Morocco Desert Tour ,Atlas Mountain : Morocco Tour

MOROCCO TOUR

Atlas Mountain

Marrakech - Telouet - Ouarzazate - Skoura - kelaa Mgouna - Dades gorges Erfoud - Merzouga - Zagora - Ouarzazate - Marrakech

Day 1 :Marrakech
After arrival at the airport of Marrakech, you will be meet and transferred to your Riad - a traditional former private residence designed in the unique Morocann style. You may want to plunge into the excitement of the place Jemaa el Fna in the heart of the city and be amazed by the dancers, snake-charmers, jugglers, narrators. Marrakech is a truly exotic Moroccan Imperial city graced with magnificent gardens and historic locales.

Day 2 :Telouet - Ouarzazate
Depart for Ouarzazate via Taddart village and cross the tizi n tishka pass at an elevation of 2206 m/7237ft. This is an impressive site dividing these Mountains in two distinct aspects - one side acting as a shield to protect the hinterland from the Atlantic ocean. The valleys and mountains are alive with the daily life of the Berber dwellers. A 32 km/18 mile off-road excursion takes you through gorgeous scenery to the Kasbah of Telouet, once the headquarters of the Glaoui clan. The Kasbah certainly will have special meaning for you if you have read the "Lords of the Atlas" by Maxwell. In the evening you will arrive in Ouarzazate, home of movie makers.

Day 3 :Skoura - kelaa Mgouna - Dades gorges
You will enjoy the palms of Skoura and track the Valley of one Thousand Kasbahs that are scattered in a surreal fashion and seem as if they are sand castels standing erect in the shadow of time. There will be time to stop and visit Kasbah Amridel, followed by a drive along the Dades river. Again you will be inspired by the dramatic mountain landscape. Dinner and accommodations in your hotel..

Day 4 :Erfoud - Merzouga
We continue our journey, following the ancient Bedouin trading routes parallel with the Middle Atlas, passing a series of the fortified villages with outstanding pre-Saharian architecture. The route to Erfoud is one of the most pleasing of all the Southern routes. The town is in a dry, red built of desert and was built by the French as a central administration town. It is known for its rich black fossils marble. The stone is sculpted to bring the fossils into relief on everything from ashtrays to washbasins and more. An experience not to be missed is to watch the sunset from the spectacular Merzouga dunes, an energizing location in the midst of the huge every-changing golden dunes, where you will feel a liberating peacefulness.

Day 5 :Merzouga
Today is set to discover more about the life of the Nomads in our excursion to the breathtaking Erg Chebbi where we will visit the Nomad families who migrate and live in tents, attend an African folkloric music and dance performance in Khamlia village, and walk in the Oases of Merzouga. After lunch you get ready for a really unforgetable experience ; a camel ride to your Bivouac for a special evening and night in the middle of nowhere! You will be accompanied by your multilingual camel-man who will serve a delicious berber Nomad Tagine. Enjoy the tranquility of the site and the brilliant skys, truly blazing with stars..

Day 6 :Zagora
After breakfast we say farewell to the dunes and cross the Tafilalet palm groves through the town of Rissani heading to Zagora, a quiet desert town, once the starting point for Caravans going to Timbuktou, Mali.

Day 7 :Ouarzazate - Marrakech
A picturesque day awaits you as you travel through the Draa Valley with its numerous palms groves and berber villages. Lunch at the site of Ait Ben haddou, in a terrace viewing this famous Kasbah complex. It may even seem familiar to you as it has been used for innumerable film sets.
After our visit to the Kasbah we leave for our Riad in Marrakech. .

Day 8 :Marrakech
The last day is set to discover more about the pearl of the south - Marrakech. A visit includes the city’s main monuments such as the Saadian tombs that demonstrate Moorish architecture in its perfection. The tombs consist of beautiful mausoleums built in the sixteenth century, but only dicovered in 1917. Visit the Koutoubia Mosque, the Bahia Palace and the Menara Garden. Return to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon, explore the souks. You may end the day sipping your mint tea overlooking the busy Jamaa Elfna Square.

Day 9 :Marrakech
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Assistance with departure formalities.

Mountains, Desert, valleys ,Gorges

Day 1 –Marrakech- Ouarzazate - Zagora
Pick up in your Riad/ Hotel then we will take you on a spectacular drive through the Atlas Mountains as you cross the highest pass in Morocco, called Tizi N’Tischka (7,400 feet), before descending in to the desert. On the way, you’ll stop at the famous Ait Ben Haddou, a well-preserved kasbah featured in many movies. then take you through the lush palm groves and oases of the Draa Valley. You’ll arrive in Zagora in the early afternoon for a visit to the ancient library in Tamegrout. This library is one of the oldest in Africa, with texts dating back to the 13th century. You’ll also see the potters’ area of Zagora, where artisans produce pottery that has a natural green tint from henna. Overnight in Hotel

Day 2 –Zagora – Erfoud-Merzoga
The drive to Erfoud will take you through a rocky landscape of “regs” – mesas and tables that may remind you of the Southwest of the United States. You have the choice of spending the night in a hotel in Erfoud or you may continue directly to the dunes in Merzouga to spend the night in a nomad tent. .

Day 3 – Merzoga- Todra Gorge-Ouarzazate
After seeing the sunrise over the Sahara, you’ll have breakfast before departing for Ouarzazate via the Valley of 1,000 Kasbahs. You’ll make your way into the amazing Todra Gorge near Tinghrir ,You’ll have time for a little stroll in the Gorge before getting back on the road to Ouarzazate. From there, you will continue past several Kasbahs toward El Kalaa Mgouna, which is known for vast fields of pink roses that are used in perfume. Many small shops selling rose products, such as rose water and rose-scented soap, line the road. Continue to Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco, for dinner at your hotel.

Day 4 – Ouarzazate, Marrakech
After breakfast, you will tour Ouarzazate and visit the 17th centrury kasbah, Taourirt, which was one of Basha Glaoui’s homes. On your way to Marrakech, you will pass by Morocco’s largest film production center (visit optional) and take a short detour to visit Ait Ben Haddou, a spectacular kasbah that has been featured in many films. From there, you will cross the High Atlas Mountains at the Tizi N’Tiscka pass, the highest in Morocco at 7,400 feet. Spectacular views of the valleys are revealed as you wind your way down to Marrakech for dinner at your hotel or riad.

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