Overview
4 days 3 night desert tour from Marrakech to Marrakech with camel rides and night in Zagora desert camp (Erg Chegaga), including Ait ben haddou kasbah, Ouarzazate, Zagora, M’hamid through the Draa Valley, the high atlas mountains and Marrakech
Departure early morning from your riad/hotel in Marrakech and travel through the High Atlas Mountains via the Tichka Pass (2260 m) – the highest road pass in Morocco offering spectacular panoramic views of the mountains and valleys with a snaky road, beautiful landscapes with different colours and the Berber villages along the way. Visit several kasbahs along the way, including Tamnougalte and Ait Benhaddou. A 16th century UNESCO site, Ait Benhaddou is one of the best preserved and most spectacular kasbahs in Morocco. A famous site for Hollywood films, Ait Benhaddou was used for the blockbuster film of 2000, Gladiator. After lunch we continue to ouarzazate .overnight in the hotel.
Morning departure with 4×4 from Ouarzazate to M’hamid through the Draa Valley and its thousand and one thousand kasbah, skirting a grove of over 200 km. Passage through the village and the Agdz Zagora. Continue to M’hamid last Draa palm grove, overnight in the hotel.
After the breakfast you start Traveling from M’hamid by 4×4 vehicle through the beautiful desert landscape with a break to enjoy a berber sahara tea in the sacred oasis. We reach the sand dunes of Chegaga – the largest group of dunes in the region reaching a height of 300 m and a span of 40 km.
After enjoying the sunrise up the sand dunes, breakfast is served to you, then departure in 4×4 vehicles via the old Paris-Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Iriqui lake. Lunch in the berber village Taznakht. Arrival to Marrakech about 6:oo p.m.end of our services.
Includes
- Camel rides
- – 4 or 5 stars hotels and luxury desert camp
- – Entrance fees
- – English-speaking driver
- – Transportation by 4*4 toyota air-conditioned vehicle + fuel