Marrakech Trip Overview
• Go through the High Atlas and explore a scenic route via the Tichka Pass (2260m above sea level).
• Visit the Kasbah Ait ben Hadou, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Enjoy a visit to the Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate.
• Admire the fascinating sunrise and sunset at the Merzouga dunes.
• Discover the way of life of desert nomads.
Additional Info
* Duration: 4 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
• Go through the High Atlas and explore a scenic route via the Tichka Pass (2260m above sea level).
• Visit the Kasbah Ait ben Hadou, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Enjoy a visit to the Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate.
• Admire the fascinating sunrise and sunset at the Merzouga dunes.
• Discover the way of life of desert nomads.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
The tour begins with the discovery of the High Atlas and Berber villages. You pass Tizi n’Tichka, the highest road in Morocco (2260m) and the only direct passage that leads you to Ouarzazate and the entire Southeast region. First stop will be the Kasbah Telouet on the heights of the valley of Ounila. The latter offers spectacular landscapes of ocher villages, abandoned kasbahs, orchards and Ksours. Visit, then, Kasbah Ait Benhadou: site advocated by the World Heritage of Unesco. Lunch at the Kasbah and continuation to the door of the desert and the city of Cinema Ouarzazate! Where you will visit the museum and the Cinema Studio. Then we continue through the city of Tinghir in the Rose Valley where we will spend the first night at the hotel
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at the hotel depending on availability
Day 2: Dades – Tinejdad – Arfoud – Merzouga
Stop At: Todra River, Morocco
near breakfast, a short walk in the palm grove of the Todra valley before taking the road to Arfoud. On the way, you pass through Tinejdad and several Berber villages before stopping at the Fossil Marbles in Arfoud. You continue towards the impressive dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. When you arrive, you leave your vehicle to take a nice ride on camels. In the evening, you witness the fascinating sunset in the dunes. Your second night will be in a bivouac, in the middle of the desert after a traditional dinner around the campfire
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at the hotel depending on availability
Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Draa- Ouarzazate Valley
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
After admiring the beautiful sunrise at the dunes of Merzouga, return to the hostel by camel for breakfast. You then leave Merzouga to visit the town of Rissani before joining the town of Ouarzazate. In the way you also visit the two villages of Alnif … Dinner and third night in the hotel in Ouarzazate
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the hotel depending on availability
Day 4: Ouarzazate – Tichka pass – Marrakech
Stop At: Telouet, Morocco
Your driver will take you on the last day to explore the small villages and beautiful telouat kasbahs. Return to Marrakech via the tichka pass.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
