Day 1: MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE – DADES

Meeting with the guide, right after breakfast, in the hotel where you stay. You’ll start your trip in the direction of the High Atlas which takes you through the step of Tizi’n pass (2,260 m.), along a mountain road full of small villages and waterfalls. Tiz’n Tichka in the local language means “Pass of the pastures” and the route is particularly spectacular, with a landscape that changes constantly and a succession of colors that make it even more spectacular along the way. A stop for a mint tea gives you the opportunity to savor the beauty of the surroundings, before arriving at the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, where we stop for lunch. This village built entirely in pisè, namely straw and mud, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is also very appreciated by Hollywood who chose it as the set for such films as Gladiator, Babel, Lawrence of Arabia, The Legionnaire, The Sheltering Sky, and many more. We then proceed to Ouarzazate and through the valley of the roses and the valley of a thousand Kasbah, then up to Dades.

Accommodation: Xaluca Dades
Meal Plan: Dinner (drinks not included)

Day 2: DADES – TODRA – DADES

After breakfast, there is a chance to take a walk through the gorge of Dades, we will then take the car and travel the road of a thousand Kasbah, through the village of Tinerhir with its Jewish quarter. A walking tour in the gorges will allow you to discover the beauty of the surrounding landscapes, before continuing your journey through the desert of Merzouga via Rissani and Erfoud. You arrive in time to leave the car and go by camel to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, to spend the night in a Berber tent in a well-equipped camp where you consume a typical Tuareg dinner, to the rhythm of drums and Berber songs. With a bit of luck, if weather conditions permit you will be able to see the Milky Way in the sky. The following day, the camel will wake you up in time to watch the sunrise from the top of the dunes, near the border with Algeria. Then back to the camps on the camels. You’ll spend the night in our Luxury desert camps.

Accommodation: The Sandy Tents
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Dinner (drinks not included)

Day 3: MERZOUGA – IFRAN – FES

Few moments in life compare to waking in the desert, just before the sun lights up the expanse of a desert sky. Coffee and cake will be served on your own private sand dune. Expect goose bumps. Departure to Er Rachidia along the magnificent Ziz Gorges that provide a rocky passage south through the Tunnel du Légionnaire (built by the French colony in 1928). To the south, the valley widens and feature Esa dance canopy of palms wedged between ancient, striated cliffs, dating back to the Jurassic period. Into Tizin-n- Tichka Talhemt Village. Lunch at Midelt. Continue to Fes via Ifrane (the quaint ‘Swiss/Moroccan Village’ in the mountains) stopping for coffee and delectable pastries. On through the Mid Atlas Mountains to arrive in Fes, and ending your trip.

Included in your Tour

• 2 nights’ accommodation
• Breakfasts & Dinners
• 3 Days tour with 1 Van or 4X4 with fuel for entire journey equipped by an air conditioning system.
• Desert experience by 4×4
• Camel Tours (sunset, sunrise)
• Mineral water in the car + wifi
• Arrival & departure assistance

Not Included in your Tour

• Flight tickets
• Alcoholic or soft drinks
• Lunches
• Personal purchases
• Tips
• Quad Bikes
• Entrance fees to the museums and historical monuments mentioned below (optional)

CONDITIONS

N.B: We don’t sell alcohol in our Camps, since it is difficult to get an authorisation but we can serve it.