Desert and the Great Atlas

  • 10 días
  • 600.00 €
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Tour Description

Day 1 Marrakech

Pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2  Marrakech / Telouet / Ait Ben Haddou

Departure in the morning towards the Great Atlas, Tizi N'Tichka, a 2260 m high, passing through the Kasbah of pasha Glaoui in Telouet and crossing the old caravan route before reaching Ait Ben Haddou, an ancient fortified Kasbah under the protection of the World Heritage of UNESCO. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Ait Ben Haddou.

Day 3  Ait Ben Haddou / Ouarzazate /  Skoura / Boutaghrar

Departure in the morning to Ouarzazate, taking the route of 1000 Kasbahs we will reach the plantation of Skoura palm trees. From there we entered the Amgoune Mountain through traditional Berber villages and tracks. Food in Imi n'Woulawn. We continue our journey towards Boutaghrar, and after having a mint tea, we take a one-hour walk in the fields of the Valley of Roses. Dinner and night in Boutaghrar.

Day 4 Boutghrar / M'Semrir Dades  / Tamtettoucht

In the morning departure to Kasbah Ait Youl. The day continues with a trip to the Gorges of Dades through the valley and we arrive at M'Semrir where we will have lunch. After noon we take the the road towards Tamtettoucht to see the nomads that live in the rocky mountains. Dinner and overnight in Tamtettoucht.

Day 5 Tamtettoucht / Ait Hani / Amllago / Goulmima / Errachidia / Valley of Ziz

Departure in the morning by the Amllago Canyons. We crossed through several Berber villages. Arrival in Goulmima through the small town of Tadighouste and the valley of Taltfraoute. Snack inside the valley. After noon we take the road towards Errachidia, visiting the Meski Fountain and the Ziz Valley. Dinner and overnight in a Kasbah in the Ziz Valley.

Day 6 Valle de Ziz / Erfoud / Merzouga

After breakfast we will go for a walk through the valley of Ziz and lunch in the palm fields of the Ziz Valley. After half a day we will take the roads of the Paris-Dakar Rally that takes us to the fossil deposits of the Sahara and the dunes of Erg Chebbi, Merzouga. Camel ride on the dunes to enjoy Sunset. Dinner and accommodation in a hotel.

Day 7 Merzouga / Tafilalet / Erfoud / Touroug / Tinjdad / Todra

We get up early to enjoy the sunrise in the dunes of Merzouga. After breakfast at the hotel we will go to the  palm trees valley of Tafilalet passing through the town of Rissani, former capital of the Alaouitas sultans and the most important commercial city for the Sub-Saharan caravans. Visit the great souk. Then we head to the town of Erfoud often called the Gate of the Desert to visit a fossil workshop. Continuing our tour, we will pass through Touroug and Tinjdad where we will stop for lunch. And finally we reached the canyons of Todra where we have dinner and staythe night in the hotel.

Day 8 Tinghir / Kelat M'Gouna / Skoura / Ouarzazate

After breakfast and a walk through the canyons, to enjoy the landscape of Tinghir. we continue our trip by taking the road to Boulmane, Kelat M'Gouna and Skoura. Lunch at a local restaurant. After noon we head towards Ouarzazate. Visit the city, dinner and accommodation.

Day 9  Ouarzazate / Gran Atlas / Marrakech

After breakfast we visit the Ouarzazate Film Studios, then continue to Marrakech passing through Tichka in the Great Atlas. Lunch on the way, after our arrival ot Marrakech we will have a free afternoon to discover the former capital of Morocco. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10   Airport transfer

Airport transfer and end of our services .

 

Tour Itinerary

Marrakech - Ait ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Skoura - Dades - Errachidia - Goulmima - Valley of Ziz - Erfoud - Merzouga - Todra - Gran Atlas