Marrakech, Atlantic Coast and Desert

day 1
City of origin-Marrakech

Reception at the Marrakech airport and transfer to the hotel located near the Jamaa el Fna square.

day 2
Marrakech- Imlil-Tizi’n’Test-Taroudant

After breakfast, we will head south towards Taroudant, known as little Marrakech.
On the way we will visit some Berber villages, and we will make a detour towards Imlil, at the foot of Jebel Toubkal. The mountain that at 4,180 meters is the highest in the country.
Fertile valley surrounded by mountains until reaching Taroudant. An area known for its olive oil, wooden boxes, cutlery and rugs.
Overnight at the hotel.
Hotel accommodation, dinner and overnight.

day 3
Taroudant-Sous Masa-Sidi Ifni

After breakfast, we will visit Taroudant with its imposing walls and its colorful souk. Then we follow the route to the Massa National Park.
We will walk the paths of the Park to the mouth of the river Massa.
The park has endless sandy beaches, beautiful cliffs and small fishing coves.
From Massa, we will continue to Sidi Ifni.
Arrival at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.

day 4
Sidi-Ifni-Aoreora-Guelmin-Tafraoute

In the morning, we will take the route of the Atlantic coast. We continue to Legzira beach, famous for its rock formations. The rock arch is a wonder created by nature.

In the afternoon, from Guelmin we will arrive in Tafraoute. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

day 5
Tafraoute-Tata-Erg-chgaga

Breakfast at the hotel, and then we will go to Tata. Crossing the «Enchanted Valley»; a deep canyon where the towns seem to be stopped in time. The path crosses rocky walls in an almost unreal atmosphere.

Then we will make a long route between the most impressive desert areas of Morocco. From Foum Zguid and L’erg el M’Hazil to Chgaga.

Arrival at our camp, dinner and accommodation.

day 6
Erg-chgaga-Dakar Rally tracks-Ramlia

We will cross one of the tracks used in the Paris-Dakar Rally. We will spend the whole day through the desert until we reach the Ramlia Oasis. Dinner at a hotel located in the middle of the desert.

day 7
Ramlia – Merzouga

We will visit the traditional Ramlia Oasis, inhabited by families of nomadic origin. Later, en route through the desert, we will arrive at Merzouga.
We will leave the 4 × 4 to go with the camels that will take us to the heart of the desert. There we will admire an unforgettable sunset.

Dinner and overnight in the desert in Haimas (Berber tent).

day 8
Merzouga-Rissani-Todghra and Dades gorges

We will get up early to see the sunrise over the dunes of Merzouga,  where the horizon creates an amazing landscape.

Climbing the dunes and watching the sunset and sunrise are experiences that will not leave you indifferent.

After a good breakfast, we will head towards Rissani to visit its legendary market. Rissani is an important commercial center frequented by people from the desert. An old market where we will find wood artisans, livestock sellers, spice merchants … We will be able to see the curious donkey parking lot, where animals  kept, and it is also a place to buy and sell them. In the center of Rissani is the  inhabited Ksar AbouAm.

In the afternoon we will go to Alnif. The route to the palm grove of the Todra river valley. Located a short distance from the town of Tinehir. At the end of the valley there are the famous Todra Gorges. A canyon with high walls over 300 meters high that the Todra River has dug for millennia.

From here we will go to the Dades gorges. The Dades valley starts from the High Atlas and narrows to form the gorges. According to the local population, within the gorges, up to a thousand kasbahs are hidden.

Hotel in the Gorges.

day 9
Dades Gorges – Berber Village-Marrakech

After breakfast, we will go to the oasis of Skoura. An extensive palm grove famous for its many Kasbahs of Berber origin . We will follow the Route of the Kasbahs along the road that runs through the valley of the Dades river. Near the town of Boulmane and following the course of the river. We will enter the vertiginous Dades Gorge, and immediately we can see how the valley narrows, forming a beautiful gorge in the Atlas Mountains.

Inside the gorge, between its reddish stone walls, we will see dozens of Kasbahs and unique geological formations. In the Tamlalt viewpoint, we can see that wind erosion has caused capricious shapes in the rocks, known as the Atlas brain or monkey fingers.
At the exit of the gorges we will continue  the route of the High Atlas mountains to Marrakech. The city of the Thousand and One Nights.

In the afternoon arrival at the hotel.

day 10
Marrakech-City of origin

After breakfast, we will start the visit in the square of the Koutoubia mosque. Then we go to the Jamaa El Fna square, from here we enter the Medina, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. We visit the souk and the main places of historical interest. The Saadiane Tombs, the Medersa Ben Youssef, the El Badi Palace. At the exit of the Medina, we will have a mint tea in some terraces of the Jamaa el Fna square. Declared by UNESCO as Oral Heritage of Humanity. Everything in Marrakech revolves around the Jamaa el Fna square, in this public space gather: musicians, storytellers, snake charmers, dancers, dentists, fruit juice vendors, acrobats , writers, water carriers, sellers of medicinal herbs … «a world in a square».

At the agreed time, transfer to the airport and end of the trip.