8 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech

Day 1: Welcome to Marrakech

Arrival in Marrakech. First day of our 8 Days Morocco Desert Tour From Marrakech. Free day to get acquainted with the place: One of the 4 imperial cities of Morocco. Famous for its numerous monuments recognized as World Heritage, and its famous Jemaa el Fna square. You can walk through its different and characteristic neighborhoods, the modern city: Guéliz, Hivernage, Palmeraie, Mellah (the Jewish quarter) … or let yourself go through the winding streets of the Medina, to the Jemaa el Fna square, the scene of a host of outdoor activities: jugglers, musicians, fakirs, snake charmers, minstrels … that will awaken all your senses, with its many sounds, aromas, flavors, and colors that characterize it. Night in Marrakech

Day 2: Marrakech – High Atlas – Kasbah Ait ben Haddou – Dades Valley

After breakfast, we will leave Marrakech towards the Dades Valley. On the way we will cross the High Atlas Mountains, crossing the gate of Tizi n’Tichka, making our way through numerous Berber nomadic villages that inhabit the area. Spectacular scenery that will take us to the Kasbah ait ben haddou, famous for being the scene of more than twenty films, such as “Babel” … etc. We will continue via Ouarzazate crossing the Valley of the Roses, to enter the Dades Valley, where the so-called “route of a thousand kasbahs” begins. Dinner and overnight in a riad.

Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Merzouga

Breakfast at the hotel. We headed to the Todra Gorges, where you can take a pleasant walk between its imposing canyon walls of more than 200 meters high, until the exit to the desert through the palm grove of Tafilalet. Arrive at the hotel at the foot of the dunes, where you can walk on the fine sand of Erg Chebbi, relax and enjoy this breathtaking scenery. In the evening, you will taste a delicious Moroccan dish. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Tour around Erg Chebbi

After breakfast and a shower, we leave the hotel and go on an excursion to know the surroundings: the village of Merzouga and its palm grove, and the people of Khamlia (originally from Sudan, from slaves) where we will dance and enjoy their traditional spiritual music called Gnawa, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We will eat the typical Berber pizza and according to the weather, in the afternoon, we will change the 4WD for the dromedaries “8×8” and ride the dromedaries, we will cross the dunes to reach the remote camp located in the heart of the desert, starry night accompanied by the silence of the desert. drum party … (An unforgettable night!!!)

Day 5: Merzouga – Rissani – N’kob – Ouarzazate

We will wake up early to see the beautiful sunrise between the dunes, then we will ride a camel to go back to the hotel, where we will have breakfast and continue to Ouarzazate via Rissani where we will stop a little to visit its traditional Souk which is considered the largest in all of southern Morocco and continue to the beautiful Draa Valley with its millions of palm trees. In the afternoon we will arrive in Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Ouarzazate – Marrakech

After breakfast, we will leave for Marrakech through the gate of Tizi N’ Tichka, the road the beauty of the mountains full of villages inhabited by Berbers. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon.

Day 7: Day trip to the coast from Marrakech

Essaouira, also known by the former name of Mogador Mogador in Portuguese, is a Moroccan port city located on the west coast of the Atlantic, north of Cape Sim. It is the capital of the province, in the region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. With about 70,000 inhabitants, its medina, or old town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. The local economy revolves around fishing, wood, textile and food, trade and craft products, marquetry, and jewelry in particular. If you like to fish, you will enjoy a tasty meal at the port. Afternoon return to Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech

Day 8: Marrakech & Transfer to the Airport

Pick up at the hotel and transfer to the airport according to the flight schedule and end of our 8 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech.