1st Day – Marrakech – Tizi N’Tichka – Ait Benhaddou – Ourzazate – dades Valley
We will depart at 8:00 and go across the breathtaking Tizi N’tichka Pass (2260 meters above sea level). En route, we will stop to take in the stunning scenery and visit the Argan oil cooperative. We will visit Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the afternoon after having lunch at a nearby restaurant. We will travel to the Dades Valley where we will have dinner and stay in a riad or typical hotel.
2nd day – Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – tineghir – Touroug – Erfoud – Merzouga Erg Chebbi
As you leave the Dades Valley after breakfast and head towards Tinghir and the Todra Valley, you’ll be able to enjoy panoramic views of the old mud berber settlements that gaze out over the valley. You will pass by the 300-meter-high red cliff as you approach the Gorge, where many rock climbers come to practice their favorite sport. Continuing on, we’ll stop for lunch in Touroug before moving on to Erfoud and Rissani. We’ll head off towards Merzouga Village. Before you check into your lodging, you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea.
3rd Day : Merzouga – berber Families –Merzouga – (camel Ride & Night in Sahara)
We’ll begin your exploratory excursion of the area after breakfast at the hotel. You’ll visit the “Berber communities,” formerly slaves from Sudan, to see their music and way of life. The nomad wire hous, where many berber handicrafts are priced lower than in the larger towns, might be of interest to you as well. You will board your camel in the afternoon to explore the enigmatic Erg Chebbi sand sea. Your first night will be spent here, either under the stars or, if you’d choose, in a typical Berber nomad tent. the location of your overnight stay. Bed and breakfast and dinner.
4th Day : Merzouga– Rissani – N’kob– Agdez – Ouarzazate
After seeing the desert sunrise and eating breakfast, we ride camels back to Merzouga to begin our journey to Ouarzazate via the Berber villages of Alnif and Tazarine. Agdez. We reach Ouarzazate from the Dra Valley.
5th Day : Ouarzazate – High Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
We will leave Ouarzazate and travel through the high Atlas Mountains via the Tizi N’Tichka (2260 m), which gives stunning views of the nearby valley, after viewing the Taourirte Kasbah in the morning. In the late afternoon, we will reach Marrakech and complete 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/Spanish speaking.
- Half board: 4 breakfasts and 4 dinners
- 3 nights in a hotel in dades valley/Merzouga and Ouarzazate
- 1 night in desert camp
- Camel ride.
Not included
- Lunches and drinks.
- Entrances to the monuments
- Accommodations Marrakech
- Tips
