The desert crossing without long drives, with time for Skoura, the Valley of Roses and Ait Ben Haddou in the morning light.
This is a private tour of 5 days · 4 nights: the vehicle, the driver and the timing are only yours, so you can stop for photos, change hotels or add a night wherever you like. Below you will find the day-by-day itinerary.
Cross the Middle Atlas via Ifrane, the 'Switzerland of Morocco', and the cedar forest of Azrou with its Barbary macaques. After lunch in Midelt, descend through the Ziz Valley and its endless palm groves to Merzouga, where camels take you over the dunes to your camp for dinner and a night under the stars.
A whole day around the great dunes by 4x4: visit a nomad family for tea, listen to Gnawa music in the village of Khamlia, see the seasonal lake of Dayet Srji and the palm grove of Merzouga. Optional sandboarding or quad. Climb a dune for sunset and spend another night at the camp.
Wake up early for sunrise over the dunes and ride back to Merzouga for breakfast. Visit the market town of Rissani, cradle of the Alaouite dynasty, then walk in the Todra Gorge near Tinghir before reaching the Dades Valley and its rock formations for the night.
A gentle day of kasbahs: walk in the Dades Gorges in the morning, stop in the Valley of Roses and explore the palm oasis of Skoura before reaching Ouarzazate, where you can visit the Atlas film studios.
Morning visit of the ksar of Ait Ben Haddou before the crowds, then the drive back over the High Atlas with stops at argan cooperatives and panoramic viewpoints. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon.
All our tours can start on any day and from any hotel, riad or airport. We can add nights, change the order of the stops or choose a more comfortable category of hotels and camps.
Ask us for your price: it depends on the number of travellers, the season and the accommodation. A small deposit confirms the booking and the rest is paid in Morocco.
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3 days · 2 nightsLeave Fes and come back to Fes: the Middle Atlas, the Todra Gorge and a night in a camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
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