Echigaga Sahara Desert

3 days / 2 nights

1 day: Marrakech – Telouet - Ait ben hadou - Ouarzazate

Departure from your hotel in the morning to cross the Tichka pass in the high atlas mountains. Along the way we'll stop by many Berber villages with a magnificent view of the fields at the foothills of the mountains, then we will take a side road heading to Telouet visiting the local Kasbah that was once the main residence of El Pasha El Glaoui, the leader of all the south of Morocco, during the French occupation. From there we'll continue via the valley of Ounila towards the Kasbah of Ait Ben Hadou, which is classified as a UNESCO world heritage site. After the visit and lunch we will head to Ouarzazate where we will spend the night.

2 day: Ouarzazate - Draa valley - Echigaga dunes

Starting the day by crossing the mountains of Tinifift, Agdez will be the opening for the scenaries of Draa valley with thousands of palm trees, clay villages and Ksours alongside this oasis. We'll stop by many of these amazing landscapes for a hike and to take pictures, lunch in Zagora, then head to Mhamid, the last village before the desert. We'll have a ride by camels for 1 to 2 hours in the dunes of Erg lihoudi, and after lunch, we'll cross almost 60 km of Hamada desert stones, an oasis, to get to the dunes of Erg Echigaga, which is up to 300 meter and extends for 35 km. After a beautiful sunset on the dunes, we'll have dinner and spend the night in a local nomadic tent.

3 day: Echigaga dunes - Foum-Zguid - Tazenekht- Marrakech

We leave Echigaga dunes passing through a rocky desert road, and Iriqui lake which is considered to be a point for different flocks of birds, before arriving to Foum-Zguid, a small town in the edge of the desert. We will lunch there, then the trip will continue with a visit to Tazenekht, a town known for its Berber handmade rugs, and carpets, then heading to Marrakech through the atlas mountains. We shall arrive back to Marrakech in the afternoon.

Tour Includes

English speaking driver / guide

The camel ride

Meals

Breakfasts and dinners

Transport

Transportation + fuel with A.C 4x4 wheel drive Vehicle / or with A.C minivan

Escluded: Airfare; Drinks; Tips; Fees for entrances to the monuments.

Duration

3 Days

Persons

2

Price

€320

per person

3

€280

per person

4

€240

per person

5

€210

per person

6

€180

per person