FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA, “THE BIG SOUTH”
5 Days Tour
5 Days
Departure Marrakech
Arrival Marrakech
15 Cities
Day 1
MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE – SKOURA – VALLE DE ROSAS – BOUMALNE DADES
Early morning, departure to the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah through the Tizi-N-Tichka port, 2260 meters high (7,474 ft.) from the ground, and the High Atlas Mountains. We’ll arrive to Ait Ben Haddou and we’ll visit the Kasbah. After the visit, we’ll have lunch at the spot. In the afternoon, way towards Ouarzazate to join Skoura and visit Amredhyle’s kasbah. We’ll continue our road towards the Gorges of Dades through Kelaa Mgouna (the Valley of Roses), Boumalne and the Valley of Dades. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 2
GORGES OF DADES – TINGHIR – GORGES OF TODRA – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA
After breakfast, return via the Valley of Dades until we reach Boumalne in order to continue to Tinghir and the Gorgesof Todra. We’ll visit in the Gorges and afterwards we’ll departure to join Erfoud through the Tinjdad Palm Grove (lunch at the spot) and Touroug. Break in Erfoud to visit the marble and fossil production workshop and then going by track towards the amazing dunes of Erg Chebbi in order to see the sunset and spend the night in the feet of the dunes in a hotel with swimming pool. Dinner and overnight in the hotel/riad.
Day 3
NOMADIC TOUR
After breakfast, we’ll start our “Nomadic Tour”. We’ll visit: the 2 oases of Merzouga, the hidden tank, the village of Khamlia (village of the Gnaoua) the mines of Mifiss, the Desert Plateau… and we’ll meet some Berber nomads on our way to the desert. We’ll see the oasis of Tissardmine, and we’ll return to the hotel. We’ll change the 4×4 for dromedaries to see the sunset and spend the night in the middle of the dunes. Dinner and overnight stay in a Berber tent.
Day 4
MERZOUGA – RISSANI – ALNIF – TAZARINE – VALLEY OF DRAA – AGDEZ – OUARZAZATE
Early in the morning we’ll wake up to see the sunrise in the dunes. Return by dromedaries to the hotel. Ater breakfast, departure to the huge palm grove of Tafilalet through Rissani (the largest market in Morocco). We’ll take the road towards Alnif (lunch at the spot), Tazarine Oasis, N’kob and the Valley of Draa. We’ll continue to Ouarzazate to a small Berber village named Agdez and the mountains of the Anti-Atlas —1660 meters high (5,446 fr.) from the ground.
Day 5
OUARZAZATE – FINT OASIS – TIFOULTOUTE – MARRAKECH
After breakfast, we’ll start our tour to the Fint Oasis. At the top of a rocky peak, we’ll discover the oasis nestled in the wadi surrounded by the mountains. We’ll visit Tifoultoute and four small villages where time seems to be stopped, and where the people live peacefully with its own resources. Arrive to Marrakech in the evening and end of our services.
Included services
- Tour in 4×4 vehicle/Minibus with A/C
- Private driver
- Fuel/toll roads
- 3 overnight stays in a hotel (breakfast and dinner included)
- 1 overnight stay in a campsite
- Dromedary per person
- 4 dinners (2 Merzouga, 1 Boumalne Dades, 1 Ouarzazate)
- Sandboard
What is not included
- Flight tickets
- Lunch and drinks
- Museum tickets
- Tips
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