Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakesh to High Atlas Mountain to Ait Ben Haddou to Ouarzazate

   • Leave Marrakesh in the morning and drive towards Ouarzazate via the Tizi N’tichka pass. 

   • Then visit the Glaoui Kasbah in Telouet and continue on the road to the oldest Kasbah in Morocco, Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, where many movies have been filmed. 

   • Next, head to Ouarzazate, which is known as the “Hollywood of Africa,” and visit the Atlas Studios and Taourirt Kasbah. 

   Overnight stay in Ouarzazate. 

2. Day 2: Ouarzazate to Zagora via Atlas Mountain and Draa Valley

   • After breakfast in Ouarzazate, depart to Zagora and pass through Draa Valley and enjoy the palms. 
   • Then visit an old Kasbah in the Draa Valley. 
   • Before arriving at Zagora, have lunch and spend the afternoon in this southern town. 
   • Now, drive to Tamgrout Village and visit the famous old library there.

3. Day 3: Zagora to Desert Landscape to Ouzina Village

   • After your night in Zagora, and the visit to Tamgrout and its historical library, leave in the morning from Zagora and drive off-road and discover the desert and its beautiful landscape towards Ouzina and pass through many Berber villages. 
   • Have lunch in Tafraout Village (Hassi Fougani) and then continue off-road to Ouzina Village, where you will spend the night in a riad.

4. Day 4: Ouzina Village to Merzouga

   • After breakfast in Ouzina Village, drive to Merzouga and pass through gravestones in Touz with your Moroccan guide/driver.
   • Then head to Merzouga and enjoy your night near the sand dunes and have Tagine.

5. Day 5: Merzouga & Tour around Sand Dunes

   • After a night in Merzouga, take a tour of the sand dunes in a 4 x 4 vehicle. During this tour, visit nomads in tents and experience their lifestyle. 
   • Then visit the iron mines and drive to Khamlia Village, where you will listen to Gnawa music. The Gnawa people originated in West Africa and were brought to Morocco by migration. 
   • In the afternoon, embark on a camel trek to the desert and spend the night in traditional Berber tents and listen to drum music under the moons and stars. 

6. Day 6: Merzouga to Rissani to Erfoud to Dades Gorge

   • Wake up early morning to climb the sand dunes to see the beautiful sunrise. 

   • After you have seen the sunrise, the camel man will bring you back to your hotel, where you can shower and have breakfast. 

   • Return to Rissani and visit an old market where they sell unique handicrafts, clothes, and dates. 

   • Visit the highest narrowest Gorge of Morocco or Gorge Todgha. 

   • Next, to Gorge Todgha, head to Boumalane Dades and discover the Valley of Dades and its majestic and amazing rock structure called the “Monkeys Toes.”

   Overnight accommodation in Dades Gorge.

7. Day 7: Dades Gorge to Ouarzazate to Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah to Marrakesh

   • After breakfast in the hotel, drive to Ouarzazate and pass through Skoura oasis with its authentic Kasbah. Ouarzazate is known as the “Hollywood of Desert” by Moroccans.
   • Whilst sightseeing in Ouarzazate, visit the Taourirt Kasbah.
   • After Ouarzazate, drive to the fortified village and Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou which is under UNESCO World Heritage Site and where many movies have been filmed in the Atlas Studios. 
   • Post Ait Ben Haddou, travel directly to Marrakesh by crossing through the bends of Tizi Ntichka in the High Atlas Mountains.
   • Enter Marrakesh town by evening.