Tour 5 days marrakech to merzouga desert

DAY 1: MARRAKECH – AIT-BEN-HADDOU – OUARZAZATE – DADÈS

After breakfast departure with the driver/guide from your riad/hotel in Marrakech passing through the mountains of the Big Atlas up to the Tizi n’Tichka at an altitude of 2,260 m (the highest mountain pass of the Atlas). You will then continue south to get to the kasbah of Ait-Ben-Haddou declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, where you will make a short visit. The journey will continue in the direction of Ouarzazate, located in the Dades Valley, expanded in the twenties by the French as a military and administrative center. Near the town are Atlas Film Corporation Studios, the “Cinecittà” of Morocco, where several films set in the desert were and are still being shot. The journey will continue to the Dadès Valley through the Valley of Roses, famous for the cultivation of damask rose from which the essence is extracted for the production of many cosmetics. We will visit the Gorges of Dades. Dinner and overnight in riad/hotel.

DAY 2: DADÈS – GORGES OF THE TODRA – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA

After breakfast departure from the Dadès Valley and continuation towards the Gorges of the Todra. We will continue towards the city of Erfoud located at the gates of the desert, also called the city of fossils, for the territory rich in fossil stones. Arrival in the afternoon in the village of Merzouga. Dinner and overnight in riad/hotel.

DAY 3: MERZOUGA – ERG CHEBBI – MERZOUGA

After breakfast departure from the village of Merzouga to discover the dunes of Erg Chebbi where you will be able to see and photograph unique landscapes, on the way there will be a short visit to the nomadic families who live in the area in the middle of nowhere. Recovery for the Village of Khamlia inhabited by black populations originating from Mali, Senegal and Mauritania where you can attend a gnawa music concert. Short visit at Mifiss mines and return to riad/hotel in Merzouga. Before sunset, departure by dromedary to reach Berber tents also called “Haima” where dinner will be served under the stars and where you will listen to the traditional Berber music played with the percussion. Overnight in the tented camp.

DAY 4: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – DRAA VALLEY – OUARZAZATE

Walk at dawn to witness the sunrise in the middle of the dunes, return by dromedary to the raid where breakfast will be served and you can take a hot shower. After a short stop, departure in the direction of Rissani, where you can visit the famous and lively market. Continue in the direction of Ouarzazate crossing the Draa Valley, rich in palm groves and Berber villages, arrival in Ouarzazate in the afternoon. Visit to the free Atlas Studios. Dinner and overnight in riad/hotel.

DAY 5: OUARZAZATE – GRANDE ATLAS – MARRAKECH

After breakfast departure for the visit of Ouarzazate, located in the Dades Valley, expanded in the twenties by the French as a military and administrative centre. Towards the outskirts of Ouarzazate, in the direction of Tinerhir, you will visit the kourbah of Taourirt, inhabited until just after the thirties and today a tourist complex turned into a museum. Departure in the direction of Marrakech crossing again the mountains of the Big Atlas for the return in the evening in Marrakech and end of our service.