Oued Massa, flamingos on the Oued Souss.
  • High Atlas at Oukaimeden: Levaillant's Green Woodpecker, Crimson-winged Finch, Atlas Horned Lark and Alpine Chough.
  • Tagdilt track and the gorges: Cream-colored Courser, Temminck's Lark, Thick-billed Lark and Red-rumped Wheatear; Bonelli's Eagle and Tristram's Warbler in the gorges.
  • Merzouga: Desert Sparrow, Egyptian Nightjar and African Desert Warbler; the 7-day Atlas and desert tour also names Spotted and Crowned Sandgrouse and Hoopoe Lark.
  • Guelmim: Bar-tailed and Thick-billed Larks, Cream-colored Courser and Greater Hoopoe Lark on the 5-day from Agadir.
  • The north: Double-spurred Francolin in the Zaers forest, Marsh Owl at Merdja Zerga, Red-knobbed Coot and White-headed Duck at Sidi Bourhaba, and Dupont's Lark on the Zaida plain.
Two small birds at a water dish in the desert

Choose

Choosing a birding tour

Already going to the desert

The two Merzouga tours start in Merzouga itself. If you are travelling there anyway, our desert tours from Marrakech, Fes and other cities reach the same dunes.

Based in Agadir

The 3-day tour returns to Agadir every evening; the 5-day spends one night in Guelmim. Our other tours from Agadir are Sahara round trips to Merzouga, not birding tours.

Starting in Marrakech

With four days, the High Atlas and Tagdilt circuit. With a week, choose the coast (Souss valley, Cap Rhir, Tamri, Oued Massa) or the desert (Merzouga and the Zaida plain). The 15-day tour covers the High Atlas, the Atlantic wetlands near Rabat, the Middle Atlas, Merzouga, Tagdilt and the Agadir coast, and ends at Marrakech airport.

The north

The 7-day north tour picks you up in Casablanca or Marrakech, spends three nights in Rabat for the coast and wetlands, then two on the Zaida plain via the Azrou cedar forest, and drops you in Casablanca or Marrakech.

Snow on the High Atlas above a palm grove

What the tours include

Every birding itinerary lists:

  • Comfortable transport
  • Hotel accommodation on half board
  • A professional guiding service

The tours are private: your party travels with its own dedicated driver and is not combined with other travellers. Our private tours page explains what that covers.

Price

The price depends on how many of you are travelling and is quoted when you enquire.

Frequently asked questions

Are the birding tours private?

Yes. Every tour we run is private: your party travels with a dedicated driver and is not combined with other travellers.

Where do the birding tours start?

In Merzouga (the 2- and 3-day tours), Agadir (the 3- and 5-day coast tours), Marrakech (the 4-day, the 7-day Atlas and coast, the 7-day Atlas and desert and the 15-day) or Casablanca or Marrakech (the 7-day north tour).

Which tours visit the Atlantic coast?

The 3- and 5-day tours from Agadir, the 7-day Atlas and coast, the 7-day north (El Jadida, Rabat, Merdja Zerga) and the 15-day.

Which tours go to the Sahara?

The two Merzouga tours, the 7-day Atlas and desert and the 15-day reach Merzouga; the 5-day from Agadir goes to the desert near Guelmim.

What is included?

Each itinerary lists comfortable transport, hotel accommodation on half board and a professional guiding service, with a dedicated driver for your party. The price depends on the number of travellers.

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