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if you want to have a trip to explore the desert in-depth,we highly recommend this route.the highlight of this trip include:Exploration the sahara desert around in depth;camel trekking and overnight in a cosy camp which located in the heart of the desert;you will enjoy the drums、musics and the sky full of stars;enjoying the beautiful landscapes on the way;enjoying the beauty and majestic high atlas mountain.visiting the dades and todra gorges;driving through the road of 1000 kasbahs;discovering the traditional berber villages;visiting the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait benhaddou.
Departure
Menara Marrakech International Airport/ Hotel
itinerary
Day 1 Marrakech-Ouarzazate-Dades Gorges
We leave Marrakech in the morning and soon get to the Tizi n´Tichka mountain pass in the High Atlas mountain. We will reach the highest point of the port at 2,260m altitude. Then ,Ouarzazate the next important city that we are gonna to visit which is known as the Africa Hollywood with the biggest cinema studios in the country. We continue along the Route of 1000 Kasbahs through the palm grove of Skoura, to reach the Valley of the Roses. we will arrive at dades gorges around 6PM where we will have an overnight and dinner in a riad or Hotel.
Day 2 Dades Gorges-Todra Gorges-Erfoud-Merzouga(Gate of the desert)
Today we cross the Gorges of Dades and Gorges of Todra with its impressive gorges and unique contrasts of colors. We continue our route to Erfoud the city of fossils, we are about to reach the Merzouga Desert. Looking closely at the dunes you will feel a sensation that you probably have never experienced. We arrive at the desert riad. There will be time to walk through the desert of Erg Chebbi or the town, a small village in the desert.
Day 3 Merzouga-Nomadic Family-Abandoned Village-Khamlia-Oasis-Desert Camp
After breakfast in your hotel we will start the discovering of the surroundings of merzouga desert.we will drive around merzouga and the sand dunes、visit the lake with pink flamingos, have a short walk in the oasis of the desert,a large palm of forest,then we will visit nomads,experience their lifestyle and have tea in their tents. Then We will continue visiting the now almost abandoned Minas de Mifis which was found by france .after we will visit the Gnawa village called Khamlia.you will meet Gnawa people and hear their music.
After lunch we return to the riad to change transport. After preparing our luggages,we will ride a camel to go through the desert(you can choose to go by 4*4car ).we will stop at the high dunes to watch the sunset,then continue to the camp .when we arrrvie at our camp ,you will have your leisure time to walk through the dunes and enjoy sandboarding before dinner.we will have dinner in the tent or outside ,then there will be a fire camp with berber drum music aroud.after the fire camp the stars come out, you may view the shooting stars and the most clear galaxy you ever see,a magic night is on.
Day 4 Merzouga-Rissani-Tazzarine-Nkob-Ouarzazate
In the early morning you have the option to see the sunrise. The effort will be worth it in this case. Feel the soft and fine sand slowly heating up as you walk on it. We have breakfast and return with the camels to the riad to continue our tour. Today we visit the Rissani market, the oldest in Morocco where many people still come by donkey to do some shopping. And yes, there is donkey parking. We cross the Atlas through several towns such as Tazzarine, N´kob or Agdz, to reach the contrast of greens from the Draa Valley, where the most important date production area is found. We continue until we reach Ouarzazate ,overnight and dinner in a hotel/riad.
Day 5 Ouarzazate-Ait benhaddou-Atlas Mountain-Marrakech
Today we are on the way back to Marrakech.we will pass through the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Site, where we can see that in this fortified city it seems as if the centuries do not pass, being in a past time, being present today. We continue the journey back through the High Atlas and the Tizi n´Tichka port, to finish again in Marrakech.
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