Min-7
Age
Merzouga
Destination
3 Days – 2 Nights
Duration
Min 1 – Max 16
Group Size
3/5
Physicality
1A4A
Trip Code

Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben haddou – Dadès Gorge
We will pick you up from your riad or hotel at 8.00a.m. Our route to the Dadès Gorge takes us via the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m), which was built by the Foreign Legion and is the highest pass in Morocco. The road winds through Berber villages with their rammed-earth houses, and leads upwards through lush countryside with breathtaking views offered by the High Atlas Mountains. After the pass, the landscape becomes harsher as we head towards the stunning Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, or in this case Ksar (fortified village). Now a World Heritage site, this is one of the finest and best preserved examples of earth architecture in Morocco, and has served as an appropriate location for many epic films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Alexander. We then visit Ouarzazat, home to the Atlas Studios and dubbed “the Hollywood of Africa”, where we’ll stop for lunch near the Taourirt Kasbah an impressive palace of over 300 rooms and once owned by the ruthless tribal and political leader, el Glaoui. We continue on the road that has been dubbed “the road of a thousand Kasbahs”, before stopping at Kalaat M’gouna, “the city of roses” where the roses are renowned for their heady scent and are harvested for the local perfume distillery. An annual festival is held during the rose harvest in May. The last lap of our journey takes us through more captivating scenery to our hotel in the heart of the Dadès Gorge.
Today’s driving time is approximately 5h00 hours in total.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Marrakech, Morocco
THEME Gorge & Kasabh
Destinations Merzouga Dunes
Physical rating 3/5
STYLE Original
AGES Min 7
GROUP SIZE Min 1 – Max 16
TRIP CODE 1A4A

INCLUSION
Meals

  • 2 Breakfast
  • 0 Lunches
  • 2 Dinners

ACCOMODATION

  • Hotel/Riad (1 night)
  • Camp (1 night)
    TransportTravelling in an air- conditioned vehicle with an English speaking experienced guide/driver.
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Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben haddou – Dadès Gorge

We will pick you up from your riad or hotel at 8.00a.m. Our route to the Dadès Gorge takes us via the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m), which was built by the Foreign Legion and is the highest pass in Morocco. The road winds through Berber villages with their rammed-earth houses, and leads upwards through lush countryside with breathtaking views offered by the High Atlas Mountains. After the pass, the landscape becomes harsher as we head towards the stunning Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, or in this case Ksar (fortified village). Now a World Heritage site, this is one of the finest and best preserved examples of earth architecture in Morocco, and has served as an appropriate location for many epic films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Alexander. We then visit Ouarzazat, home to the Atlas Studios and dubbed “the Hollywood of Africa”, where we’ll stop for lunch near the Taourirt Kasbah an impressive palace of over 300 rooms and once owned by the ruthless tribal and political leader, el Glaoui. We continue on the road that has been dubbed “the road of a thousand Kasbahs”, before stopping at Kalaat M’gouna, “the city of roses” where the roses are renowned for their heady scent and are harvested for the local perfume distillery. An annual festival is held during the rose harvest in May. The last lap of our journey takes us through more captivating scenery to our hotel in the heart of the Dadès Gorge.
Today’s driving time is approximately 5h00 hours in total.
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Day 2: Dadès Gorge –Todra Gorge –Merzouga

In the morning, we will drive to Merzouga via the Todra Gorge, the highest oasis valley gorge in Morocco. When you arrive in the small town of Merzouga on the edge of the desert, your guide and camels will be waiting to take you across you across the impressively high, sandy dunes of the Moroccan Sahara.The camel trek lasts about two hours and you literally ride into the sunset – an awe-inspiring experience – before arriving at your camp, set up with traditional Berber tents. While your camels and luggage are being attended to, you will be served mint tea, and your guide will prepare a fresh tagine for dinner.
Today’s driving time is approximately 5h00 hours in total.
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Day 3: Merzouga –Marrakech

After breakfast with a Berber family, you will take a leisurely camel ride back to the village of Merzouga. The Erg Chebbi dunes are particularly beautiful at this time of day, constantly changing in the play of light as the morning progresses. You arrive back in Merzouga in the late morning, where you can freshen up with a shower at the guesthouse before leaving for Ouarzazat and Marrakech. Our route takes us back over the High Atlas and through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass and you will arrive back in Marrakech in the evening.
Today’s driving time is approximately 10h00 hours in total.

*This tour can be taken in a more leisurely way over 4 days and 3 nights.

Tour package From Euros 300

Activities

  • Kasbah Ait Benhaddou visit
  • Kasabh Telout Visit
  • Camel ride in the Sahara
  • Todra Gorge Visit

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