Marrakech Trip Overview
The Road of the 1000 Kasbahs and Sahara
5 days on the way to the desert along the mountains of the High Atlas
and the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco
Overnight stays in upscale, authentic riads, in the desert and in the mountains in Auberges and beautiful kasbah hotels, or on request
Overnight in a Berber tent. All with half board except in Marrakech only with breakfast
“First find the neighbor, then the house – and first the companion, then the way.”
Proverb of the nomads.
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Duration: 5 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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The Road of the 1000 Kasbahs and Sahara
5 days on the way to the desert along the mountains of the High Atlas
and the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco
Overnight stays in upscale, authentic riads, in the desert and in the mountains in Auberges and beautiful kasbah hotels, or on request
Overnight in a Berber tent. All with half board except in Marrakech only with breakfast
“First find the neighbor, then the house – and first the companion, then the way.”
Proverb of the nomads.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait ben haddou – Skoura – Rosenstadt – Boumalen Dades.
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
-After breakfast, you will drive on one of the most scenic routes in Morocco. You drive over one of the two large Atlas passes – Tizin-Tichka (2260 m). shortly after you reach kasbah-telwet (short visit) to Ait Benhaddou, a ksar (village) built into the rocks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (visit). continue to Ouarzazate.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
The journey continues via Ouarzazate the “Gateway to the Desert”. The city is the “Hollywood” of Morocco, since numerous international films such as “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Gladiator” and many more were made here Film studios). continue to skoura.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Skoura, Skoura, Beni Mellal-Khenifra
– The Kasbah Timnit just before Skoura with its overgrown garden can only be admired from the outside, very rarely and with a lot of luck, its keeper will chat and invite visitors to his home. The Kasbah Amridil is open to the public and enchants with its finely crafted facades, the imposing towers and the view of the palm grove. continue to rose city …
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: El Kelaa M’gouna, El Kelaa M’gouna, Souss-Massa
– you leave Skoura and cross the valley of roses, on this route you can visit a rose cooperative. Here you will learn something about the cultivation of roses and the processing of the fine flowers that are used in cosmetics, in the kitchen and in medicine.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
Overnight dinner and breakfast in a very nice Auberge in boumalen.
Meals included:
• Dinner: Menu
Accommodation included: – Dinner breakfast and overnight in a very nice Auberge in Boumalen.
Day 2: – Boumalen / Dades VALLEY / Dades Gorge / Tinrhir Valley And Todra Gorge / Desert-Merzouga.
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
After breakfast, drive along Dades Valley, entering the Dadès gorge, whose rock formations are known as “monkey feet”. It is time for a walk where you can admire the nature and the beauty of the landscape …. continue to tinrhir.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tinerhir, Tinerhir, Souss-Massa
– Tinerhir, a beautiful oasis town. Entry into the Todhra Gorge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (visit). In the desert continue via Erfoud
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Erfoud, Erfoud, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
– Continuation via Erfoud, the rusty red oasis town with 300,000 date palms into the desert and the sand dunes of Merzouga. (Lunch break on request).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
– Change to the dromedaries and 50 minute ride to the tent camp. (On request, of course, also in a jeep with which the luggage is brought to the camp. We have comfort tents for 2 people with electricity and sink. Eating by the campfire and sometimes a bit of music under the 360-degree starry sky. If guests would rather live in an auberge , but we can recommend the camp, which is also a highlight for those not experienced in the tent. Overnight stay with dinner and breakfast
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Menu
• Breakfast: Menu
Accommodation included: Luxury tents for 2 people with electricity and sink. If guests prefer to live in an auberge, that is also possible
Day 3: merzuga-rissani-alnif-tamgroute-zagora-
Stop At: Rissani, Rissani, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
If you want to experience the magical moment of sunrise today, you have to get up early. After breakfast outdoors in the mild morning sun, you will either ride back to Merzouga on the dromedary or ride the off-road vehicle. Then you drive via the former capital of the Tafilalt, the caravan station Rissani (visit). Further to alnif
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Alnif, Alnif, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
-fossil area
due to the lack of written records, nothing is known about the earlier times of the place.
placed on the edge of the valley alnif
-Lunch break (eat on request). Continue to Tamgroute
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tamgrout, Tamgrout, Souss-Massa
-Tamegroute has been a religious center since the 11th century. Nasiriyya zawiya was founded in the 17th century as the seat of the religious (Sufi) brotherhood of Nasiriyya. Tamegroute had a religious school founded by Abu Hafs Umar b. Ahmed al Ansari became known in the years 1575–1576. The “Nasiriyya” got its name from the founder Sidi Muhammad bin Nasir al-drawi (1603-1674), who took over teaching at the school in the 1640s. Since that time, the leadership of the school of Nasir’s descendants has always been transferred from father to son without interruption to the present day.
-The founders of the religious brotherhood Nasiriyya wanted to increase the status of the Tamegroute village to that of a “medina”, that is, to make it a city. They brought in traders and artisans from Fez, which at that time had good relationships with Tamegroute. However, Tamegroute is now a small village again, but pottery has become a major attraction. Apart from a few ocher tones, the green glaze is the dominant color in Tamegroute ceramics. The old techniques create infinite variations in the glaze.
Visit further zagora.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Zagora, Zagora, Souss-Massa
– Overnight dinner and breakfast in a beautiful Kasbah hotel in Zagora, typical of Morocco’s south.
Meals included:
• Dinner: Menu
• Breakfast: Menu
Accommodation included: Overnight dinner and breakfast in a beautiful Kasbah hotel in Zagora, typical of Morocco’s south
Day 4: drive along the zagora-draa valley-agdz-ouarzazate-marrakech
Stop At: Zagora, Zagora, Souss-Massa
Breakfast. Continuation via TISSDRETE (KSAR-VILLAGE with its famous berber museum visit) the journey continues through the Draa Valley to Ouarzazate. Over a million date palms grow in the Middle Draa, but also fruit trees, almond and olive trees. The journey goes through old villages, through sand and stone deserts past camel herds.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Draa Valley, Zagora 45600 Morocco
Draa valley 160 km drive over 1million date palm.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
Lunch break (eat on request)
Pass By: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
continue over the pass Tiz’n -Tichka in the High Atlas to Marrakech, the world of 1001 nights. In the city surrounded by thousands of palm trees there are many sights: palaces, mosques, Koran schools, gardens, the grand bazaar with its extensive souks and the huge market square Djemaa el Fna, where snake charmers, water sellers, fire eaters and storytellers meet every evening. Overnight in an authentic, upscale riad in the old town with breakfast.
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Menu
Accommodation included: – Overnight in an authentic, upscale riad in the old town with breakfast.
Day 5: – Marrakech (city tour)
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Breakfast. City tour. Koutoubia Mosque, Menara Gardens, Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace. Afternoon drive to Jardin Majorelle, a magnificent botanical garden where Ives St. Laurent has a villa; the grand bazaar with its extensive souks and the huge market square Djemaa el Fna, where snake charmers, water sellers, fire eaters and storytellers meet every evening. Overnight in an authentic, upscale riad in the old town with breakfast. .
– end the program.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Menu
Accommodation included: – Overnight in an authentic, upscale riad in the old town with breakfast.
– End the program.
