Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas Mountains – Telouet Kasbah – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Ouarzazate
We meet you at you riad/hotel, where we start our trip heading to Ouarzazate. Driving from Marrakech we cross the High Atlas mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka pass, the highest pass in Morocco which at an altitude of 2260m.
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On the way we will stop to enjoy amazing views of these fascinating landscapes and the Berber villages, later we will visit Telouet Kasbah a hidden kasbah in the middle of the mountains. Continuing south on a road alongside Onilla valley we arrive at the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah the larest one in Morocco, which recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and used as a film set for many international movies including: “Gladiator”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Kingdom of Heaven” and parts of the TV show “Game of Thrones”.
Arriving in Ouarzazate the “Hollywood of Africa” we will stop for taking some pictures of Tifoultout Kasbah before we reach our accommodation, we will spend the night in Riad/hotel.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Agdz – Draa Valley – Nkob – Merzouga
After breakfast in your hotel, we will take the road south to Agdz, passing through Ait Saoun Mounains and alongside the Draa Valley – the longest in Morocco.
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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 Nkob or Rissani, where you will have the opportunity to try a local specialty Berber pizza. By the afternoon we will arrive at Merzouga desert, and before we ride our camels we will enjoy a glass of tea with mint.
And then we meet our camel guide who will take you in a camel trek for 1 hr to a Berber camp in the Erg sand dunes, in order to sense the spirit of Berber nomadic lifestyle. The camp consists of traditional and comfortable tents prepared with mattresses, blankets and cautions besides to a restaurant and bathrooms. You will stay overnight in the camp enjoying traditional Berber music around campfire and thousands of stars.
Day 3: Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Today you will be woken up early in the morning to enjoy an impressive sunrise on the dunes, and take some beautiful photos of the desert. And after breakfast you will continue the journey towards the High Atlas Mountains to see the magnificent canyon of Todra gorge where the cliffs are as high as 300 m, and fresh water comes out of its rocks.
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After the visit of the gorge, we will continue our trip enjoying the beautiful landscapes alongside the High Atlas Mountains and Dades Valley, where our day ends spending the night in a hotel.
Day 4: Dades Valley – Skoura – Ouarzazate- High Atlas mountains – Marrakech
After breakfast we will head towards Ouarzazte city, driving through the rose valley in Kalaat M’gouna and the route of the thousand Kasbahs. Passing through Skoura oasis provides wonderful scenery of green dates palm groves and red mud built Kasbahs, then continue to enjoy the beautiful monuments of Ouarzazate, here we will have a chance to see the “Atlas Corporation Studios” where lots of international movies were shot.
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We will continue our journey towards the High Atlas Mountains, where we will pause to enjoy the gorgeous views of the mountains and visit the Argan oil cooperative. Then we will head to Marrakech where our journey ends.
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