Marrakech Trip Overview
• The Desert Hike in Morocco is a walk in the big dunes of southern Morocco with a professional nomadic guide and camel drivers. A camel caravan carries the luggage. Fascination of desert immensities, unusual encounter with nomads, study and observation of animal and plant life, relaxation, silence and total forgetfulness of civilization and the modern world in absolute calm in the heart of the great desert of the Moroccan Sahara, at sunrise and unforgettable sunsets. During the hike you live according to the rhythm and the intensity of the sun
Additional Info
* Duration: 6 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
• The Desert Hike in Morocco is a walk in the big dunes of southern Morocco with a professional nomadic guide and camel drivers. A camel caravan carries the luggage. Fascination of desert immensities, unusual encounter with nomads, study and observation of animal and plant life, relaxation, silence and total forgetfulness of civilization and the modern world in absolute calm in the heart of the great desert of the Moroccan Sahara, at sunrise and unforgettable sunsets. During the hike you live according to the rhythm and the intensity of the sun
Itinerary
Day 1: D AY 1 : MARRAKECH –ATLAS MOUNTAINS – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – M’HAMID
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Departure early morning from your riad/hotel in Marrakech and travel through the High Atlas Mountains via the Tichka Pass (2260 m) – the highest road pass in Morocco offering spectacular panoramic views of the mountains and valleys with a snaky road, beautiful landscapes with different colours and the Berber villages along the way.Visit several kasbahs along the way, including Tamnougalte and Ait Benhaddou. A 16th century UNESCO site, Ait Benhaddou is one of the best preserved and most spectacular kasbahs in Morocco. A famous site for Hollywood films, The trip continues through the palm-lined Draa river valley. Arrival in Zagora the capital of dates. Afterwards, continuation towards the gateSahara desert, Mhamid with Khalil. Dinner and night in camp In Nomadic standard camp.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: camp
Day 2: DAY : 2 FISRT DAY TREK –M’HAMID – RAS NEKHAL–SIDI NAJI
Stop At: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
After breakfast In the camp, we leave on foot From Mhamid, accompanied by the guide and the camel caravan. hiking in the desert of the Sahara and head for Palm Grove. Tea and lunch will be served in the shade of Tamaris. After a rest, we leave to the sanctuary of Sidi Naji. Oral tradition relates that this marabout lived there, 18 grandfathers! A place is full of history and local custom. the bivouac will be set at the foot of the sand dunes At night.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: camp
Day 3: DAY 3 : SIDI NAJI-ERG ZAHAR
Stop At: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
Leavin the holy place and headed to the the third biggest dune in the Mhamid desert Erg Zahar, It is 4 hours walking we will divide to 2 in the morning and 2h in the evening .the way is mix of plateau and sand needs god shoes for alikng, after walking 2h of the morning brezze we stop for lunch under the shade of Tamarist and after a nap we contune walking to the erg where we will arise the camp while you ride the dune for beautiful sunset ad see the Algerian border and making sandbread and tajin .
Duration: 24 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: camp
Day 4: DAY 4 : DAY TREK ERG ZAHAR -LHDIBAT
Stop At: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
After spending the beautiful night at Erg Zahar we headed Kraat jamal across Lahdybat where you will have lunch the road is full of tamarisk tress, and lunch we across the Daraa Valley to spend the last night in desert In place full of wild camels.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: camp
Day 5: DAY 5 : DAY TREK LHDIBAT-M’HAMID
Stop At: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
With the breeze of Morning, we start our tour day back To Mhamid for 3 hours walking to the Camp where you will shower and have lunch and spend the Night In Mhamid.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: camp
Day 6: DAY 6 :MHAMID-MARRAKECH
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Early morning departure from your guest-house, to re-trace the journey north to Marrakech (as per Day 1). Expect to arrive at your riad/hotel in Marrakech late afternoon
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
