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9 days
Chaque Semaine
4 people
English
MARRAKECH - OUARZAZATE - BOUMALNE DADES - MERZOUGA - ZAGORA AND ERG CHEGAGA
Discover Marrakech, adventure in 4 x 4 to explore two desert dunes, Erg Chebbi and Erg Chegaga, and enjoy a great diversity of sceneries such as Kasbashs, Todra gorges and Dades valley, lush palm groves, the immensity of the Sahara and Berber villages that seem to live out of time as well as the authenticity of the population.
CITY | HOTEL OR SIMILAR | NUMBER OF NIGHTS |
Marrakech | Diwane Hotel or similar | 3 nights |
Dades | Ksar Sultan or similar | 1 night |
Merzouga | Luxury Bivouac | 1 night |
Zagora | Kasbah Sirocco or similar | 1 night |
Chegaga | Luxury Bivouac | 1 night |
Ouarzazate | Ksar Ben Youssef or similar | 1 night |
Price upon request.
(Accommodation 4 * local standards)
(Regular Dunes package) : is not a private tour, you will only be the 2 people with the driver on board the 4 × 4 for the duration of the 4 × 4 tour (4 days). Transfers and visits are made in small groups exclusively by Visite Maroc.
Arrival at Marrakech airport, meet & greet, assistance and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation. (Dinner)
Dinner and accommodation. (Dinner)
After breakfast, you will be first taken on a tour of the Menara Gardens to appreciate the Saadian pavilion with its roof in the shape of a green pyramid, the Marrakech ramparts which then formed a wall to protect the city, a guided tour of the Koutoubia and its outstanding minaret that culminates at 77 meters, the 19th century Bahia Palace nicknamed the little Alhambra, revealing the love of a grand vizier, the Mellah district, the tinsmiths’ square, then the medina of Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which souks is full of bewitching scents and bright colors, the Secret Garden, one of the oldest riads in Marrakech (400 years old) and the mythical Djema el Fna square, the liveliest spot in Marrakech and the social heart of the medina with its charmers of snakes, acrobats, musicians, storytellers and water carriers. The square has a very special atmosphere that makes it one of the most famous places in the world, leading you to soak in the ambiance, the colors and the scents of spices
Dinner and accommodation. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Breakfast and departure for Dades via Ouarzazate crossing Tizi n'Tichka through magnificent panoramas located at 2260m of altitude, making it the highest road in the country. Head to Telouet, birthplace of the autocrat Pasha el-Glaoui for the visit of Kasbah Glaoui, a Kasbah built between the 19th century and the 20th century, then depart for Dades along the road of a “thousand Kasbahs” via Skoura through the heart of the valley of roses where you will come across small authentic villages.
Dinner and accommodation. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Breakfast and departure for Dades Valley. Foray into the valley through an amazing road of about 25km round trip, you will discover surprising rocky shapes and an exceptional variation of colors within this natural landscape, then continue towards Tinghir for a walk in the alluring gorges of Toudra, high limestone cliffs surrounded by wadi Toudra, you will feel tiny at their feet as their walls can reach 300m in height! Continue to Erfoud then head to the spectacular Erg Chebbi dunes. At the end of the afternoon, you will get installed in your luxurious bivouac, then meet the guides for a camel ride through the dunes to admire a stunning sunset. Once you are back, you will be treated to a dinner and a typical lively evening in the mystical atmosphere of the desert, a magical and memorable moment! Dinner and accommodation in a luxury bivouac.
Dinner and accommodation in a luxury bivouac. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After contemplating an outstanding sunrise, you will have breakfast and depart for Zagora via Rissani, cradle of the Alaouite dynasty. Head to Tansikht and admire vast forests of acacia (called the hamadas) amid this pre-Saharan area. Continue through part of the Drâa valley with its oases and date palms, then towards Alnif for lunch. Depart for Zagora, called the ‘desert door’. The faded “Timbuktu 52 days” sign in the heart of Zagora, marks the ancient vocation of the city and the last stage of the caravan route.
Dinner and accommodation. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After breakfast, head trough an old caravan trail that links the Drâa to Timbuktu, crossing a good part of the Hamada du Drâa, a stone desert before the Sahara, between oasis and Atlas. Continue to the dunes of erg Lihoudi, where you will have lunch surrounded by nature. Following a sandy path, you will get to large dunes of erg Chegaga, the biggest ones in Morocco. At the end of the afternoon, you will get installed in your luxurious bivouac, then meet the guides for a camel ride through the dunes to admire a stunning sunset. Once you are back, you will be treated to a dinner and a typical lively evening in the mystical atmosphere of the desert, a magical and memorable moment!
Dinner and accommodation in a luxury bivouac. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After contemplating an outstanding sunrise, you will have breakfast and head through a track to Erg Chegaga and the dry bed of Drâa. Continue through parts of the old Paris-Dakar rally track to Lake Iriqui, now dry, where clay alludes to mirages. Through the Foum Zguid path, head in the direction of Taznakht, then head to Ouarzazate.
Dinner and accommodation. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Lunch and departure for Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, presented as a set of clay buildings surrounded by walls, a type of traditional pre-Saharan habitat. Some of these houses appear to be small castles with tall towers decorated with mud brick patterns. The oldest constructions date from the 12th century. Continue to Marrakech. Lunch and free time, rest or explore the city at your own pace.
Dinner and accommodation. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Breakfast and transfer to Marrakech Airport according to your flight plan
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The distances indicated are approximate.
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