Day 1: Fez – Ifrane – Azrou – Erfoud – Merzouga – The dunes of Merzouga
Pick up from your hotel in Fez, departure to Midelt through the mountains and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Pass through Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important center of craftsmanship specialized in cedar woodwork. After the Zad pass (2178m / 7146ft), we arrive in Midelt for lunch. In the afternoon, we descend towards Erfoud and Errachidia through the Ziz Valley, dotted with palm trees. Continuation to the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Merzouga – Khamlia – the track of the Nomads – the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Night under the stars with camels.
This will be a stage where after breakfast, we will travel another of the tracks used in the “Paris-Dakar Rally”, visiting desert nomads with whom we will have tea and see the oasis where some movies were filmed as “Sahara”, starring Penelope Cruz. We will visit the village of “the blacks”, so called because of the slave trade brought from Sudan. And after lunch we will change the 4×4 traction for animal traction. The camels will take us into the desert dunes to contemplate an unforgettable sunset. Tonight will be special, we will sleep in the dunes in nomad tents (Jaimas), as the Berbers do. Here we will enjoy a Berber dinner, music and a starry sky like you have never seen before. Dinner and overnight in the unforgettable private Jaima.
Day 3: Merzouga Dunes – Todra Gorges, Dades Gorges – The Valley of the Roses.
We will get up early to climb the dunes before sunrise, a spectacle like no other. An interesting excursion that we can do on foot or by camel. After breakfast we leave again in the 4×4 to go through the hammada (stone desert), where from time to time appear dunes and palm trees, small oasis where life takes shape. In just over 2 hours we reach Tinerhir, the lushest oasis in the south, from where you can access the Todra Gorges. Time to walk through the oasis, contemplating its crops and irrigation systems, and to walk part of the Gorges on a unique path. Dinner and overnight in the kasbha.
Day 4: The Valley of the Roses – Skoura – Ouarzazatte – the Kasbah of Ait ben haddou – Marrakech
After breakfast we leave the Valley of the Roses to Marrakech, we will find some of the most beautiful kasbahs in Skoura. After leaving Ouarzazate behind, we will head towards Aït Benhaddou, one of the largest kasbahs in the south, which keeps some parts well preserved thanks to the fact that it has become the scene of many films. After lunch we leave for Marrakech. The 200 km that separate Ouarzazate from Marrakech run through the High Atlas. The road should be traveled slowly, for its beauty and because it is a mountain pass that crosses the Atlas at almost 2,300m. To round off the spectacular day. Arrival in Marrakech. End of our services.
Includes
- Pick up at the hotel, riad, airport or wherever you want.
- 1 night in nomad tent camp, half board.
- 4×4 all-terrain vehicle with air conditioning
- 1 night in the Dades valley
- Professional driver
- Accompanying guide during the whole route who speaks English.
- Hotels half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Dromedary (one per person)
- 1 night in haima with dinner and breakfast
Not included
- Flights
- Midday meals
- Drinks
- Entrance fees
- Gratuities and what is not in the program