MARRAKECH – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – DADES VALLEY

Marrakesh - Your budget-friendly three-day desert vacation from Marrakech to Merzouga will begin early in the morning with a drive east of Marrakech via small suburban settlements to the High Atlas Mountains. There will be several breaks to take photographs, enjoy the landscape, stretch your legs, and sip a cup of coffee.

Ait Ben Haddou - Drive uphill on winding roads to the famed Tizi Ntichka pass before arriving at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the first significant stop for sightseeing today. The Berber walled settlement of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a filming location for famous Hollywood epics such as Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator.

Ouarzazate - We continue to Ouarzazate. Here u explore main sights. After lunch at a local café, drive to Dades Valley, Skoura Oasis, and Klaa Mgouna, the capital of the Valley of the Roses and noted for its rose water artisanal distillation facilities.

Dades Gorges - When you arrive at Boumalne Dades, follow the Dades River on a narrow road that passes by many fortified Kasbahs on the side of the route to Dades Canyons. You will arrive late in the afternoon at your hotel. Dinner and a night’s stay at your Dades hotel.

DADES VALLEY – TINGHIR – MERZOUGA SAHARA DESERT

Boumalne Dades - Our adventure today will begin with a drive along the route of 1001 Kasbahs to the oasis of Tighir, where we will diverge to a secondary road driving down the river to Todgha, where you will pause for a walk in the oasis under the shade of palm trees and continue to Todgha Gorges.

Gargantas del Todra - After some free time to take in the vastness of the cliffs and lunch, we depart early in the afternoon for Rissani, famed for its dates market and as the starting point for historic commercial caravans traversing the Sahara desert to Tomboctou.

Erfoud - We will proceed to Merzouga after a little pause, traveling across some rocky desert countryside. When you arrive at Merzouga, feel free to cool down in their refreshing pool before embarking on your dusk desert journey to the camp. Meet our camel caravan and ride your camels across the spectacular color-changing sand dunes against the backdrop of the sunset. We arrive at our Sahara desert tent before it becomes dark.

Merzouga - Check out the impressive dunes of Merzouga, where we will have a welcome tea and already feel how hospitable the desert people are. At this point, they leave the hostel to pack their bags and what we are not going to use in the desert and leave a caravan of camels for approximately one hour, which will take us to the tented camp. We make a stop halfway to watch the sunset in the countryside with the right traditional dinner and typical music, spending the night.

MERZOUGA SAHARA DESERT-ATLAS-MIDELT- FEZ

Merzouga - Wake up early to, Admire the sunrise and ride the camel to the camp lodge to enjoy an early breakfast. . After breakfast, return to Merzouga village. Drive to Fez, passing through the Ziz Valley and stopping at Erfoud

Erfoud - Cross the palm grove of Tafilalet and the town of Erfoud to reach the Ziz valley.

Ifrane - If you have the chance, you can meet the Maggots monkeys at the cedar forest between Azrou and Ifrane.

Fez Mellah - Join Fez, the cultural capital of Morocco, early in the evening. - Drop off in your accommodation or in the nearest accessible point - End of service in Fes.

• Sunrise camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
• 1-night accommodation at hotel
• Driver-guide
• 1-night accommodation at desert camp
• Dinner
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Breakfast
• Sunset camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
• Explore the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou
• Luxury private tent (if option selected)

• Lunch
• Drinks
• Local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hddou (available for an extra charge 2€ pp).