Marrakech – Ouarzazate

Early in the morning, pick up from Marrakech and drive through the beautiful views of the High Atlas Mountains, offering an exhilarating ride through lush valleys and traditional Berber villages.

Arrival at the fortified village of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This village is a living museum including a Ksar and has been used as a backdrop in many international movies.

Lunch in Ouarzazate and then a visit to the Fint oasis, a small tea break with the locals.

Finally, dinner and overnight in a hotel with swimming pool.

Ouarzazate - Les Gorges du Todra (Todgha)

After breakfast at the hotel, we leave with our driver to discover the Todra Gorges via the palm grove and the Kasbahs of Skoura.

The tour continues to reach El Kelâa des M'Gouna (1450m), a village located at the crossing of the M'Goun and Dades valleys.

At this point the Valley of the Roses trail begins. We pass through Ait Saîd, Tourbist, Tamalout, to arrive at Bou-Tharar in the Valley of the Roses.

Possibility to take a walk along the Oued M'Goun river.

We then take the track to the Kasbah of Glaoui Ait-Youl on the edge of the Dades Valley.

We then take a beautiful road with coloured rocks and Kasbahs to the gorges.

We return to Boumalne in the direction of Tineghir. On the program: a short walk in the picturesque Todra Gorges.

To close this day, we arrive in a nice guest house where we have dinner and spend the night.

Les Gorges du Todra - Zagora

After breakfast we drive from N'Kob to Tansikht and have lunch on the way.

Then we take a track along the Draa Valley lined with countless date palms, and through many typical ksours (fortified villages).

We continue on the left bank of the Draa to Zagora where we have dinner and spend the night in a Riad.

Zagora - Dunes de Chegaga

On the way to M'Hamid.

We take a track through the palm grove of Ouled Brahim and the Reg d'Elfaija then we continue towards M'Hamid.

This is the last palm grove of the Drâa and the beginning of the sandy desert. We head to our camp in the middle of the sand dunes (the big Chegaga Dunes) which are 80km south of M'Hamid.

We will enjoy the sunset and the silence of the Sahara desert.

After a wonderful dinner, we will gather around the fire and enjoy the desert night with traditional Berber drums.

Then we will spend the night in a nomadic tent at the bivouac.

Dunes de Chigaga

After a picturesque sunrise over the beautiful dunes of Erg Chigaga, you will have breakfast in the camp.

Then we start a camel ride on a sandy and desert track.

We have a picnic on the way, in the shade of tamarisk trees in a small oasis.

We continue on the track before returning to the Bivouac which is at the foot of the big dune.

We have dinner and spend the night in the nomad tent at the bivouac.

Dunes de Chegaga - Marrakech

After breakfast at the camp, we will start our day with a drive on the old Paris-Dakar race road towards Foum-Zguid.

We will stop at the dry lake of Iriki.

We continue our journey to the first village after the desert (Foum-Zguid)

From here the road heads north along paved roads and amazing rock formations to the small town of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets.

We have lunch there and then head back to Marrakech.

To finish your day, transfer to your hotel/Riad.