Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi N’Tichka – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley
At 8:00 we will start to travel over the stunning High Atlas mountains through Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 m in altitude),
we will stop to enjoy impressive landscapes and visit the Argan oil cooperative. After lunch at a local restaurant, we will have the afternoon to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ait Ben Haddou. we will depart to Dades valley for dinner and accommodation in a traditional hotel or riad.
Day 2: Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – Tinghir – Touroug – Erfoud – Merzouga Erg Chebbi
After breakfast in the hotel, drive leaving the Dades valley towards Tinghir and Todra Valley you’ll the panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking the valley. Arriving at the Gorge you’ll walk under the 300m high red cliff, where many rock-climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. Continuing our trip to Touroug where we’ll have lunch, then towards Erfoud and Rissani afterward. we’ll leave for the Village of Merzouga You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check into your accommodation.
Day 3: Merzouga – Berber Families –Merzouga – (camel Ride & Night in Sahara)
After breakfast in the hotel, we’ll start your explorative journey of the area, visiting the ‘Berbers villages’ originally slaves from Sudan …
to experience their music and lifestyle. You may also like to visit the nomad wire house where many Berber handicrafts are priced lower than in the big cities. In the afternoon you will mount your camel man, to explore inside the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi. Here you’ll spend your first night under the stars, or if you prefer, in a traditional Berber nomad tent. Where you will be spending the night. Dinner bed and breakfast.
Day 4: Merzouga– Rissani – N’kob– Agdez – Ouarzazate
After seeing the sunrise in the desert and after breakfast we go back on the camels to Merzouga then Start our journey to Ouarzazate trough the Berber villages, Alnif. Tazarine. Agdez. Dra valley, we arrive at Ouarzazate.
Day 5: Ouarzazate – High Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
Leaving Ouarzazate in the morning, after visiting favorite kasbah, we will cross the High Atlas Mountains via the hight-atlas Tizi N Tichka 2260m high offering impressive views of the valley, nearby and arriving at Marrakech in the evening and finish our service.
Included
- 5 days / 4 nights excursion from Marrakech to the desert of Merzouga.
- Transportation in comfortable 4×4/Mini van with air conditioning.
- Driver English speaking.
- Half board: 4 breakfasts and 4 dinners, 3 nights in a hotel in Dades valley/Merzouga and Ouarzazate 1 night in desert camp (Luxury or Standard).
- Camel ride.
Not included
- Lunches and drinks.
- Entrances to the monuments
- Accommodations Marrakech
- Tips