8 Days: Marrakech, Boumalne Dades, Merzouga, Ouarzazate

Tour Overview:
This is a unique small group program for those looking for adventure in the Sahara Desert. Start in Marrakech with visits to Bahia Palace, Menara Gardens, and Jmaa El Fnaa Square. For an authentic gastronomic experience, a Moroccan cooking class is included. In a 4×4 vehicle, you head out for your desert adventure. Visit Dades Valley, known as The Valley of One Thousand Kasbahs; Gorges of Todra, one of the most spectacular canyons in the world; the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou. Your desert adventure includes a stay at a desert luxury camp.

Day 1 (Sun.) Marrakech
Meet and assistance at the airport, transfer to the hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel. (D)

Day 2 (Mon.) Marrakech
Breakfast. Departure to visit the city. Monumental visit to the most interesting places such as Bahia Palace, Jardines de la Menara, La Koutoubia and we finish at Jmaa El Fnaa Square with free time to walk around the area. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel of the chosen category. (BD)

Day 3 (Tue.) Marrakech – Dades (4×4)
We farewell Marrakech today bound for Ouarzazate in our 4-wheel-drive, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. We will cross the High Atlas through Col du Tichka, located at more than 2000 meters high, and will stop in Ouarzazate for a visit of the town. Continue to the Dades Valley, known as The Valley of One Thousand Kasbahs and the most prominent of the oasis valleys that dominate southern Morocco. Visit the Gorges created by the Dades River and dine and stay at a Kasbah. (BD)

Day 4 (Wed.) Dades – Todra – Merzouga (4×4)
We depart today bound for Merzouga via Gorges of Todra, one of the most spectacular canyons in the world.  After visiting this amazing geographical sight, we continue towards Erfoud, an oasis town in the Sahara Desert. We finally reach the dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, our final destination and where you´ll stay at a desert luxury camp for the next 2 nights. See the sunset in the dunes from your private Hayma, one of the most impressive visual experiences you may ever have. Dinner a nomad bivouac in the dunes. (BD)

Day 5 (Thu.) Merzouga – Zagora (4×4)
Breakfast and departure to Taouz, a town very close to Algeria from where they take the road to Merzouga bordering the entire border to reach mid-afternoon via Ouzina and Oumjrane. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (BD)

Day 6 (Fri.) Zagora – Ouarzazate (4×4)
We farewell our desert camp bound for Ouarzazate crossing the extensive palm trees of the Drâa and the kasbahs that adorn it. Arrive in Ouarzazate and settle in your Berber palace. (BD)

Day 7 (Sat.) Ouarzazate – Marrakech
We depart to Ait Benhaddou to admire this UNESCO heritage sight. Continue to Telouet along a road of breath-taking beauty, then descend by the Tizi n‘Tichka to Marrakech. Back in Marrakech we settle in our Riad. Join your fellow travellers for a farewell dinner. (BD)

Day 8 (Sun.) Marrakech
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to the airport. (B)
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