4 Day Sahara Desert Trip From Marrakech: Marrakesh - Sahara Desert - Marrakesh
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Day 1: Marrakesh – Telouet Kasbah – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate
Stop At: Deep Morocco Tours, Said Amraoui, Ben Youssef, Hassi Labied، Merzouga 52202, Morocco
You will be met at your hotel and set off for Ouarzazate. We cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, which at an altitude of 2260m . You will enjoy amazing views of this fascinating landscape and the Berber villages it contains and see the Telouet Kasbah, one-time residence of the pasha of Marrakesh. Continuing south we arrive at the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, probably the most celebrated, filmed and photographed Kasbah in Morocco. Featured in numerous films (including Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator...), it is the best-preserved Kasbah in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Arriving in Ouarzazate with the famous Atlas Film Studios and two other interesting Kasbahs – Taourirt and Tiffoultoute – overnight in a hotel/Riad.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a beautiful 3/4 star Moroccan Riad
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Draa Valley – Tazzarine – Merzouga - Sahara Desert
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After breakfast, we will take the Agdz road along the Draa Valley – the longest in Morocco. En route you will notice the Berber mud-built Kasbahs in the valley and the beautiful oases as we pass through many different small towns and villages. We will stop for lunch in Rissani where you can try traditionally-baked Berber pizza. In the late afternoon, you will arrive in Merzouga. You will meet your camel guide who will take you across the sand dunes to a Bedouin luxury camp where you will stay overnight and enjoy the spectacular view of the thousands of stars
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a luxury desert camp in the Sahara Desert
Day 3: Sahara Desert – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinghir, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
After experiencing a magical sunrise in the desert, you will have a leisurely breakfast and a shower at the camp. We then set off for Erfoud – fossil town. Here you will see stalls selling crystals and semi-precious stones as well as fossils. The workshop Usine de Marmar is open to visitors. We then travel through Todra Gorge, a narrow corridor with sheer cliffs 300m (985ft) high rising up dramatically on each side. These are the most impressive cliffs in southern Morocco and they are well known to experienced mountaineers. Here you will have lunch before continuing to the Dades Valley where you will see some impressive rock formations known by locals as “monkey toes” as well as interesting mud Kasbahs. Then an overnight stay in a hotel or riad overlooking the Dades Valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a beautiful 3/4 star Moroccan Riad
Day 4: Dades – Rose Valley – Skoura – High Atlas – Marrakesh
Pass By: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa 43000 Morocco
Your first stop will be at Kelaa M’Gouna up to 4000 tonnes of rose petals are picked every spring to be processed into rosewater or exported for the perfume industry. The Rose Festival is held here in May. You will continue via Skoura which is surrounded by an impressive palm grove and the most beautiful Kasbahs in southern Morocco are to be found here. Crossing the mountains via the Tizi n Tichka pass, we will arrive in Marrakesh where your trip ends.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Marrakesh – Telouet Kasbah – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate
Stop At: Deep Morocco Tours, Said Amraoui, Ben Youssef, Hassi Labied، Merzouga 52202, Morocco
You will be met at your hotel and set off for Ouarzazate. We cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, which at an altitude of 2260m . You will enjoy amazing views of this fascinating landscape and the Berber villages it contains and see the Telouet Kasbah, one-time residence of the pasha of Marrakesh. Continuing south we arrive at the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, probably the most celebrated, filmed and photographed Kasbah in Morocco. Featured in numerous films (including Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator...), it is the best-preserved Kasbah in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Arriving in Ouarzazate with the famous Atlas Film Studios and two other interesting Kasbahs – Taourirt and Tiffoultoute – overnight in a hotel/Riad.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a beautiful 3/4 star Moroccan Riad
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Draa Valley – Tazzarine – Merzouga - Sahara Desert
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After breakfast, we will take the Agdz road along the Draa Valley – the longest in Morocco. En route you will notice the Berber mud-built Kasbahs in the valley and the beautiful oases as we pass through many different small towns and villages. We will stop for lunch in Rissani where you can try traditionally-baked Berber pizza. In the late afternoon, you will arrive in Merzouga. You will meet your camel guide who will take you across the sand dunes to a Bedouin luxury camp where you will stay overnight and enjoy the spectacular view of the thousands of stars
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a luxury desert camp in the Sahara Desert
Day 3: Sahara Desert – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinghir, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
After experiencing a magical sunrise in the desert, you will have a leisurely breakfast and a shower at the camp. We then set off for Erfoud – fossil town. Here you will see stalls selling crystals and semi-precious stones as well as fossils. The workshop Usine de Marmar is open to visitors. We then travel through Todra Gorge, a narrow corridor with sheer cliffs 300m (985ft) high rising up dramatically on each side. These are the most impressive cliffs in southern Morocco and they are well known to experienced mountaineers. Here you will have lunch before continuing to the Dades Valley where you will see some impressive rock formations known by locals as “monkey toes” as well as interesting mud Kasbahs. Then an overnight stay in a hotel or riad overlooking the Dades Valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a beautiful 3/4 star Moroccan Riad
Day 4: Dades – Rose Valley – Skoura – High Atlas – Marrakesh
Pass By: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa 43000 Morocco
Your first stop will be at Kelaa M’Gouna up to 4000 tonnes of rose petals are picked every spring to be processed into rosewater or exported for the perfume industry. The Rose Festival is held here in May. You will continue via Skoura which is surrounded by an impressive palm grove and the most beautiful Kasbahs in southern Morocco are to be found here. Crossing the mountains via the Tizi n Tichka pass, we will arrive in Marrakesh where your trip ends.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 3x Breakfast
- 3x Dinner
- Accommodation included: 3 nights
- Private transport in a modern comfortable vehicle
- A friendly, professional tour guide/driver for your own private group
- All accommodation with dinner and breakfast
- A guided camel safari in the Sahara Desert
- Overnight in a luxury camp in the desert with dinner and breakfast included
- All taxes & VAT
- Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places.
- No hidden fees
- Entry/Admission - Deep Morocco Tours
- Entry/Admission - Merzouga Desert
- Entry/Admission - Gargantas del Todra
Not included
- Lunches, Travel Insurance and anything not expressly mentioned in the inclusions section
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
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Cultural
60%
Aquatic
25%
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