From the desert to the sea

5 days / 4 nights

1 day: Marrakech – Telouet - Ait Ben Hadou - Ouarzazate

Departure from your hotel in the morning crossing the Tichka pass in the high atlas mountains. Along the way we'll stop by in 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 city tour and lunch we will ride 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 would be the first of the amazing sceneries of Draa valley with thousands of palm trees, clay villages and Ksours. Alongside this oasis we'll stop by many of this incredible landscapes for a hike and to take some photos, and have lunch in Zagora. After lunch we will head to Mhamid, the last village before the desert where we will have a camels ride for about 1 to 2 hours in the dunes of Erg lihoudi. After we will 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. Later, by the end of the sunset on the dunes, we will have dinner and spend the night in a nomadic tent.

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

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 have lunch here, and then continue our trip visiting Tazenekht, a town famous for its Berber handmade rugs, and carpets, heading after to Taroudante passing by the villages of Taliouine, where we shall arrive in the afternoon.

4 day: Taroudante -Tagazoute - Essaouira

After breakfast, we will start exploring the city of Taroudante, and its historical ramparts, then we'll move to Essaouira trough the valley of paradise and Tagazoute. After arriving to Essaouira, we'll discover the old medina, Sekkala (Portuguese harbour) and the shore of the sea.

5 day: Essaouira - Marrakech

In the morning we will continue to discover the city till the afternoon, and after we will leave for Marrakech, passing through a women corporation of argan oil, which is famous worldwide as one of the best aesthetic skin care, and getting to Marrakech in the afternoon.

Tour Includes

English speaking driver / guide

The camel ride

Meals

Breakfasts, lunches 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

5 days

Persons

2

Price

€500

per person

3

€450

per person

4

€400

per person

5

€350

per person

6

€320

per person