Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakech- Ait Ben Hadou- Ouarzazate- Dades Gorges

   • Meet with the tour guide and depart from your hotel in Marrakech at 8 o’clock. 
   • Drive past the High Atlas Mountains and the Tichka pass to leave the main road and take a side road to the Telouet Kasbah, which belonged to the Lords of the Atlas, the Glaoui family. The Kasbah was abandoned and plundered after the last Pasha fled the country following the departure of the French in 1956. Each addition to the building now stands in ruins, exposed to the wind and the rain. Wait to be pleasantly surprised by the traditional interior decoration as you reach the farthest end of the Kasbah.
   • Continue driving along the beautiful and awe-inspiring Ounila Valley, full of bends in the roads, surprises at the hues of the rock and soil, Berber villages and gardens, as well as smaller Kasbahs.  
   • Reach Aït Ben Haddou and stop for a tasty lunch. This is the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and is one of Morocco’s seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, which you can explore after lunch.
   • The road passes Ouarzazate and continues to the Skoura Oasis, where olives, almonds, lucerne, barley and fruit trees such as apple, apricots, figs and pomegranates are grown. Here numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins, stand amongst the palm trees, 
   • Visit a very famous kasbah on the way, Kasbah Amredhil, which used to be depicted on the old 50 dirham banknote.
   • Travel through Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, with a stop to see cosmetic articles locally made from the valley’s abundant roses. 
   • Arrive at a hotel in Dades Valley for dinner and overnight stay. 

2. Day 2: Merzouga Village- Erg Chebbi Desert

   • Have breakfast, then drive up the Dades valley, including some amazing hairpin bends, before reaching the Dades Gorges. 
   • Walk through the gorges and enjoy the view of the landscape on the other side before continuing to Toudgha.
   • Have lunch at Toudgha. 
   • Reach Erg Chebbi in the afternoon, enjoy a welcome drink and take a camel ride in the Sahara Desert. 
   • Enjoy the view of the sunset from the top of the dunes. 
   • Have dinner and spend the night at a luxury camp with a private bathroom, king-sized beds, beautiful Moroccan furnishings and lamps tastefully arranged to enhance your enjoyment of the silence and beauty of the dunes.

3. Day 3: Erg Chebbi- Marrakech

   • Drive back to Marrakech from Merzouga. 
   • Arrive at Marrakech and depart for your destination.