Marrakech Trip Overview
Start and end in Marrakesh! With the In-depth Cultural tour 3-Days from Marrakech to Erg Chegaga, you have a 3 days tour package taking you through Marrakesh, Morocco and 4 other destinations in Morocco.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Start and end in Marrakesh! With the In-depth Cultural tour 3-Days from Marrakech to Erg Chegaga, you have a 3 days tour package taking you through Marrakesh, Morocco and 4 other destinations in Morocco.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Zagora
Pass By: Tizi n Tichka, Imlil Village, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Early morning departure from our riad/hotel in Marrakech, we cross the High Atlas passing through the Tizin’Tichka pass (2260 m), the highest pass of Morocco, offering a spectacular panoramic view of The mountains, valleys, and colorful Berber villages.
Tizi n Tishka connects Marrakech with pre Saharan oases. the road ascends and takes a turn for the scenic amid oak trees, walnut groves, and oleander bushes. Past the village, if Taddert, the landscape is stripped of color. Atop the Tizi n’Tichka that is 2962m altitude, we gradually descend into the lunar landscape of the Anti Atlas and the desert beyond.
Stop At: Telouet Kasbah, Telouet Morocco
The once-glorious stronghold has been left to crumble, but the best indication of Telouet’s former position as the centre of a trans-Saharan trading empire is the ornate 2nd-floor reception rooms. No less than 300 artisans worked on salons faceted with stucco, zellige (colourful geometric mosaic tiles), and painted cedar ceilings that make Marrakesh’s royal Bahia Palace seem like an amateur artisanal effort. After independence, Pasha Glaoui was ousted from the Bahia Palace and died shortly thereafter of cancer in exile in Telouet.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
The Unesco protected kasbah seems suspiciously frozen in time: with Hollywood touch-ups, it still resembles its days in the 11th century as an Almoravid caravanserai. Movie buffs recognize this red mudbrick kasbah 32km from Ouarzazate from Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth (for which much of Ait Benhaddou was rebuilt), Jewel of the Nile and Gladiator.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tamnougalt, Tamnougalt, Souss-Massa
Tour the Kasbah’s maze of rooms with one of the descendants of the original qaid (chief), including his office and hammam, light-filled courtyards and dark secret passageways. It’s attached to the ksar (fortified village) where 300 families once lived, including 35 Jewish families – just 20 remain – along a warren of alleyways lit by skylights. See if you can distinguish between the Moorish, Amazigh (Berber) and Jewish motifs that blend so seamlessly here, or recognise a backdrop from award-winning films like Babel.
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
The drive from Agdz to Zagora takes three to four hours, though the more scenic Circuits Touristiques route follows the piste through the oasis. Beyond that, a road takes you 96km further south to M’Hamid, a town 40km short of the Algerian border that marks the end of the road and the start of the desert proper.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Dar Paru or similar
Day 2: Erg Chebbi Dunes
Stop At: M’Hamid, M’Hamid, Souss-Massa
After breakfast, we begin our exploration of the old village of M’hamid el Ghizlane, the village called at the end of civilization with its 7 kasbahs and between small surviving palm farms. We return to the hotel to enjoy our lunch in the restaurant or by the refreshing pool. At 4 pm, We are transported to the camp with 2 hours 4 × 4 driving along a deserted track. After getting our tent we go to see the sunset experience on the camel. Finally, dinner with entertainment will be served under the sky full of stars. Night in the tent or outside under the sky.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Luxurious camp Le Caravan Du Sud
Day 3: Mhamid Desert – Marrakech
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
We admire the sunrise on the dunes and enjoy breakfast before leaving with 4 × 4 vehicles in Foum Zguid via the old Paris-Dakar road that crosses Lake Iriqui. We then stop in the Berber village of Taznakht for lunch before taking the itinerary back to Marrakech, where the arrival is scheduled at 6:30 p.m
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
