Departure from Marrakech | Duration: 4 days
On this 4-day desert excursion from Marrakech, you will discover the Sahara desert by spending a night in haimas in the heart of the desert. Although it is a few-day route, they will have time to see or visit the famous Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, discover the Berber villages of the High Atlas and the millions of palm trees found in the Draa Valley.
Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate
Departure from Marrakech via Col Tichka (the top of the mountains) crossing the Great Atlas where we will discover and stop to take pictures of many Berber villages camouflaged in the landscape. Later we will continue to Ksar Ait Benhaddou where we will visit its Kasbah declared World Heritage by UNESCO. It is a fortified town of beautiful crenellated and decorated towers, one of the most beautiful in the region of the Atlas Berbers. After the visit we will continue to the city of Ouarzazate also called the Hollywood of Morocco, where we will visit another interesting fortified kasbah located in the heart of Ouarzazate. Optionally you can visit the Cinema Studio.
Day 2: Ouarzazate-Draa Valley – Nekob-Tazarine – Rissani – Erg chebbi dunes – Merzouga
After breakfast, we will go to the Draa palm grove and we will enter the Draa valley, where there is a huge palm-green verdure snake that will lead us to the secret kasbahs of this palm grove. From here we will continue on our way to the desert and we will turn off a road that was used by merchant caravans. Around us we will find stony plateaus where camels graze.
After a journey full of desert landscapes, oases and palm trees, we will arrive at Rissani. Stop for a panoramic visit in its famous market for a mint tea and then continue the route through the desert towards the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Arrival at the hotel, and on the back of the dromedaries you take a 2-hour trip through the great dunes of Morocco to reach the camp and watch the sunset.
Day 3: Erg Chebbi Desert – Hamlia – Erfoud – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
It is early to be able to enjoy a unique experience: contemplate the majestic sunrise in the desert, a spectacle of light and silence that will impress us. After dawn we return to the hotel again on camels. After showering and having breakfast, we will go to Erfoud to take our way to the Todra Gorges whose walls narrow and rise more and more sharply, and reach up to 300 m high.
Day 4: Dades Valley – Rose Valley – Skoura Palm Grove – Marrakech
Today will be a day back to Marrakech. Departure to the Valley of Roses and from here we will continue to the palm grove of Skoura via the track of the thousand kasbahs where we will discover kasbahs and abandoned ksours in the middle of the palm grove. Stop to visit the Kasbah of Amridil and then continue to Ouarzazate. Arrival in Ouarzazate where we will continue the road to Marrakech again crossing the high Atlas.
Arrival in Marrakech, transfer to your hotel and end of our services.
It includes:
- Pick-up and completion at the hotel or riad
- Transportation in Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 or minibus
- Spanish speaking driver
- Hotel accommodations and one night in Berber haima
- Dinner and breakfast
- Camel ride at sunset and sunrise
Does not include:
- Half-day meals (dinner and breakfast if included)
- Drinks
- Museum tickets
- Tips to guides or restaurants