5 Days tour to desert and back Marrakech from Marrakech : Tour Starting from Marrakech, Desert Tour from Marrakech

Introduction :

During this 5 days stargazing we will depart from Marrakech and pass through the high atlas mountains, Tizi N tichka pass, Then we will drive to Ait Ben Haddou, the ancient world heritage site by UNESCO ,after that we will continue to Ouarzazate “the Hollywood of Africa” ,Agdz city ,Draa valley and Nkob. Then taking the old track of Ralley Paris–Dakar race passing through Berber villages, Ouzina dunes to Erg Chebbi where you will ride camels and overnight in the berber tents. Taking another road back to Marrakech crossing through Rissani market, palms Oasis, Todra gorge dades Valley , Rosas Valley , Ouarzazate , taking again Tizi N tichka pass arriving to Marrakech.

Program details :

1 Day 1 : MARRAKECH – AIT BENHADDOU – OUARZAZATE

After we met at the place that we had agreed upon. we will star our tour to southeast through the High Atlas via Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 m in altitude), visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou and stop for lunch in a local restaurant that crosses the Atlas to about 2.300m with stops to enjoy the spectacular views offering and see the Berber villages . later we continue to visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou the recognized one by the UNISCO as a world heritage site since 1986, where many films took place such as Alexander, Gladiator, Babel… In the afternoon we will continue our way to Ouarzazate “the Hollywood of Africa” and stop for pictures next largest studio in Africa “Atlas studio”. Dinner and Over night in Ouarzazate.

2 Day 2 : OUARZAZATE – DRAA VALLEY – NKOB – ALNIF – TAFRAOUT DESERT.

After breakfast we will depart towards the Draa Valley where you can see one of the longest rivers in Morocco. On the way we make some stops to take pictures and enjoy the view of the spectacular kasbahs and berber villages that do’t the road as well as the beauties of the Draa valley, On our way to lunch in Alnif, we will pass through the fabulous Nkob palm grove and its amazing Kasbahs. Following the desert trails to Tafraout desert in the afternoon, we will arrive at the hotel for dinner and an overnight.

3 Day 3 : TAFRAOUT DESERT – RAMLIA – OUZINA – KHAMLIA – MERZOUGA DESERT.

After breakfast the journey will begin traversing across some very diverse landscapes. We take the trail through sand rivers, villages lost in nothingness, nomad camps and dry lakes until we reach the Ouzina desert: a magnificent place, accessible only by off road tracks, Later partaking in a visit to Khamlia, a truly unique Gnawa village, just before reaching Merzouga Dunes. we will have a communal dinner and spend the night under stargazing at a desert camp.

4 Day 4 : ERG CHEBBI – RISSANI – ERFOUD – TODRA GORGES – DADES VALLEY

An early start rewards you with the spectacle of sunrise over the sea of dunes. After breakfast you return on the camels to Merzouga, we will departure to Rissani: the desert door of Erg Chebbi, with a bustling Souk little frequented by tourists, where you can see nomads who come here for their supplies and a car park of donkeys near the market. Our drive continues to Tinghir “mountain city” in Tamazight language; another beautiful Berber village where we will enjoy the contrast of their palm groves and roses. The landscape changes now, we enter the magnificent Todra gorges formed by walls over 300m high and a popular international climbing spot. After that visit, we drive to the Dades Valley, a Berber village known for its towering gorges and views of the Atlas. Night in a charming riad.

5 Day 5 : DADES VALLEY – SKOURA – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH

After breakfast we continue our tour crossing different valleys such as the Roses Valley and the Skoura palm grove with its hidden kasbahs on our way to Ouarzazate where we will take the High Atlas Mountain road through the Tizi n´Tichka pass that will lead us back to the red city of Marrakech. End of our services.