Morocco Desert New Year Tour - 04 Days - 03 Nights - From Marrakech :

If you are looking for a truly fantastic adventure off the beaten track on a real Moroccan adventure, offering a fascinating insight into some of the most amazing areas in the country.

Itinerary details :

Day 1 : Marrakech - Ouarzazate - Rose valley - Dades gorges - 30th Dec 2017

• After breakfast, we drive from Marrakech through the gorgeous Atlas Mountains and its main pass of Tichka (2260 m), offering an impressive landscape in the heart of the High Atlas Mountains chain to the city of Ouarzazate where many famous movies have been shot such Alexander the Great, The Mummy, The jewel of the Nile, Kingdom of heaven Etc. We stop several times for pictures and enjoy the local Berber villages and green oases. Stop for lunch in Ouarzazate as "The Hollywood of Africa". We continue our journey to the valley of Roses known for its annual festival during the roses harvest in May. Spend the night with dinner in Dades valley.




Day 2 : Dades gorges - Todra gorges - Erg Chebbi dunes - 31st Dec 2017

• After breakfast, we start our day with a drive towards the Todra Gorges where many of rock climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. Later we continue our journey, following the ancient Bedouin trading routes parallel with the Middle Atlas, passing a series of the fortified villages with outstanding pre-Saharian architecture. The route to Erfoud is one of the most pleasing of all the Southern routes. The town is in a dry red built of desert and was built by the French as a central administration town. It is known for its rich black fossils marble. The stone is sculpted to bring the fossils into relief on everything from ashtrays to washbasins and more. We head down to the spectacular Merzouga dunes where sand dunes signify the start of the mighty Sahara Desert. We leave our vehicle and take a camel ride into the desert to a Berber camp. To seal this as an experience of a life time, why not surf the Sahara Desert and try sand Dunes Boarding! After dinner we gather round the fire and enjoy the desert night perhaps with traditional Berber drums.




Day 3 : Merzouga - Rissani - Alnif - Draa Valley - Zagora - 01st Jan 2018

• Early wake up before dawn to enjoy the sunrise from the Great Dune of Sahara Desert. Return to the hotel in dromedaries. Shower and breakfast. Then departure to Rissani and visit the town considered the cradle of the Alaouite dynasty which mainly emphasizes its market considered the most important in the south, where many nomads come to shop. We will leave the desert and cross the arid fascinating landscapes up to the Draa Valley where we will make several stops to enjoy the valley as the longest in Morocco. Continue our journey towards Zagora, current administrative center of the area and from where once caravans journeyed to Timbuktu on a long trip that lasted 52 days, from here all the Draa Valley and Oasis bearing the same name is mastered, considered the largest in Morocco and the richest in the production of dates. Dinner and overnight at Hotel.




Day 4 : Zagora - Ait Benhadou Kasbah - Marrakech - 02nd Jan 2018

• After breakfast at the hotel, you leave Zagora direction Marrakech with a scenic drive through the Draa valley and authentic villages to discover the sites of the South region. We continue to Ouarzazate where you will have lunch. We stop in the kasbah of Ait Benhaddou one of the most spectacular fortresses in the South of Morocco and a UNESCO world heritage site. In the afternoon, we drive back to Marrakech via the high Atlas Mountains with an optional visit to the former Pacha Telouat Kasbah. We arrive to Marrakech around 06 p.m.

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