4 days trip: middle and high atlas with desert break

Itinerary

Day 1: Fes to Erfoud

Pass By: Ifrane National Park, Ifrane Morocco
We start our journey at Fes, departing at 8 a.m. Our route takes us through the city of Azrou, where you’ll see Barbary apes in the surrounding forest landscape. We’ll continue on our journey before stopping for lunch in Midelt, known for its abundance of apples and other fruits.

We then continue over the Tizi-n-Talremt pass and through the Ziz Valley, which is graced by palm trees, beautiful oases, and stunning terrain. Our journey continues on until we reach Errachidia and Erfoud, famous for its Date Festival held each year in October (please contact us if you’d like to visit this). This festival is an enchanting display of Moroccan customs and includes fashion shows displaying embroidered silk dresses, camel racing and traditional music. We’ll stay for the night at a nearby hotel too, so you’ll have all the time you need to experience this festival.



Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight in Hotel Kasbah xaluca maadid

Day 2: Erfoud to Merzouga

Pass By: Erg Chebbi Dunes, Morocco
n the morning, we’ll have breakfast and then continue on our journey toward Rissani to visit the souks. These small markets sell local handmade cloth, jewellery, and much more. Remember to brush up on your haggling skills!

From here we continue to the nearby lake and visit the Berber nomads for some traditional doumbek music. We’ll have lunch in an auberge (French-style inn) at the Erg Chebbi dunes. Afterwards we’ll take a camel ride to the top of the dunes to watch the desert sunset.

Once back at the bivouac, we’ll have a traditional Berber dinner, an evening of music, then spend the night in a nomad tent. It’s well worth spending some time stargazing before heading to bed too, as the sky is completely free of light pollution.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: night in luxury desert camp

Day 3: Merzouga to Dades

Pass By: Gargantas del Todra, Tinghir, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes changes from dark reds to brilliant golds, and shadows dance across the sand. It’s an awesome sight, and definitely worth getting up for.

After breakfast, we’ll take a walk around the dunes before leaving for Tinghir and the Todgha Gorge for lunch. The road passes through Tinjdad and the Todgha Valley where we explore the river which runs through the gardens. Later the journey continues to the Dades Valley and the Dades Gorges for the night in a hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: night in Dar Rihana dades

Day 4: Dades to Marrakech

Pass By: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
After breakfast, we begin our journey to Marrakech. This journey takes us through the Dades valley, through to El Kelaa Magona, known as the Valley of the Roses and down the road of a thousand kasbahs. We visit Ouarzazate and stop for lunch in Ait Benhaddou village. After lunch, we’ll explore the famous protected UNESCO site which has been the backdrop of many TV shows and films like Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Game of Thrones, and more. We then drive via the Tichka pass to arrive at Marrakech where the tour ends and we say our goodbyes.



Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.