The Sahara escape trip

Overview

Throughout this tour you will have the opportunity to discover the most possible about the Sahara desert in a specifically customized travel-around for visitors with short amount of time on their hands.

Your desert journey includes camel trekking as well.

You will have six days with our companionship to discover the most possible about Morocco and live one amazing travelling experience.

A night in a Berber tent is included in this tour as well as a folkloric dinner full of dancing and amusements with the local Berbers under the countless stars in the desert.

We assure you the most experienced, friendly and multi languages speaking drivers and guides throughout the entire tour.

We also assure you the most comfortable vehicles you can find in the market to ensure your total comfort and safety.

You will learn more about it by going through the detailed itinerary we have here for you.

 

Your tour will include the following cities:

(Marrakech – Ait Ben Hadou – Sekoura – Roses Valley – Dades Valley – Todgha Gorges – Erfoud – Rissani – Merzouga  – Ouarzazat)

Included/Excluded

  • Hotels 5 nights
  • 5 Breakfasts
  • Transportation (air-conditioned vehicle)
  • Professional English Speaking Driver
  • Entrance Fees to historical sites
  • Portage Tips
  • Drinks
  • Airfare
  • Personal Spending
  • Tips for guides and drivers
  • Travel Insurance

Tour Plan

Day 1 : MARRAKECH – TIZIN TICHKA PASS – AIT BENHADDOU – SKOURA

During this tour we will make sure to give you one unique experience of the desert and get you to enjoy and discover the most of it in a short amount of time as well.

Once we pick you up from Marrakech we will be starting by the Tizin Tichka pass built by the French and which can be described as mountainous boarders influenced by the Mediterranean, oceanic and desert influences.

This road will take us to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou situated just 32km from Ouarzazate and positioned in the Sous-Massa-Daraa on a hillalong the Ouarzazate River.

We will be making a stop in this location so you can enjoy a nice break in a local Berber place offering you the chance to relax and take some pleasant pictures of the beautiful area which is a marvelous example of the traditional architecture of southern Morocco, The village looks like a set of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls.

The tour will keep on going until we get you to Ouarzazate where you will be spending the night and enjoying a relaxing dinner.

Day 2 : OUARZAZATE – SKOURA – VALLEY OF ROSES – DADES VALLEY

After breakfast we will head to Skoura where you will have the opportunity to discover more about Skoura palmary and the valley of thousand Kasbahs.

You will get the chance to find out more about the Valley of roses as well as Dades Valley which covers 125 km between Ouarzazate and Boumalne du Dades in the High Atlas Mountains.

Skoura is a beautiful fertile Oasis, 35 km east of Ouarzazate in the Dades valley, or Valley of a thousand Kasbahs as it is known.

Running along the edges of its two seasonal rivers, its appearance can be deceptive as it runs mainly to the north of the main road, However once you get off the road you discover that Skoura is very large and that what appeared to be just a line of trees is actually a huge and flourishing oasis, perfect for long peaceful and mesmerizing walks.

Your tour will continue onward to the Valley of roses just north of El Kelaa Mgouna where you will get to enjoy some time with the locals and learn more about this fascinating place and how this small region is actually the main producer of Rose water you find all over the Moroccans cities and villages and which is used for other products as well as hand and body soaps, cream, oil, perfumes and dried rose flowers.

Our tour keeps on going to Dades Valley located a little north-east of the southern city of Quarzazate, and stretching out between the peaks of the High Atlas and the Jbel Sarhro mountain range.

The heart of the valley is a haven of freshness and surprising landscapes inhabited by incredibly welcoming people.

Discover the Dades Gorges in the spring when the valley is brimming with an exceptionally flourishing nature.

Escape amidst gardens of almond, aragan, palm, poplar and walnut trees.

There are many Kasbahs in this region; some alive and pretty, others striking in their desolation, adding mystery to the exotic architecture and fascinating structure of society that has been in place here for thousands of years.

You will be spending the night in a local home in the Dades Valley and getting to live a typical desert experience.

Day 3 : DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGE – MERZOUGA

Today you will have an amazing journey which will take you through the Todgha Gorges, a canyon in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains near the town of Tinerhir well known by the amazing carved out cliff-sided canyons.

Due to its robust rock sides with many jagged surfaces, this place has become very popular among rock climbers.

The todgha Gorge was featured on the premiere of the United States reality show Expedition Impossible.

After leaving the Todgha Gorges we will be heading to Erfoud or the capital of fossils like it is being famous for.

This place could be easily considered as an oasis town in the Sahara Desert, Due to its proximity to Merzouga desert in the Erg Chebbi Dunes.

Lately it has developed tourist related infrastructures such as hotels and restaurants.

It has also become a destination for filmmakers due to the beauty of the surrounding Sahara Desert and the town’s oasis areas.

From Erfoud we will head to Rissani where you will be having a late lunch.

This is considered to be a special treat on its own since you will be living one friendly local experience with the habitants of the region and enjoying with them one of their signature meals which is “El Medfouna” or the Berber Pizza.

Then we expand our visit to the Khamelia village before we get you to the Erg Chebbi dunes of Merzouga where you will get to experience a life time experience which a camel trekking which last about an hour to get you to the camp where you will be spending the night and having dinner over a fire party full of excitement and fun.

We have a luxury tent reserved for you at the camp where you will be spending the night.

Day 4 : MERZOUGA — OUARZAZATE

Today we recommend you to wake up a bit early so you can catch an amazing sunrise over the dunes of your camp before we head to Merzouga so we can get you ready to your next destination which is Ouarzazate,where we will

The studios , this area is one of the largest movie studios in the world in terms of land and a famous location

for film making which has invited many international companies to work here and film several historical movies

including Mission Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man Who Would Be King, Kingdom of Heaven and Babel and

Asterix & Obelix.

Day 5 : OUARZAZATE EXTENDED VISIT – MARRAKECH

After you enjoy your breakfast you will be getting a full tour of Ouarzazat and its surrounding and we assure you, this will be another lifetime experience before we head back to Marrakech which is our final destination for this tour.

Nicknamed the door of the desert, Ouarzazat is primarily occupied by Berbers who constructed many of the prominent Kasbahs and buildings for which the area is known.

The Ouarzazate studios area is one of the largest movie studios in the world in terms of land and a famous location for film making which has invited many international companies to work here and film several historical movies including Mission Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man Who Would Be King, Kingdom of Heaven and Babel.

Once your tour is over we will be heading back to Marrakech where you will be spending the night and having dinner.

Day 6 : OUARZAZAT – MARRAKECH OR CASABLANCA

Drop off at your airport and we hope you had a great time with our company.

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