Morocco Desert Tour : Desert Tours

MOROCCO TOUR

Desert Tours

1 - Chigaga Dunes

Marrakech - Essaouira-Agadir – Aglou – Mirelft – Legzira Beach-Tafraout - Taroudante-Taznakht–Foum-Zguid –Erg Chigaga-Ouarzazate–Ait Benhaddou–Atlas Mountains

Day1:Agadir-Taliouine-Taznakht-Agdz-Draa Valley.
Across the Souss valley, orange groves and fields of argan trees. Visiting Taroudant Taliouine lunch, then head and Agdez viaTaznakhte Bouazer Dinner and overnight at the hotel..

Day 2 :Agdz - Zagora - Tagounite - M'HAMID
Check for crossing the track until then Tansikhte the road along the Draa Valley and the palmearaies, the Draa Valley is the first region in Morocco or the harvest a large amount of important dates and season in October, several types of dates, the Draa Valley is also a mixture of villages between the Berbers and Arabs. Lunch and continuation to Zagora dunes of Erg Lihoudi via Tagounite and M'hamid. Dinner and overnight at Bivouac.

Day 3 :M'hamid - Chegaga
After breakfast, ride a camel for an hour and then start with a 4x4 track to the big sandy dunes Chegaga, the largest sand dunes in Morocco, lunch under the shade of palm trees, tamarisk, post- twelve o'clock back to the track to Chegaga. Arrival at Bivouac Chegaga to attend the sunset, dinner and overnight in tents or under the stars.

Day 4 :Chegaga - Fum-Zguid Taznakht-Ouarzazate
Departure to Ouarzazate via the trail from the erg Chegaga and the dry bed of Draa through Lake Iriqui, Foum Zguid and then continued by road via Taznakht, the photo will be made stops throughout the day between Taznakht continuation to Ouarzazate.

Day 5:Ouarzazate - Marrakech
Breakfast, visit the oasis of fint prior to departure to Marrakech via the pass 2260m altitude Tizi'n Ttichka. Lunch en route. Arrival in Marrakech.

Day 6 :Marrakech - Chichaoua - Imintanout - Agadir
Departure from Marrakech in the morning, crossing the plain of Haouz and the High Atlas. Lunch Bigoudine and visit a traditional Berber house. In late afternoon visit to Agadir fishing port, kasbah and new town. Arrive in Agadir is the end of stay .

2 -Casablanca – Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Merzouga

Day 1 :Casablanca -Marrakech
Pick up at the airport to meet your flight. Start the way to marrakech then afternon visited majourile jardin and kotobia mosque then transfer to Riad then in evening you can enjoy with amazing market of jamaa elfna , the driver can be with you if you like.then take you to Riad..

Day 2 :Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Rose Valley – Dades Gorge
Pick up at 8:30 in you Riad. Start heading towards the High Atlas Mountains, crossing them via the Tizni Tichka pass (2260m), the highest road pass in Morocco offering one of a kind of views. Then follow the road of Thousand Kasbahs passing the Skoura oasis, where you have time to visit another important Kasbah Amineter, featured in many brochures about Morocco. Your journey continues via Rose Valley to Dades Gorge. Pass the strange rock creation of Tamnalt Hills..

Day 3 :Dades Gorge – Todra Gorge – Merzouga
Transfer from Boumalne dades to Merzouga via the Todra Gorge (the highest oasis valley gorge in Morocco). Arrive in the desert where your guide and camels will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the Moroccan Sahara. Camel trek as the sun set across a desert landscape, for approximately 2 hrs to reach your desert camp and home for the night: a traditional nomad tent. At your desert shelter, your camels are hobbled and mint tea is served. A simple meal of tagine is freshly prepared for you by your guide.

Day 4 :Merzouga – Nekob – Agdez -Ouarzazate
Waking early, we have a chance to watch a spectacular sunrise over the swelling dunes of the desert before returning to Merzouga to shower and depart. We visit the ancient city of Rissani the place from which Arab dynasties first came to Morocco. We see men wearing the indigo blue robes distinctive of the Saharan people. Then we head towards the volcanic mountains of Sarhro dramatic rock formations and gorges with superb views. We meet with the largest oasis of Morocco Draa valley, lined up by many palm groves..

Day 5 :Ouarzazate - Ait benhaddou - Marrakech
In the morning pick up to visit One of the city’s main attractions is Taourirt Kasbah, former palace of Thami El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech in the 19th century. It is a wonderful construction considered as one of the most beautiful in Morocco, with its adobe walls,and KAsbah Ait behaddou village is one of the most spectacular sights in the south of Morocco, its collection of kasbahs are among the most preserved, it was classified as a UNESCO world heritage since 1986 for it’s typical architecture. The ksar was served as a natural decoration for several movies including "Laurence of Arabia" and "Jesus of Nazareth". Recently, the government announced a plan to rehabilitate ait benhaddouksar in order to conserve the cultural heritage in one hand, on the other hand a radical restoration has been carried out by the UNESCO. There are now only 5 families living in the kasbahs.then following the way afternon in marrakech..

Day 6 :Transfer to Airport

3 - Big Desert tour

Day 1 :Marrakech – AitBenhaddou
Travel towards the High Atlas Mountains. Cross the mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizi n Tichka (2270m) offering one kind of scenery of mountains, valleys and Berber villages. Visit the extraordinary sight of the Atlas Mountains Kasbah Telouet. The crumbling Kasbah belonged to the powerful Glaoui tribe remembered as the "vulture" sultan and his son who lived there until the 1950's. Once a beautiful Kasbah, but still worth the visit today as the history and drama will unfold itself. Then you have the choice to take the main road or travel off road via the Ounila Valley. Route that offers unparalleled views of green valleys, river and remarkable colored slopes and hillsides. On your tour of Morocco visit the amazing UNESCO protected 16th century sight of Kasbah AitBenHaddou.

Day 2 :AitBenhaddou - Ouarzazate –Dades Gorge – Todra Gorge
This morning we depart towards the city of Ouarzazate city known as the doorway to the Sahara Desert. Then we start traveling via the Road of Thousand Kasbahs to Skoura Oasis lined by many palm groves at to Rose Valley known for production of Moroccan roses. At Boumalen Dades we can the smaller route that will lead us to the Dades Gorge. We will pass the strange rock creation of Tamnalt Hills, a bizarre rock resembling monkey feet. We will travel to the top of the Dades Gorge, deep gorge of red and mauve rock towering above the road. Then we return back to Boumalen Dades and travel to another very spectacular gorge, Todra Gorge..

Day 3 :Todra Gorge –Merzouga – Erg Chebbi
This morning we depart Todra Gorge and start traveling towardsTinjdad then Touroug Erfourd. We visit the fossils center and the ancient city of Rissani that thrived from the 8th to the 14th centuries thanks to the caravan routes of the kingdom of Sijilmassa. It was also the home of the Alouite peoples - the early conquerors of all Morocco. We see men wearing the indigo blue robes distinctive of the Saharan people. Then later in the afternoon saddle your camels your journey to take us across the desert during a beautiful sunset for about 2 hours to reach you camp for the night by the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Overnight in the Nomad tent, night full of stars.

Day 4 : Merzouga - Khamlia - Taouz - Ouzina - Ramlia - Mharch
Returns the bivouac after we make the departure to the village by village Khamlia known Gnawa who make music in the desert) with a stop for mint tea in the Gnawa, then departure for Taouz (last village in the south) and then prints repistres Oued Ziz by lowering the track of Paris-Dakar passing through small village lost in the desert Ouzina (lunch spot) and Ramlia after crossing Ramlia very sandy wadi Rheris and track which follows the mountain jusq'a M'harch.

Day 5 :M'harch - Zagora
Just after breakfast, departure to Zagora through the track of Paris-Dakar while crossing plien desert plateau of acacia trees and Calotropis; hamadas and meeting with the nomadic tent. Dinner and overnight at the hotel with dinner and breakfast.

Day 6 :Zagora - Tamgroute - Mhamid - Dunes de Chegaga
you are will travel in a 4x4 through a beautiful desert landscape by visiting the old coranic school in Tamgrout to a Village of Mhamid for lunch break. This Oasis consists of a small group of palm trees around a source in the midst of the desert, which running water the whole year. It is deemed as a source of life to the nomads. Around 16h00 and after further 15 km we reach the dunes of Chigaga (Chegaga) . This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. Dinner and night in nomad tent or under the star filled sky with entertainment..

Day 7 :Erg Chigaga Dunes - Ouarzazate
After breakfast in Erg Chigaga (Chegaga) , departure with 4x4 via the old Paris - Dakar race road to Foum Zguid crossing Iriqui lake, lunch break in a berber village named Taznakht.

Day 8 : Ouarzazate - Marrakech
After breakfast departure to visit the town of Ouarzazate the Kasbah of Taourirt, kasbah Tifoltout ,Studio Cinema. Then passes through the village and the village of Merzgane Ighrem lunch safe place and then continue by road to Marrakech fluted across the Tizi-n-Tichca.

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