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5 Days Tour From Sahara Sands to Atlas Mountains
Overview
Morocco, a North African country on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, is marked by Berber, Arab, and European influences. Marrakesh’s medina, a maze-like medieval district, is a lively location, with its Jemaa el-Fna plaza and souks (markets) offering pottery, jewelry, and metal lanterns. The Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, Morocco’s capital, is a 12th-century royal fort overlooking the ocean.
Highlights
- Marrakesh’s Medinas
- Handcraft Quarter
- Desert Area
- Camel Ride Experience
- Morocco Sights By Car
- Old City In The Kingdoom
- Atlas Mountains Ranges
Included/Exclude
- Accommodations
- Â Car With Driver Guide Tour
- Local Guide: Marrakech/Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou
- Daily Breakfast
- 1 dinner in the camp Sahara
- Berber show
- Camel Ride
- Sandboarding
- Access Pool (in sahara hotel)
- Local guide in Kasbah ait ben haddou
- Monuments Fees
- Bottle of water
- Flight
- Lunches
- Tips
- Restaurant Chez Ali
Tour Plan
We will pick up you from Casablanca airport heading derictly to Marrakech, you have meeting with your local guide for Marrakech tour, Marrakesh without doubts a town that shows all of Morocco’s exotic culture and charm. With one of our native guide, you may visit the Koutoubia mosque built in the 11th century, the Majorelle Garden packed with cacti, palms and ferns, the work of painter Jacques Majorelle. Then you’ll visit plenty of monuments like the Saadian Tombs This 16th century graveyard full of mosaic tiles
After a break for lunch. you may have time to explore the fascinating souks( native markets ) it’s the town’s star attraction you mustn’t miss the Babouche (shoes) Souk, Chouari (carpenter’s) open-air market, El-Attarine (perfume and spice) souk and the Cherratine (leather) souk and the narrow alleys around the Djemâa El-Fna square where within the evening, you’ll be charmed with snake charmers, singers, acrobats, dancers, narrators, and story-tellers , you have night in a Riad.
Your driver guide will pick you up from your riad at 8:15 and leave Marrakech to begin your tour to Dades Valley where we will spend the first night. We will pass through Tizi-n-Tishka in the high Atlas Mountains where we pause to appreciate the mountain views and take some photos. In the afternoon, we will arrive in a small village where we will visit women making Moroccan oil and then we will visit the Ait Ben Haddou village which is recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. It is the famous backdrop for many films, including ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Alexander’. We will have lunch here before continuing on our way enjoying the natural beauty of the landscapes and historical monuments such as Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate, and Roses Valley, which is renowned for the Festival of Roses. We will also pass through the little Berber villages of Skoura and El Kelaa des MGouna and Boumalne Dades. Overnight is in a hotel in Dades Valley and includes dinner and breakfast.
After the breakfast, we go from Dades Gorges to Erg Chebbi Desert in Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way. We will pass through Todra Gorges to take a short walk to visit the famous mountain the Todra Gorge in Tinghir. As we continue on, we will pass from Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud where we will feel the beginning of the pre Saharan oasis of Tafilalet. We will arrive at a hotel in Merzouga to use the washroom and relaxing for a few minutes before going to meet your camels. Your luggage will be brought by car to the camp but you may want to bring a small bag with water, and of course your camera! You will ride your camel as you venture across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. This is a perfect opportunity to take lovely pictures of the great dunes as they light up with the setting sun. When we reach the camp, we will leave the camels and walk to the highest sand dunes for some fun as we try to sandboard and watch the sunset. We will spend the night in a camp of Berber nomad tent. You feast on a dinner in the desert and be entertained by traditional desert drums and singing. Don’t forget to look up and be mesmerized by the huge stars of the dark desert sky!
Before sunrise, you will be woken up to climb the sand dunes for some fantastic photo opportunities. We will have breakfast and then make our way back by camels or car to the village of Merzouga. We will continue our journey to Marrakech, passing through Alnif, Tazzarine, Nkob, and the Draa Valley, Ouarzazate, and back over the high Atlas Mountains. We will arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon when we will finish the trip.
Such option: there’s a famous restaurant call CHEZ ALI you may get your dinner with an authentic music show (Berber style…), horse show you’ll be extremely enjoyed on
That place.
According to your flight we will drove you until airport (you ought to be airport 2 hours before take-off.)
End of tour.
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