Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakech to Ouarzazate to Ait Ben Haddou to Dades Gorges

   • Go for an early morning departure from Marrakech to cross the Tichka pass in the High Atlas Mountains with a short stop for coffee and a visit to the argan oil cooperative. 

   • Stop for lunch at the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ait Ben Haddou, the most famous Kasbah in Morocco.  

   • After lunch, continue through the Skoura Oasis, where numerous ancient Kasbahs stand amongst the palm trees. 

   • From here, the route takes you through Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, with a stop to see cosmetics locally made from the valley’s abundant roses. 

   • Continue to the Dades Gorge, where you will stay in a hotel by the river for the night.

2. Day 2: Dades Gorge to Todra Gorge to Merzouga

   • After breakfast, take a short drive to Todra Gorge.

   • Walk to see the sheer rock walls that rise to 300 m in the narrowest parts before continuing to Merzouga. 

   • Arrive late afternoon at your Erg Chebbi hotel and prepare for departure on the camels. 

   • Take a 90-minute camel ride to see the sunset on top of the dunes before arriving at the desert camp. 

   • Then, have a traditional tagine, drink delicious mint tea and listen to traditional Berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing Sahara desert.  

   Spend the night in a traditional nomad tent.

3. Day 3: Merzouga to Khamlia to Rissani to Merzouga

   • Wake up early to see the spectacle of the sunrise over the dunes of the Sahara before making your way back to the hotel for breakfast and a shower. 

   • Make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the amazing changing contrasts of the desert.  

   • Visit the ‘black village’ of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians before having a traditional Berber pizza for lunch in the ancient capital of Rissani.  

   • After lunch, visit the traditional markets and/or drink coffee at one of the many cafes while watching the day to day life of the city.

4. Day 4: Merzouga to Midelt to Ifrane to Fes

   • Travel via the Ziz Valley and the Middle Atlas mountains as you depart from the desert region to Fes.   

   • Drive through the cedar forests of Azrou and stop to hand feed the monkeys.  

   • Continue via Ifrane, the ‘Switzerland of Morocco’ to arrive early evening to Fes.