DAY 1 FEZ – MERZOUGA
You will be met at your Hotel by your English speaking driver and depart Fes for Merzouga. Experience spectacular views of cedar forests, visit the Barbary Apes at Ifrane and tour through the beautiful and scenic Midelt on route to the Sahara. Travel through the Ziz valley and view the Efous oasis which offers amazing photographic opportunities. Arrive late in the afternoon for your night in Merzouga, the threshold of the Sahara.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 2 ERG CHEBBI – SAHARA DESERT
Erg Chebbi is the large sand-sea which effectively marks the start of the real Sahara and some of the dunes in this area rise to over 245 metres. The colours of the rising and setting sun over these dunes make for a truly magical experience.
Enjoy a leisurely morning before your driver picks you up to meet your camels and guide. Your guide will take you into the desert, around an hour ½ – 2 hour ride by camel. When you reach your bivouac you can relax, climb the dunes or just star gaze while your guide prepares your evening meal.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 3 MERZOUGA – TODRA & DADES GORGES
Rise early in the morning to see the amazing sunrise over the dunes then head back to your hotel in Merzouga to re-fresh and take breakfast before departing for Todra Gorge & Tinehir & finally the Dades Gorge.
One of the highlights of the South is the massive fault in the plateau that divides the High Atlas from the Jebel Sarhro, called the Todra Gorges. The crystal clear river emerging from the deep ochre and pink rock formations offer a dramatic landscape and great photographic opportunites.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 4 TOUBKAL NATIONAL PARK via OUARZAZATE & AIT BENNHADOU
Travel through the beautiful Valley of the Roses, La Palmarie Skoura and the Cascades of Tizgni before reaching Ouarzazate.
Home of Morocco’s ’Hollywood’ movie Industry you can choose to stop off at the movie studios and see where films such as Gladiator and the Dummy.
On route to Toubkal is Ait Ben Haddou, one of the most exotic and best preserved Kasbahs in the entire Atlas Region. The Kasbah is now under UNESCO protection and has magnificent views of the surrounding palmeraie and beyond.
In the afternoon head to Toubkal national park, where you will find Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in Morocco and at the base the traditional Berber Village of Imlil.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 5 TOUBKAL – MARRAKECH
In the morning we organise a visit to the village of Imlil at the base of Jebel Toubkal. Here we organise a guide for you to take you on foot or by mule to visit some of the surrounding Berber villages to look at some of the working co-operatives and stopping for a traditional Moroccan lunch with a Berber family.
After driving through the High Atlas Mountains and some amazing scenery you’ll arrive at Marrakech, your final destination where your driver will escort you to your accommodation.Meals: Breakfast
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