5 days Marrakech – Fez and Desert

Today we pick you up at your hotel in Marrakech, and depart for Telouet on the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’tichka pass (2260 m above sea level), visit the Kasbah of Pasha Glaoui a telouet and stop for lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon we will go to Ait Ben Haddou along the Ounila Valley with its Berber villages. You will visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou then continue to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Ouarzazate.

This morning after breakfast at the hotel, departure from Ouarzazate to Skoura where we will visit the Kasbah of Amredil, a beautiful Kasbah located in the palm groves “Route of a thousand Kasbahs”. Later on, the trip continues through the Valley Of The Roses then crosses the off-road with the possibility to visit nomadic families living in caves. You visit the gorges of the Dades and admire the rock formations. After that, we drive to Boumalne du Dades and have a lunch break. In the afternoon we continue to Tineghir and then Todra gorges to enjoy its wonderful views of the canyons. Dinner and overnight at the Kasbah hotel.

This morning you will walk around the Palm Plantations and enjoy panoramic views of the Todra River. Later, we drive to Tinjedad for lunch in a local restaurant. Later you will pass by several villages like Touroug (berber village) and El-Jarf before reaching Erfoud. You will visit a local fossil craft workshop. After that, you will continue to the captivating dunes of the Erg Chebbi, these dunes are also called Merzouga Dunes. Arrive at the hotel and get ready for a camel ride for an hour and a half to enjoy the sunset. On dromedary’s back you will continue to the camp or overnight in a traditional nomadic tent. Dinner and overnight in bivouac in the middle of the dunes.

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dune in the Sahara Desert and then have your breakfast. After these beautiful moments, you will return to the hotel where you can take a shower. You will have a tour of the dunes on 4×4 allowing you to visit the fossil black volcanic rocks, visit a nomadic tent family, visit the village of khamlia and the entertainment of their spiritual music of Gnawa, and visit the Lake Dayte Sarji which is formed in the spring that attracts pink flamingos and Wildlife. Then you will have a lunch break in Merzouga or Hassi Labied. After lunch you will see the canal irrigation system and a walk in the oasis at the foot of the dunes. Continue to your hotel to take a shower and relax. Dinner and overnight in hostel.

Today you will travel to Rissani and investigate the local market (souks). Later, you will leave for Errachidia via Erfoud, Aoufous and the Ziz Valley, then you will enjoy a panoramic view of the oasis of Aoufous in the region of Tafilalte. Continue to Midelt through the Tizi n’talghamt pass and lunch break. After lunch you will be driven to Fez (the medieval town) via the Cedar Forest near Azrou and the Middle Atlas mountain with the possibility to see the Barbary monkeys (monkies). You can stop in Ifrane (the Swiss of Morocco) before arriving in Fez. Drop off at Fez.