Description

1 Day: Marrakech – Tizi-n-Tichka – Telouate – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate.

Your 3-day private desert tour from Marrakech to M’Hamid will start after breakfast around 08:00 AM. Depart from your accommodation. Then we drive towards Ouarzazate via a famous Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2260 meters) with far-reaching views across the mountains to visit the traditional high Atlas Berber Telouate Kasbah. After exploration of the kasbah, enjoy your lunch before we continue the ride towards the Ounila valley where we take the old route heading to the famous kasbah of Ait Benhaddou which is one of Morocco’s most iconic sites. It was once an important stop of caravans passing through as they carried salt across the Sahara returning with gold, ivory, and slaves. Today it becomes a World Heritage Site and has a long list of films and TV credits including Lawrance of Arabia and Gladiator. We stop to explore the kasbah and spend the first night at the hotel opposite the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah.

2 Day: Ouarzazat – Draa valley – Agdez – Zagora – M’Hamid.

After breakfast, we continue our journey to Agdez then to Tizi-n-Tanfift (Anti Atlas) driving along the ancient caravan route.
Arriving in Agdez in time for lunch. Enjoy the meal here under the shade of palm trees; see beautiful palm trees and lush landscapes. In the afternoon, our Sahara tour continues through the Draa valley and Zagora. Along the way, discover small old villages and golden sand. Once we arrived in M’Hamid, you will have a chance to ride camels for about an hour (included). Enjoy the stunning views as the sun goes down from the top of the highest dunes over the distant mountains before the camels take us back to the bivouac of nomad tents for dinner and a night’s rest (included).

3 Day: M’Hamid – Ouarzazat – High Atlas – Marrakech.

If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. Then we back in a 4WD vehicle driving along with the valley’s Oasis. Discover the orange gardens and have fantastic views over the beautiful Oasis, the surrounding Kasbah, and come across the splendid villages of The Atlas Mountains where you have a chance to meet Berber people and have an idea about their life. Continue exploring until we arrive in Marrakech around 07:00 PM, where your tour ends.
(Drop off at your accommodation is included).

This tour can be modified/customized depending on your requirements; budget and we are ready to prepare your own morocco tailor made tours .
If you are interested in this tour! Do not hesitate to contact us for any question or contact us directly to book your tour. Promise, you will not regret it.

Your comfort is our priority.

About this activity

-Private 3-day tour by modern 4WD vehicle.
-Duration 3 Days
-3-day and 2 nights tour.
-Live driver/guide speaking English, French, and Arabic.
-Pick up and drop off service included.
-Departure from your hotel/Riad in Marrakech. If your location is not accessible by car, you will be provided with a meeting point instead.
-Return to the departure point.
-Instant confirmation.
-Please bring comfortable shoes, sunglasses, and camera.

What to expect

-Private, modern A/C 4WD Vehicle + fuel.
-First night in Ouarzazat
-Second night in M’hamid Elghzlan at Erg_Lihoudi dunes.
-English/French/Spanish speaking driver during the tour
-Pick up & Drop off at your Marrakech accommodation
-Camel rides each day at sunset and sunrise.
-Dinner and Breakfast are daily included.
-Free time to explore the sites, Breaks for photos. Etc
-Customized & Flexible stops.
*Lunch
*Drinks
*Entrance fees to monuments, studios, and Kasbahs

Inclusions

-See the impressive mountains.
-Visit the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah.
-Visit the studios where many Films were filmed including Gladiator and The Mummy and so on.
-Sleep in a nomad tent under the stars.
-Free time to explore the monuments, the studios, and the city of Ouarzazat.
-Discover the Sahara of M’hamid.
-Savour an authentic Moroccan dinner under the Stars.
-Hunt for fossils. This region is rich in fossils and there are several well-known areas to be sure to find a fossil to take home.
-Visit with a semi-nomadic family. With a trusted guide translating, you will be able to understand a bit more about their way of life.
-Listen to Gnawa Music.
-Explore the sand dunes. Sometimes there is not anything better than hopping off into the unknown atop your favourite camel (or 4×4)
-Explore Erg_Chebbi, this ruin was once the most important trade post, linking Morocco across the desert with Egypt, Sudan, and Ghana.