LUXURY HOLIDAY IN MOROCCO (HIKING IN THE ATLAS & BERBER VILLAGES, SAHARA DESERT AND COAST)

LUXURY HOLIDAY IN MOROCCO (HIKING IN THE ATLAS & BERBER VILLAGES, SAHARA DESERT AND COAST)

1st Day : Airport – Marrakech :

 Greeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and Over night in Raid.

2nd Day : Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Dades Canyon :

 After breakfast departure to the south across the high Atlas Mountains through the 2,260 m altitude mountain pass of Tizin Tichka. Visit to the Ouarzazate and Studios of Cinima. Free time to walk around the Taourit Kasbah and go to the top to admire the beautiful views of the valley. Passing through the Valley of the Roses, famous for this crop and the different beauty products they make from it, to spend the night in the Dades canyon. Dinner and night in Dades.

3rd Day : Dades Gorges – Toudgha Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga :

 After breakfast, return via the Dades Valley until Boumalne in order to continue in direction of Tinghir and the Toudra Gorges, walk in the Gorges and afterwards departure to join Erfoud by Tinjdad Palm grove (lunch on the spot) and the one of Touroug. Break in Erfoud to visit the marble and fossil production workshop and then going by track towards the amazing dunes of Erg Chebbi in order to see the sunset and spend the night in the feet of the dunes in hotel with swimming pool

4th Day : Merzouga Desert ( Camel Trekking ) :

 After breakfast, you take the camels, either riding or walking behind, as they carry everything needed to cook your lunch, which will be prepared out in the dunes by your camel man. You’ll walk about three hours in the morning, followed by another three in the afternoon returning to the bivouac for dinner and the night in a berber Camp.

5th Day : Merzouga – Rissani – Nkoub – Draa Valley – Agdez – Ouarzazate :

 Early morning departure to be at the sunrise on the dunes, return by dromedaries to the inn, after breakfast, start to the huge palm grove of Tafilalet through Rissani. Way towards Alnif (lunch onthe spot), Tazarine Oasis, N’kob and the Draa Valley. Next, way to Ouarzazate via the small Berber villager named Agdez and the mountains of the Anti-Atlas (1660m high). Dinner and night in hotel.

6th Day : Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Teloute – Marrakech :

 After breakfast, visit of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt and the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Continue to Telouet the most difficult track of our journey, crossing two river beds and mountains. Visit of the kasbah Telouet, former residence of the Pasha Glaoui, one of the most influential families in the region. Lunch en route. Continuation to Marrakech via the Col du Tizi’N’Tichka to 2260 m altitude.Dinner and night in hotel.

7th Day : Marrakech ( City Tours ) :

 Free day in Marrakech, a city famous for its Jemaa el Fna, which will occupy much of our time: an amalgam of aromas, sounds and sensations unique. The city also has plenty of places you wander and enjoy : Gardens Majorelle, Menara, Tombs Saadianas, walks or the mellah medina (the old Jewish quarter), the route of the walls, the modern city (Gueliz) with Western lifestyles. Dinner and hotel accommodation as selected category.

8th Day : Marrakech – Tahnaout – Asni – Imlil – Tizi N Tamaterte – Wanskar :

 After Breakfast Departure Marrakech around 8:00 in the morning for 2 hours’ drive to the Small Village of Tahnaout, Asni weekly market every saturday, then to Imlil (1,740m),we set out today towards the east ; journeying up winding mule tracks to the tizi N tamaterte (2279m) to enjoy the amazing panorama of the surrounding atlas mountain range peaks and valleys on our way to our picnic spot on the tizi N tamaterte , overlooking jbel oukaimeden and the beautiful encircled plateau. After lunch set of following the path down to imnane valley until we reach our Gite d etape in wanskra village. 5 to 6 hours walking.

9th Day : Wanskar – Ikkis – Tizi N Aguersiwl – Imlil – Marrakech :

 After breakfast, we set off down the assif imnane valley, passing through several berber hamlets and then up to the tizi N ageursiwal (2000m). Once through the col we shall now go down more winding mule tracks leading to the village of aguersiwal (lunch spot ). After lunch, we set off in river bed of Imlil , allow another hour to get up the valley to imlil. 6 hours walking. At the end of the day, you will be transferred back to your Marrakech & Over Night in Hotel or Riad.

10th Day : Marrakech – Essaouira :

 After breakfast we will depart to Mogador (Portuguese City) to enjoy your day wandering the old fortified fishing port of Essaouira on the atlantic coast. See the amazing mixture of Portuguese and Berber architecture. Explore the colourful souks, art galleries, the carpentry workshops devoted to cedar and Thuya wood carving and the fortified harbour with it’s stalls of freshly caught seafood.

11th Day : Essaouira – Marrakech :

 We will spend the morning at leisure for shopping or relaxing in Essaouira before leaving early afternoon to arrive in Marrakech by 4pm (or if you have a departing flight or want to spend time we can leave Marrakech at your convenience).

12th Day : Marrakech – Airport :

 Transfer to the airport according to the flight time. End of our services

TOUR INCLUDED :
• 12 days Tour in vehicle A/C
* Driver (English,italien, french Speaker)
* Local Guide for Visit Marrakech
*  11 Night Hotel (Breakfast & Dinner Included)
* Excursion by Camel in the Desert
* Night in bivouac including dinner and breakfast
NOT INCLUDED :
* Flight
* Drinks
* Lunches
* Entrance/Activity