You can expect:
Tour for 4 days/3 nights from Marrakech to Marrakech, round tour in Morocco, into the desert with camel trekking
Day 1 : Marrakech – Tizi-n-Tichka - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Skoura – Kelaa Mgouna – Boumalne - Dades Gorges
Your guide and driver will meet you at your riad or hotel where the tour will start. Then we depart for Marrakech and drive across the High Atlas mountains via Tiz´N´Tichka pass, taking time to stop and enjoy beautiful landscapes, and coffee and fresh orange juice. Not far from Ouarzazate, we will visit the old Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. This Kasbah has appeared in over 20 films, including Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia who was the first movie to be shot here. After lunch, we will head to Ouarzazate, home to one of the largest film studio in the world, before continuing the beautiful Valley of Roses. Near Skoura, we will visit Kasbah Amerhidil, a well preserved and beautiful Kasbah. We can have a rest and a coffee or tea there, and enjoy the quiet and special atmosphere of this place. This Kasbah is located next to the river Amerhidil, which is one of the largest in Morocco. We continue our way further into the Valley of Roses, and arrive in Kelaa Magouna. After one short break, we depart for the Dades Gorges through the Dades Valley. There we stop to enjoy the spectacular scenery and fascinating rock formations. Dinner and overnight in the panoramic hotel.
Day 2 : Dades Gorges– Boumlane – Tinghir – Toudra Gorges - Tinjdad - Touroug - Erfoud - Merzouga
After breakfast, we depart for the Dades Gorges through the Dades Valley. There we stop to enjoy the spectacular scenery, and then continue to Tinghir and reach 20 km later the fabulous canyons of the Todra Gorges. Free time to walk a little bit in the "gorges" and the river Todra. You can enjoy the river and the rocks, rising up to an altitude of 300 m. Lunch at a local restaurant there, then we leave for Tinjedad and will pass Jorf, with its old underground irrigation system, before continuing to the fascinating dunes of Erg Chebbi, also known as Dunes of Merzouga. Check into the hotel, in the later afternoon, you will prepare for the camel trekking into the sunset. After a ride of approximately 2 h, you arrive to the bivouac in the middle of the dunes, where you will spend the night in a camel hair made Berber tent. with traditional dinner and music under the stars. Dinner and overnight stay in the bivouac (camp).
Day 3 : Merzouga - Rissani - Alnif - Tazarine - Nkoub – Draa Valley - Agdez - Ouarzazate
After a quiet and memorable night in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, you get up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes. Then your camels bring you back to the hotel, where you will have breakfast and shower. In the morning, we leave for Marrakech and take the road via Alnif, Tazzarine and Nkoub. That´s a spectacular journey through wide and prehistoric-looking landscapes. Also we will pass a variety of small villages and towns, located in this area. Lunch in Nkoub, then we continue to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight in the riad.
Day 4 : Ouarzazate – Fint Oasis – Tifoultoute - Marrakech
After breakfast, start to Fint Oasis: at the top of a rocky peak, discovery of the oasis nestled in the wadi surrounded by the mountains. Four small villages where time seems to be stopped, and where inhabitants peacefully live on the resources of that wonderful oasis. Lunch on the way to Marrakech. Transfer to your hotel and end of the trip around 5 pm.
Included:
- Tour in comfortable car with A/C
- English speaking Driver/Guide
- Fuel
- Hotel overnight stays (breakfast & dinner included)
- 1 night in desert camp with clean toilet
- place in the hotel to leave your luggage while you are in the camp
Not included: - lunchs
- Drinks
- tipps
- entrance fees
- bottled water
- sandboarding, quad driving