Desert and the red city

Day 1: Arrival to Marrakech

Arrival to Marrakech airport and transport to the hotel. Free time during the rest of the day.

Day 2: Marrakech-Ait Ben Hadou-Roses Valley-Dadès Gorges

Departure from Marrakech to Ait Ben Hadou. This Kasbah, that has been declared part of the World Heritage by UNESCO and has been the set of some famous movies, is one of the oldest and the most beautiful Kasbahs in Morocco where there are people still living inside it. After that we will continue our way to the marvellous Roses Valley. That valley is named after the roses that have invaded the Skoura palm, with lines of palms that can reach the 3.000km. This area is also known for the roses essence production that it is still regulate by the “silence rule”, a secret share with the parfum masters from Grasse.

Afterward we will continue with the trip going all the way to the magnificent Dadès Gorges, a 100km canion digged out between the High Atlas and the Gebel Saghor, across the famous “Kasbahs route”. During this stage of the trip you will realize how the landscape changes, how the human appearance disappear and the nature starts to play a fundamental role.

Dinner and hosting in a Kasbah-Hotel.

Day 3: Dadès Gorges-Merzouga

Departure from the hotel to the desert. In our way there we will stop in the Ziz Valley Viewpoint in order to enjoy the marvellous views of the biggest palm are in Africa with 282 km of palms that stars in the mountains from the Medium Atlas and finishes in the Sahara Desert from Argelia.

After that we will also stop in Erfoud geyser. Then we will continue our way to the Merzouga but before arriving there, we will visit Errisani. This city was the first capital of Morocco during the Aluita dinasty, and there you can find the oldest market in Africa that gathers all the desert Berber tribes. Once we taste the famourse Berber’s pizza, we will visit one of the 400 Kashbas that are still inhabited.

Afterwards we will continue our route to Merzouga where the dromedaries will be waiting for us to carry us to the oasis where we will spend the night with the Berbers.

Dinner and hosting in the Haimas (tents).

Day 4: Merzouga – Ouarzazate - Marrakech

Return to the hotel with the dromedaries, breakfast and time for taking a shower before starting our way to Marrakech.

During this journey we will make a stop in Ouarzazate in order to visit the Taourirt Kasbah, after that we will have lunch and then we will continue to Marrakech.

After arriving in Marrakech we will settle in our Riad and the rest of the day you will have free time.

Day 5: Marrakech – Airport

Breakfast in the hotel and departure to the Marrakech Menara Airport.