Desert Morocco tour

Marrakech is a unique and absorbing world. The city embodies the exotic charms of North Africa and the enchanting culture known around the world as particularly Moroccan. Your private transfer will meet you at Marrakech Menara Airport and escort you to the hotel. You will immediately feel accepted in the safe and charming environment of the city, eager to explore the far reaches of history, culture, and landscape spread across Morocco.

Wind past the red slopes and green terraces as we make our way south towards Dades Gorge a beautiful historian place where you will enjoy the view of a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River in Morocco. On the way there, you will visit Tizi N’Tichka, a mountain pass linking the south-east of Marrakech to the city of Ouarzazate through the high atlas mountains at an elevation of ‎2,260 m (7,415 ft) providing a nostalgic and a breathtaking sight of the mountain, Telouet Kasbah built in the 18th and 19th centuries which makes it full of history, Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, a traditional mud-brick city illustrating the Moroccan earthen clay architecture, Ouarzazate, the door of the desert featured in a lot of successful movies such as the movie “GLADIATOR” And Skoura Oasis, a village in an eponymous big river oasis that has promoted the establishment of hunter-gatherers and later of nomadic tribes.

The morning light overtakes the shadows from the foothills and shines across the mountainside. Venture into the rugged landscape of the Dades Gorge a dramatic and colorful valley carved by the waters of the Dades River and Todra Gorges a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Set out from Dades Gorge venturing into the desert and arriving in Merzouga Sahara Desert a sweeping sea of dunes formed by wind-blown sand.

Before sunrise, you find yourself wide awake and walking along the famous sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. In the morning the desert dresses of levels of pink and purple, orange and red, before settling into shimmering golden hues. It’s time for you to seize the chance and photograph the effect of the light on the mountains of sand during sunrise. Steam rises from fresh-brewed mint tea sweetened with honey, waken up your senses to a Berber breakfast. Ride a camel and head for the famous Erg Chebbi sand dunes that extend over an area of 17 miles to witness the majesty of the dunes, it will leave you speechless when you will get to see how large they can grow, some of them rise up to 524 feet. Visit the Berber villages around the sand dunes and interact with local nomads to discover their culture and lifestyle. The sunset in Erg Chebbi sand dunes is spectacular, the sky starts leaving its multi-color layers and dresses in endless sparkling stars. A candlelit bath in the horizon catches your attention, and you decide to walk in to discover where it takes. You raise your head to the sky and all you see is a magical sky wearing an infinite number of stars, you walk the path and you find a table decorated with hundred candles, to taste a delicious Berber dinner. Seize the opportunity to dance, sing to the beats of the Moroccan desert.

The aroma of mint tea mingles with scents of breakfast. The cup of tea warms your hand as the sunshine spreads across the golden expanse of the sand dunes. you wave goodbye to the local Berbers you met. Journey through the Daraa valley to Agdz which means "resting place". Agdz (Berber languages: ⴰⴳⴷⵣ, Arabic: أگدز‎) is located along the old caravan route linking Marrakech to Timbuktu on the Draa valley, a 200 km long palm grove with yesteryear villages and kasbahs spreading from Agdz to Mhamid, passing by Zagora. Agdz is perfect to discover an authentic Morocco still preserved and to immerse in the palm grove of the Draa that will deliver you its mysteries and unequaled beauty and make you live a waking dream which will put all your senses on the alert. On your way, you will have stops at Rissani to visit the local market where locals sell whatever they have, grow or produce (Operating every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday) Alnif, then Nkob the capital village of the Berber Ait Atta tribe, an ancient Berber tribe existent before Arab and Islam entrance in Morocco in the 7th century.

Journey through the mountains to Marrakech. After checking into your hotel and resting up, head to a local Hammam for a hot relaxing Hammam experience and Massage, a passionate experience that will leave your body and spirit feeling wonderful, A good way to unwind and charge your batteries to discover the legendary Marrakech.

The red sandstone walls of Marrakech’s medina have given it the name of the Red City. Steam rises from your fresh-brewed breakfast mint tea, the locals turn in the labyrinth of the Medina to get to their work, you can hear the craftsmen who start their trade, from the cobbling shoes displayed gracefully, to the shaping and smoothing leather. After breakfast, set out on a guided walk through the narrow, maze-like streets of the medina, lined with colorful shops brimming with rugs, spices, and much more. Head to a local henna workshop to have your hands painted in this ancient temporary tattooing art. Spend the rest of the day exploring Marrakech on your own, or opt to explore the Marjorelle Garden. In the evening, gather for a farewell dinner.

The Call to Prayer emanates from the Koutoubia minaret. The soothing sound fades away and is replaced by the simmering calls of vendors moving their carts to the square. At breakfast, you wrap your hands around a hot glass of fresh green tea steeped with saffron. Your private driver will meet in your hotel and escort you to Marrakech Menara Airport for your flight home. The trails took you to the north and above the mountains, along shores, and through valleys. You have followed the footsteps of the Berbers to embrace the exemplary and inspiring heritage of Morocco.