Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Departing from Marrakech at 06:50 hrs in a modern, air conditioned transportation, we travel over the Atlas mountains, and we visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. This journey takes approx 2 and a half hours.
We are joined by an English, French, German and Spanish speaking guide at Ait Ben Haddou.
From there, after our break, we continue to Ouarzazate (approx 1 hour or so) for lunch break & Sightseeing.
Lunch is to available to purchase in the local cafe's.
After lunch, we continue along the route to Dades Valley where we will stay overnight. The guesthouse offers Private ensuite rooms with Air conditioning / Heating and an evening meal and breakfast are included.
Day 2
After breakfast, we continue along Dades valley, visiting Dades Gorge, Todra, Todra Gorge and other interesting sites. We are joined at Todra Gorge by an English / French / German / Spanish speaking guide.
We then make our way to Merzouga. At Merzouga we explore the village and meet our Camels who will take us for 1 and a half hours into the Dunes to reach our desert camp at Erg Chebbi. Each person rides their own Camel and additional Camels are provided to carry your luggage. The Camel trek is usually just prior to sunset, so that you may enjoy the sun setting over the landscape from the top of the Dunes.
Once we arrive at the Desert camp, we are greeted with a cup of delicious hot minty tea and we spend the evening under the stars, on the dunes and beside the warmth of the fireside. We enjoy a locally cooked meal of Tagine and couscous (vegetarians are catered for with vegetable tagine), a drum party and story swapping.
The camp has basic toilet facilities, which us usual for a standard desert camp. Those that wish to can sleep directly under the stars, but there are private Bivouacs for everyone.
The stars in the desert are a great opportunity to see as their are no artificial lights around and you can fully appreciate the glory of the skies above.
Day 3
After a traditional Berber breakfast, just prior to sunrise, we have a Two hour camel ride at sunrise to explore the area further and we head back to Merzouga on our Camels.
When we reach Merzouga, we begin our journey from Merzouga to Fes, arriving in Fes at around 20:00 hrs with plenty of stops for photos, exploring and lunch.
