DAY 1 :
FROM MARRAKECH - OUARZAZATE - DADES VALLEY
Morocco Berber Travel organizes tour from Marrakech with experienced drivers and guides to explore Sahara desert. Your private Morocco tour from Marakech to Merzouga desert starts today and we pick up from your hotel and transfer to Dades Gorges via Tizi n'Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber village of Telouet and take a guided tour of Kasbah el Glaoui, former War Lord and Pasha of Marrakech. Continue to Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou, a spectacular fortified village (Ksour). Stop for lunch and continue to Dades gorges.Arrival . Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 2 :
DADES GORGES - MERZOUGA
After breakfast, transfer to the Sahara desert of Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way.You will pass through Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which you will feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet. Then continue to Merzouga.Arrival. Dinner and accommodation in a hotel.
DAY 3 :
TOUR AROUND THE DESERT BY 4X4 - CAMEL RIDE
After breakfast and shower,you will go in a tour around the Erg Chebbi ,you will visit a Berber house and listen to local gnawa music; originally from Ghana, and Sudan. You will visit some deserted mines, Berber nomad sand oasis of palm trees. Towards lunchtime, return to Merzouga , lunch and relaxing,then you will go to the camels who are waiting to take you on an adventure in the sand dunes. You will spend the night in an equipped camp with drums music in the middle of the Sahara,this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset . We will spend the night in nomad tents where fresh dinner is served under the stars.
DAY 4 :
MERZOUGA – OUARZAZATE
Wake up early to see the sunrise and return on camels to shower and breakfast at the hotel. Then start your journey to Ouarzazate . On the way; you will visit the Berber shops containing fossils, carpets, lamps, leather also cities and villages as Tinjdad, Todgha Gorges, with a detour to visit Todgha Gorge, the highest oasis valley gorge in Morocco, and Boumalene-du-Dades. Stop for lunch and continue your way to Ouarzazate. Arrive in the evening. Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 5 :
OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH
After breakfast, make a visit of Kasbah Taourirte, one of the beautiful kasbah in Ouarzazate.Taourirt escaped ruin by moonlighting as a Hollywood backdrop (Sheltering Sky, Gladiator , Prince of Persia ) and attracting the attention of Unesco, which has carefully restored small sections of the Glaoui inner sanctum, following the Atlas Film Corporation Studios The first ‘Ouallywood’ studio displays sets and props from movies filmed here, including Jewel of the Nile , Kingdom of Heaven and Kundun. Continue your way cross the High Atlas mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizni Tichka at 2260m high offering impressive views of valleys, mountains and many Berber villages nearby. Arrival in evening to Marrakech. Thank you for travelling with Morocco Berber Travel as your trusted travel company in Morocco for Marrakech tours, Fez desert tours, Casablanca culture tours and Tangier Morocco trips. The private tour from Marrakech can be modified depends on your requirements. Contact us for more details.