FULL ITINERARY:
Day 1 : Marrakesh – Tizi-n-Tichka pass – High Atlas Mountains – Telouet – Ait Ben Hadou Kasbah – Ouarzazate.
After breakfast, we will pick you up at 8 am from your hotel/riad in Marrakesh so as to drive to Ouarzazate a former caravan town on the silk and salt route in the eastern foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Ouarzazate is known as the Gateway to the Sahara. First of all, we will travel through the dramatic landscape of the High Atlas Mountains passing through the berber town of Taddert and over the 2260 meters high Tizi-in-Tichka pass. We will stop at Telouet, where we will see the former home of the famous Pasha Glaoui, then the famous Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, 30 kilometers from Ouarzazate. The kasbah is one of the most intriguing red earth castles lining the ancient road of the Kasbahs, and is a UNESCO world heritage site.We continue on our way to Ouarzazate. “the Hollywood of Africa” if you are interested to visit the Atlas Corporation Studio, a well –known cinematographic centre renowned for blockbuster productions including Asterix and Cleopatre directed by Alain Chabat; and the Oscar-wining Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott. Overnight accommodation will be at the hotel or riad in Ouarzazate.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – Merzouga Camel ride.
After breakfast in the hotel/Riad, Leave Ouarzazate towards the “Road of the thousand Kasbahs”- the fascinating “sand castles”.we will continue in our journey to stop at Kalaat Mgouna, “the rose’s city” known for roses and its annual festival during the roses harvest in May, then Dades Valley and Tinghir; Get to the Gorge and walk under the 300m high red cliff, where many Rock-climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. Continue our trip to Erfoud and Rissani where we have lunch; afterwards, we leave for the village of Merzouga , where your camel will be awaiting you. before you mount your camel, guided by an experienced Camel man, to explore within the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi. We will spend the night in an equipped camp in the middle of the Sahara,this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise, when you arrive at the camp you walk to the high dunes to see the sunset , Here you will spend your night under the stars, or if you prefer, in a traditional Berber nomad tent.
Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Erfoud – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane - Fez
In the morning after the sunrise, you will ride camels trek back to Merzouga hotel where you will have shower and breakfast, then start our day to travel to Fes via Errachidia along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, and through the Tizi Ntalghamt Pass to Midelt, then continue our journey to Azrou, a berber village in the Middle Atlas Mountains, before which we stop to see the Barbarian apes in the famous Cedar forest. On to Ifran “the French village”, stop for a picture or a drink then drive to Fes, drop you off at your hotel/riad where the tour ends.
| Marrakesh Tizi-n-Tichka pass High Atlas Mountains Telouet Ait Ben Hadou Kasbah Ouarzazate Dades Valley Todra Gorge Merzouga Rissani Erfoud Ziz Valley Midelt Azrou Ifrane - Fez | |
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| Starts | Marrakesh |
| Ends | Fez |
| Pick Up | Pick up from your hotel/riad in Marrakesh or from the airport |
| Drop Off | Drop off at your hotel/riad in Fez or at the airport |
| Available dates | All the year |
