#Atlas Mountains excursions #Small group tours Morocco
Your Itinerary
Day 1: Fes – Ifrane – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi
We begin our 3-day journey from the city of Fes, where we will pick you up from your hotel in the morning with our private transport. We travel towards Merzouga, the gateway to Erg Chebbi where the fiery orange sand dunes of the Sahara Desert await.
On the way, we will stop by Ifrane to experience the Moroccan Switzerland before continuing our way through the Middle Atlas Mountains and the cedar forest of Azrou. At Azrou, we stop to play with the friendly Barbary Apes and make our way to the mineral mining town of Midelt for lunch thereafter.
After lunch, we continue our journey through Errachidia, making our way pass Ziz Valley, Aoufous and Erfoud before arriving at Merzouga. We will store our luggage at a local hotel and leave our modern transport to become true explorers traversing the Erg Chebbi sand dunes on camel backs to arrive at our camp site. Here, we will sit on the sand dunes to admire the beautiful sunset – but this is not yet the end as the night is about to begin.
At night, we will enjoy dinner at our campsite, where we will sit by the campfire with drumming music, songs, laughter, and most of all, be mesmerized by the stars before retiring for the night in your Berber tent.
Accommodation
Luxury tent: Sahara Sky Luxury Camp or similar
Meals Included
Dinner
Day 2: Erg Chebbi – Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Wake up an hour early to live an hour more – you will rise early to witness sunrise over the Sahara and welcome a new day of adventure.
After breakfast, we will depart from the desert on our camel backs and return to the hotel at Merzouga to meet our driver. We then head out towards the Dades Valley. On our way we will visit Rissani the souk (market).
After the souk visit, we continue our drive through the Tafilalet region, the largest Saharan oasis of Morocco. We will explore the Todra Gorge on foot after lunch, which is known to be one of the most spectacular canyons around the world. We then make our way to the Dades Valley, where the landscape is filled with unique rock formation.
Upon arrival at the Dades Valley, we will have dinner and spend the night at the Riad. Riad, an Arabic word that means “gardens” in English, nowadays is usually a traditional guesthouse constructed around one central courtyard.
Accommodation
Hotel: Raid Chebbi or Auberge Atlas Dades or similar
Meals Included
Breakfast
Dinner
Day 3: Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
In the morning, we travel through the Rose Valley to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been the filming backdrop for Hollywood movies such as Gladiator, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture once, and the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. After the visit, we proceed to lunch before resuming our journey towards Marrakech.
From Ouarzazate, we return to Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains and the spectacular Tizi n Tichka pass, marvel at the stunning landscape of rugged beauty and the picturesque Berber villages.
On arrival at Marrakech, we will drop you off at your hotel and hope we will have the opportunity again to show you more of Morocco the next time.
Meals Included
Breakfast