Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Zagora ( 6 hours drive)

   • Meet your tour guide at your hotel or riad at 07h30 and begin the tour from Marrakech.
   • Wind up through the Atlas Mountains over the Tizi N’ Tichka Pass. The pass rises to 2260 meters above sea level, so the views are quite splendid. Plenty of stops are made for taking in the scenery and photography.
   • Arrive in Ouarzazate and visit Taourirte Kasbahs. Have lunch (At leisure). 
   • Continue to Zagora through Draa Valley. This amazing river has given life to a huge oasis about 200 Km at the foothill of the anti-Atlas mountains. All along, several palm groves will bring their shades between Kasbahs and Ksours dotted with fields of corn, barley, vegetables and henna plantations.

   Dinner and overnight in Zagora.

2. Day 2: Zagora – Tazarine – Merzouga ( 6 hours drive )

   • Cross the volcanic peaks of the Anti Atlas Mountains, driving southeast across lunatic landscapes past oases located in the middle of nowhere. Stop for lunch at the oasis of Alnif. 
   • Carry on to Merzouga and then to Erg Chebbi, where your Sahara desert camp is located.
   • Switch your means of transportation into camels and enjoy an Erg Chebbi dunes camel trek to witness one of the most sought views on the planet: Erg Chebbi’s dramatic sunset over the colour changing dunes.
   • Drive back to your camp and get ready for a delicious Moroccan dinner under the stars while entertained by the local nomads playing their drums. Don’t miss the clear sky stars constellation before you go to bed.

   Overnight stay.

3. Day 3: Merzouga – Tinghir – Boumalne Dades ( 6 hours drive )

   • Have breakfast at your desert camp and drive along the 1001 Kasbahs past rivers, oases and fortified Kasbahs to Tinghir.
   • Enjoy a walk in the oasis along the Todgha river bank to Todrha canyons. Enjoy lunch.
   • Drive along the Dades Valley, where you will drive past some magnificent fortified Kasbahs and Berber Villages, with the sunset as a backdrop to Dades Gorges. Marvel at the scenery and take some photos.

   Dinner and overnight at Dades.

4. Day 4: Boumalne Dades – Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou – Marrakech ( 6 hours drive )

   • Have breakfast and drive alongside the Valley of the Roses to Kalaa Megouna, where you can visit the rose water ladies cooperative and learn how locals manufacture rosewater perfume essences.
   • Continue to Skoura oasis, considered one of the largest oases in the South.
   • Visit one of the Kasbahs there ( time permitting ).
   • Carry on to Ouarzazate and to the UNESCO world heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou. The fortified village is one of the most visited landmarks in Morocco, and it has been long known as the shooting location of various Hollywood blockbusters. Have lunch at leisure in the Kasbah.
   • Drive to Marrakech via Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Drop off at your hotel or riad.