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8 Day itinerary in Morocco, Africa

Best family escape to the Sahara Desert of Morocco

Enjoy the beauty of Marrakech and the Southeast Morocco, with its rich history, culture and architecture, you will also admire the golden sand dunes of Merzouga, experience crossing High Atlas Mountains and visit some old villages with its Berber inhabitant. Marrakech will amaze you with its monumen... Read More

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Overview

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

Tour Guide

starting point

Marrakesh

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Indigenous culture

Skiing/Snowboarding

Visit markets

Meet local people

Hiking

Kayak & Canoe

Rafting

Rural home stays

Snorkeling/Diving

Cycling

Explorer Trips

Culture & Heritage

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Explore Marrakech and its Souks and Medina

2

Ride a camel on the sand dunes of Merzouga

3

Visit some of the old Berber villages and meet its inhabitants

4

Enjoy a ride through the road of thousand kasbahs

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Arrival Day

Welcome to Morocco! Following your transfer from the airport to our joining hotel in the heart of Marrakech. Be sure to be at the hotel for the pre-departure meeting at 18.00 where you will meet your fellow travelers. Overnight Marrakech

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Hôtel El Andalous Lounges & Spa
Day 2

place Cross Atlas Mountains to Skoura

After breakfast we’ll leave Marrakech towards Ouarzazate enjoying spectacular sceneries of the high Atlas Mountains with its famous pass (Tizi N’Tichka 2260m) and many Berber villages. Along the drive there will be photo stops to admire the views. After lunch in Ouarzazate, we will visit the Taourirt Kasbah, one of the best architecture buildings of the area, it was built in the 19th century and reached the height of importance during the 1930s when El Glaoui power was at its peak, we’ll then continue to Skoura Oasis where we will visit the Amridil Kasbah. This beautiful building will transport you back in time through its history. The architecture is stunning and it has been kept up over the centuries. After that you can relax by the pool or enjoy one of our optional activities: cycling, donkey ride…

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Auberge CHEZ TALOUT
Day 3

place The road of Thousand Kasbah

After breakfast we head east driving through the road of thousand Kasbahs and discover the stunning Todra Gorge with its 300m high cliffs towering above us. We will have an early lunch at the hotel. The afternoon can be spent exploring the Gorge, walking through the Palmerie or trying our optional activity of Rock Climbing. Overnight Todra Gorge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Kasbah Restaurant Amazir
Day 4

place Travel to the Sahara Desert

We leave Toudra gorge and make our way across the Jebel Saghro towards Erg Chebbi where magnificent sand dunes signal the start of the Sahara Desert. En route, we stop for lunch before arriving at Merzouga where we leave our vehicle and take a camel trek into the desert to our Berber camp. Savor the quiet majesty of the desert and enjoy every moment of this highlight of your Moroccan adventure. This evening, enjoy local food and a night under the Saharan stars. To seal this as an experience of a life time, surf the Sahara Desert and try Dune Boarding! Overnight Berber camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Berber Camp
Day 5

place Merzouga to Ouarzazate

We leave the Sahara Desert and continue our adventure through the Draa Valley along the route of 1000 Kasbahs. This area boasts a beautiful landscape dotted with untouched villages that preserve that sense of times past where you can witness villagers going about their daily routine. We venture on to Ouarzazate, which African traders once used as a resting place on their journeys up to Europe which makes sense as it is an intersection, triangulated by the Atlas, Draa and Dades Valleys. This areas appeal is best conveyed through its use as a film set for many great films - The Last Temptation of Christ, The Living Daylights Gladiator and more recently, Game of Thrones... Overnight Ouarzazate

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Les Jardins De Ouarzazate
Day 6

place Back to Marrakech through Ait Benhaddou

This morning, choose from optional quad biking or a visit to the film studio the adventure continues as we head for Aït Benhaddou, a ‘fortified city', situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara Desert and Marrakech. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, it boasts great examples of Kasbahs, some of which remain inhabited We then travel over the High Atlas Mountains on our way to Marrakech. On a hill along the Ouarzazate River we find Aït Benhaddou. Overnight Marrakech

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Hôtel El Andalous Lounges & Spa
Day 7

place Explore Marrakech

Enjoy a guided tour of Marrakech this morning with free time in the afternoon to explore independently. Within the rose-colored walls of the medina you find a reality that is not that far removed from a film set: winding streets that open onto lush gardens and dark alleyways that lead to bustling souks. The focal point is the central square, the Djemâa-el-Fna, an extraordinary gathering point and market place. Full of color, spicy aromas and traders, it is best seen in the evening when overflowing with food stalls, dancers, acrobats, fortune tellers, musicians and henna artists. We will enjoy our last group meal in the square. Overnight Marrakech

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Hôtel El Andalous Lounges & Spa
Day 8

place Deperture

Our adventure will finish after breakfast and you can fly home at anytime.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Hôtel El Andalous Lounges & Spa
  • Auberge CHEZ TALOUT
  • Kasbah Restaurant Amazir
  • Berber Camp
  • Les Jardins De Ouarzazate

Meals expand_less

  • Dinner (6)
  • Breakfast (7)
  • Lunch (5)

Transport expand_less

  • Modern A/C mini van during the tour
  • Arrival and departure transfers from/to Marrakech airport
  • Fuel and all road taxes

Activities expand_less

  • Guided city tour of Marrakech
  • Ait Benhaddou tour
  • Camel ride at Merzouga dunes

Extras expand_less

  • Professional driver during the tour and transfers

Not Included expand_less

  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • tips
  • extra activities: quad biking, rock climbing....
  • Non mentioned meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Single supplement

About Brahim

TEAM LEAD

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Expertise: 

Cycling

Skiing/Snowboarding

Hiking

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Yoga

Meditation

Wellness retreat

Nature & Wildlife

Water & Coastline

With over a decade in tourism as Tour Leader and Manger, I can call myself an expert in Moroccan tourism, I got the chance to meet people from countless countries, and they all had a wide smile of satisfaction at the end of their visit to Morocco.

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