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5 Days Morocco and Desert Tour from Marrakech

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Duration

5 days 4 nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Espanol, Francais

Overview

During 5 Days Morocco and Desert Tour from Marrakech experience the life in Morocco, travel through the Zagora Desert, visit a huge oasis full of palms, experiencing the daily life of the locals. Climb rocks in the canyons of Todra and visit a Berber village. Get delighted watching the Merzouga Dunes of the Erg Chebbi Desert. Visit Erfoud, which is known for it’s fossil’s factories where they make beautiful shapes and pieces with rock from the mountains.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Depart from Marrakech and drive through the scenic High Atlas mountains via Tizi n'Tichka pass.
  • Visit Telouet Kasbah, a historical fortress.
  • visit UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, known for its architectural beauty.
  • Explore Ouarzazate, often referred to as Africa's Hollywood.
  • Experience the palm groves of Skoura and spend the night in this picturesque oasis.
  • Journey to Dades Gorges and Todra Gorges, passing through arid landscapes and mountains.
  • Discover the town of Tineghir, a central hub of the area. Explore the Todra valley with its oasis and palm groves.
  • Take a short walk through the palmery with a guide to observe the local way of life.
  • Continue through Todra canyons, famous for rock climbing.
  • Travel through arid landscapes and mountains, passing through Berber villages in the Ait Hani valley.
  • Visit Erfoud, known for its fossil factories.
  • Experience the desert landscape and spend the night in a Berber camp amidst the dunes.
  • Enjoy a breathtaking sunrise among the sand dunes and ride camels back to the Auberge.

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Telouet – Ait Benhaddou – Skoura

Depart at 08:00 from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate via the High Atlas mountains Tizi n’Tichka, pass through the high Atlas Mountain range. Visit the Telout Kasbah and the universal Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah as it has been named by UNESCO in 1987. We’ll pass through Ouarzazate, or what we call Africa´s Hollywood.40 Km drive further and we get to the palm groves of Skoura for an overnight here.

Day 2: Skoura – Dades – Todra Gorges – Tamtatoucht

From Skoura palmery we go further southeast to Dades Gorges and Todgha gorges along arid landscapes and mountains, before we pass through a town called Tineghir, the nerve centre of the area. We head along Todra valley which is huge with it’s oasis and palm grooves. Short walk across the palmary with a guide to explore the daily life of the locals, women in gardens gathering herb for cows and small kids riding donkeys. We continue up through the canyons of Todra which is famous for rock climbing until the Berber village of Tamtatoucht where we spend the night in an Auberge.

Day 3: Tamtatoucht – Amelagou – Merzouga Dunes (Erg Chebbi)

From Tamtatoucht we go up along arid landscapes and mountains to an altitude of 2000m where we will find many Berber villages in the valley of Ait Hani, and before we pass through a small town called Assoul & Amelagou the nerve center of the area. We pass Erfoud, which is known for it’s fossil’s factories where they make beautiful shapes and pieces with rock from the mountains. Then we’ll head for the Erg Chebbi sand sea. We continue deeper into the desert landscape, until dunes appear in the middle of nowhere, overnight in a Berber camp.

Day 4: Merzouga – Tazarine – Agdez

After enjoying the amazing sunrise among the sand dunes and breakfast, you ride back your camels to the Auberge. A short time for showering and we leave to Agdez on a different road via Rissani. We pass through Alnif, N’kob, where we will stop for lunch. We will cross the Draa Valley, one of the biggest valleys in Morocco, big and full of palm trees. We arrive to Agdez where we have an overnight at the hotel inside the palmary.

Day 5: Agdez – Ouarzazate – High Atlas – Marrakech

Agdez – Ouarzazate – High Atlas – Marrakech – After breakfast, we head to Ouarzazate where you can visit the film studios, where you can travel along the huge history of filmmaking industry in Africa’s Hollywood; Ouarzazate; We drive towards Marrakesh via Tizi N’Tichka passing through the high Atlas Mountains where we will have time to stop and enjoy impressive landscapes and Berber hamlets, and make a break for lunch. End of the trip.

Included/Excluded

  • Private A/C Vehicle, 4X4 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado or Deluxe Van for 2 days + Fuel.
  • English speaking driver / Guide.
  • Pick up & Drop off at your Ouarzazate accommodation.
  • Night in Erg Chigaga sand dunes, Nomad tented camp with dinner and breakfast.
  • Camel Trekking to go and return from the camp (around 1h each way).
  • Tips
  • Drinks / Lunches
  • Entry Fees for Monuments

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