Honest comparison
Marketplaces like GetYourGuide, Viator and Civitatis sell quad rides in Merzouga, and behind almost every listing is a local operator like us. The ride is the same. What changes is the price and how much can be adjusted once you are here.
A marketplace takes a commission on every booking, typically in the region of twenty to thirty percent. That commission pays for their marketing and their customer service, not for a better quad or a better guide.
When you message us directly, that margin simply is not in the price. The figures on our prices page are the direct figures.
A marketplace booking is a fixed product: a set duration, a set start time and a set meeting point. Changing it means cancelling and rebooking.
Booking direct, you message us the night before and move your start time because the wind picked up, add a second quad because friends joined, or stretch a one-hour ride into two while you are already out. It is one WhatsApp message.
We would rather be honest than pushy. If you want to pay by card in advance, want a booking covered by a large platform's cancellation policy, or simply feel safer with a familiar checkout, use one. You will still ride with local operators.
We take no deposit and no prepayment, which some travellers love and others find unfamiliar. Both are valid.
Send a WhatsApp message or the contact form with your date, rough time and number of riders. We reply with a fixed total per quad, in writing, before you commit to anything.
There is no deposit. You pay in cash, in euros or dirhams, at the end of the ride. If your plans change, one message is enough to move or cancel.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, because there is no platform commission in the price. The saving is typically the twenty to thirty percent a marketplace adds.
No. A WhatsApp confirmation holds your slot and you pay at the end of the ride.
You get a written confirmation on WhatsApp with the date, the time, the meeting arrangement and the total price per quad.
That is completely fine. Turn up and enjoy the ride. If you want to extend it once you are out on the dunes, just ask your guide.
Send us your date and group size on WhatsApp. We usually reply within a few minutes.
