Sahara Experience

DAY 1

Marrakech
Arrive at any time
Meals included:
Breakfast

DAY 2

Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Valley Of The Roses – Dades Valley :
Meeting at 8h00 a.m with your guide at your riad / Hotel,and depart from Marrakech to Dades valley, through the Tizi- N-Tichka pass (2260m) in the High Atlas Mountains. From Marrakech to Ouarzazate, you will enjoy the scenic road, beautiful landscapes with different colors and the Berber villages along the way. You will have free time here to visit the old Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah as it has been named by UNESCO You will Enjoy a walk to explore the traditional Moroccan style of architecture in which the Kasbahs are built, and have lunch. Afterwards, you go further south east to the green Dades valley and the city of roses via the fascinating Skoura . Dinner and overnight in Dades valle.

Meals included:
Breakfast | Dinner

DAY 3

Dades Gorges - Todra Gorges - Merzouga Desert:
After breakfast, departure from your hotel in Dades valley at 8 a.m., taking the road of 1000 kasbahs drive around the colorful Berber villages of the Dades valley. 45 km further, you will get to Tineghir with it’s beautiful palm grove and Jewish quarter. You continue to Todra Gorges (Todgha), free time to go on trek along the canyons of about 300m high, a favorite place for rock climbers. Afterwards you will leave to Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga Sahara desert and you will have time for lunch on the way before you arrive to Erfoud. Then we’ll head for the Erg Chebbi sand dunes.will be toward the 16.00 h we go to ride the camels who are waiting to take us on an adventure in the sahara,of the sunset and,when we arrive at the camp dinner and fire with drums music in the middle of the Sahara,this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures, we will spend the night in camp.

Meals included:
Breakfast | Dinner

DAY 4

Desert adventures around Merzouga:
If you like a tour in A four-wheel drive vehicle (4X4) we have one of the best trips in the world. With professional drivers they will take you around in the Erg Echebbi dunes which stretches along more than 35 km passing through several villages like Hassi Labied, Merzouga Khamlia and more. Each village provides a variety of beautiful things to see. In Hassi Labied, you will stop and enjoy the small oases with its ancient water source which has been running for ages in the same spot. It’s a chance for you to learn about the irrigation system in the region. In Merzouga, you will enjoy the big lake in the middle of the desert ( Dayet issrej ) .in rainy days , the lake is full of a variety of immigrating birds like the pink flamingos ,

The trip will, the continue to the gnawa village of Khamlia where you are welcomed by the gnawa people (people who was once slaves as the stories says) will welcome you with Berber whiskey (Moroccan tea) and gnawa music. After Khamlia we will be heading to the panoramic views of the golden dunes .
trees before visiting the nomads and their families. The trip is not just for seeing and enjoying life but you will also learn about different Berber cultures in this splendid land and discover the volcanic rocks in this virgin land. Next, you will have made a full circle trip in which you will stop by the Yasmina Auberge which is built on the top of hill which gives chance to see the amazing small like by the dunes (sprint time). Finally, you will come back to your hotel or camp in Merzouga.

Meals included:
Breakfast | Dinner

DAY 5

Merzouga - Rissani - Draa Valley - Ouarzazate:
Early morning, you will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, followed by breakfast in the camp the camel trek back to the hotel at the dune line for a quick shower. We drive to Rissani, a small Saharan town in southeast of Morocco, here we can stop to visit a fossil workshop before we continue to Agdez and Draa valley junction where we head north to Ouarzazate after crossing the small volcanic Atlas Mountains. Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate.

Meals included:
Breakfast | Dinner

DAY 6

Ouarzazate - Atlas Mountaines - Marrakech:
After breakfast, we can enjoy a visit of cinema sets & studios located in Ouarzazate which is known as Hollywood of Africa. Afterwards we will visit the universal Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah as it has been named by UNESCO in 1987. Ait Benhaddou is the World Heritage site that has been used as a backdrop for more than 20 films including “Gladiator” “Indiana Jones” and “Lawrence of Arabia”. Enjoy a walk to explore the traditional Moroccan style of architecture in which the Kasbahs are built. We continue our way to Marrakesh through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’Tichka pass. Break for lunch in the middle of the Atlas Mountains. Drop off at your Marrakech Riad/Hotel.

Meals included:
Breakfast

DAY 7

Marrakech:
Depart at any time.
Meals included:
Breakfast