Big South and Kasbahs Tour - Morocco - 8 days
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Tour / Guaranteed departures, Adventure, tours by 4X4 vehicles.
Accommodation in standard 4 or 5 star hotels
• Marrakech (2) •
Zagora (1) •
Merzouga (1) •Dades (1) • Ouzazate (1) •
Marrakech (1)
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Escorted group, cultural tour,
roundtrip,
adventurous land journey, guaranteed departures
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Day 1 Saturday: Arrival in Marrakech (D)
Greeting at Marrakech Menara
airport, assistance & transfer to your hotel in
Marrakech. Dinner and overnight.
Overnight:
Marrakech
Day 2 Sunday: Marrakech Tour (B, D)
Full day sightseeing of
Marrakesh
: The Menara gardens, The Bahia Palace, The Saadian
Tombs, and the Koutoubia mosque. Afternoon, visit of the
famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks
and handicraft centres. Overnight at the hotel.
Overnight: Marrakech
Day 3 Monday: Marrakech / Ourzazate/ Zagora (375 km) (B, D)
Departure by land rover to Ouarzazate via the
mountains of the high Atlas passing through the
Tich’n’Tichka pass at an altitude of 2260 m. Lunch in
Ouarzazate and continue to Zagora via the mountains of
the Anti-Atlas.
From Agdz, the track road is taken leading through numerous villages and
palm groves along the Drâa river.
Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight: Zagora
Day 4 Tuesday: Zagora/ Erfoud/ Merzouga (250 km) (B,D)
Excursion to Tamegroute, visit of the famous library containing old books
and documents dating from the
12th century. Visit of the sand dunes of Tinfou. Departure to Erfoud,
partly by track road and partly by normal road, through
Tansikht and Nkob where splendid sceneries of
presaharian desert dotted with Berber villages, and of
the Sargho mountain massive follow each other
perpetually. Stop at Tazzarine, small Berber village,
for optional lunch. Afternoon, continue to Erfoud via
the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the
present Alaouites Dynasty. Dinner and accommodation at
Auberge Tombouctou In Merzouga . (Optional accommodation
at a desert camp in a tent, should be booked in advance)
Overnight: Merzouga
Day 5 Wednesday: Merzouga/ Erfoud/ Dades (250 km) (B,D)
Early morning, excursion to see the sunrise over the
sand dunes of Merzouga, Back to the Auberge for
breakfast and continue to the Tinghir Oasis via Erfoud.
Tinghir is famous for its magnificent Todghra canyons
which rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters. Excursion
to the canyons and possibility for a short hike. Lunch
at a restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons.
Continue to Boulmane where we enter the Dades canyons
for a visit.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Dades
Overnight: Dades
Day 6: Thursday: Dades / Ourzazate (150 km) (B,D)
Departure to EL Kelâa via the road
of the thousand Kasbahs from where
we take again the track road to the
village
of Skoura.
On the way, we pass the
beautiful kasbah of Amerhidel. Lunch on the way. The
track road continue till Ouarzazate following the feet
of the Atlas mountains.
Dinner and accommodation in Ouarzazate.
Overnight: Ouarzazate
Day 7 Friday: Ourzazate
/ Marrakesh
(200 km) (B, L)
Short visit of Ouarzazate including
the kasbah of Taourirt and continue to Aït
Benhaddhou. This kasbah is the most famous one in
Morocco
and has served as decor for many great movies. The
Kasbah is actually under UNESCO protection. Continue to
Telouet by a track road which is one of the most
difficult parts of this tour. We are crossing two river
beds and are climbing the Atlas
mountains. The scenery is stunning. Visit of
the Kasbah of Telouet, former residence of the Glaoui
family, one of the most influential families of this
region, lunch on the way. Via the
Tich’N’tichka pass, continue to
Marrakesh
for overnight.
Optional dinner with fantasia show.
Overnight: Marrakech
Day 8 Saturday: Marrakech / Departure (B)
Transfer to the
airport of Marrakesh,
assistance with departure formalities.
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