Marrakesh Trip Overview
In this trip, you have a chance to explore a Berber villages, a traditional lifestyle of Berbers.
Also, you will visit a Sahara doing camel ride. discovering how the Saharians lived in the Sahara.
Additional Info
* Duration: 6 days
* Starts: Marrakesh, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
In this trip, you have a chance to explore a Berber villages, a traditional lifestyle of Berbers.
Also, you will visit a Sahara doing camel ride. discovering how the Saharians lived in the Sahara.
Itinerary
Day 1: DAY 1: MARRAKECH – IMLIL(1740M)– TIZI MZIK (2684M)-TAMSOULTE WATERFALLS (2300M) TIZI OUSSEM VILLAGE (1850M).
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
We organize combined Atlas and Sahara tour from Marrakech with depart from your hotel towards the High Atlas Mountains via Tahnnaout, Oued Ghighaya, and Asni, enjoy the stunning view of the villages along the valet. Arrival to Imlil (65km from Marrakech), meet the guide and muleteer and then start the trek and climb Tizi Mzik pass (2684m), spectacular view over Imlil Valley and Toubkal Summit, continue to Tamsoulte to visit the highest waterfalls in the Atlas Mountains (100m of height), down the Azzaden Valley through juniper forest to get to Tizi Oussem village. Overnight at the Guesthouse in the village. 5 hours walking.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night at guesthouse in Tizi Oussem with dinner
Day 2: DAY 2: TIZI OUSSEM (1850M) – ID ISSA VILLAGE (1800M) – TIZI OUDID (2000M) – MATTAT – IMLIL
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
After breakfast, enjoy the sunshine on this colourful Valley and its marvelous typical Berber villages, leave Tizi Oussem and continue down to Id Issa village, before heading up to Tizi Oudid mountain pass (2000m), cross Matat village after a wild thurifer juniper forest, get lunch under walnut groves and relax near the river. On the afternoon short trek up the Valley to Imlil. overnight in Imlil.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night at the best hotel in Imlil
Day 3: DAY 3 : IMLIL – DADES VALLEY
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
You will be picked up from your accommodation in Imlil at 9 am and head out over the Atlas Mountains, driving over the stunning Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass. You’ll pass through lots of Berber villages, and once you’re in the desert, you’ll see riverside oases and barren hillsides dotted with kasbahs (fortified dwellings that house families and their livestock). Along the way, you will have the option either to take a break and visit the Ouarzazate film studios or stop for a hike. Once you reach Dades Gorges, you have the option of going for a hike or relaxing at your hotel. Overnight in Dades. (Total driving time 6 hours) .
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in best hotel in Dades
Day 4: DAY 4 : DADES VALLEY – TODGHA GORGE – MERZOUGA
Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the Dades Valley to Todgha Gorge – a massive fault dividing the High Atlas mountains, rising up 300 meters in a narrow valley with palmeries and Berber villages. Here, you can go for a hike to explore the palmery, a green oasis full of large date palms. After lunch, you’ll head further into the desert to the gateway town of Merzouga to pick up supplies for your desert trip. You will then drive on to a kasbah to pick up your camel. At sunset, you’ll trek for an hour-and-a-half by camel to a Berber camp where you will enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, and sleep under the stars or in tents at a desert camp. (Total driving time 5 hours ).
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a camp in Merzouga
Day 5: DAY 5 : MERZOUGA – AIT BENHADDOU
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
Wake to a desert sunrise and then return to the kasbah by camel. You will then have a chance to freshen up and enjoy breakfast. Once you are refreshed, you will head out of the desert for a drive to Ait Benhaddou. This is an ancient fortified city containing countless kasbahs and has been the atmospheric subject of numerous Hollywood movies (The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Lawrence of Arabia) You will have the chance to walk around the buildings and explore with your guide. You will overnight in a hotel close to Ait Benhaddou. (Total driving time 5 – 6 hours).
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night in a beautiful hotel in Ait benhaddou
Day 6: DAY 6 : AIT BENHADDOU – MARRAKECH
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Travel along the Ounilla Valley to the Telouet Kasbah, a crumbling kasbah that was once an important stop for traders. Explore the kasbah and then after lunch, you will head back over the Tizi n’Tichka Pass to Marrakech (Total driving time 4 hours).
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
