Marrakech Trip Overview
High Atlas desert tour: 5-day combined Atlas mountain hike and Sahara trip: Explore Moroccan Kasbahs and climb Mt. Toubkal with the top Atlas guides, then ride your own camel in Merzouga. Stay the night in a desert camp.
Private Marrakech tours, day outings, adventure excursions, Toubkal trekking tours with local guides, and private transfers are all available.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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High Atlas desert tour: 5-day combined Atlas mountain hike and Sahara trip: Explore Moroccan Kasbahs and climb Mt. Toubkal with the top Atlas guides, then ride your own camel in Merzouga. Stay the night in a desert camp.
Private Marrakech tours, day outings, adventure excursions, Toubkal trekking tours with local guides, and private transfers are all available.
Itinerary
Day 1: MARRAKECH – AREMD – TOUBKAL REFUGE
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Pick up from your hotel, then go from Marrakech to Imlil through Asni hamlet.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
Enjoy our Toubkal trip for two days, traveling through ‘Sidi Chamharouch,’ ascending to Aremd, and then walking through stunning scenery after lunch.
We arrive at Toubkal Mountain Refuge, where we will eat dinner and spend the night camping.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Lunch included for combined Morocco tour.
• Dinner: Dinner included for combined Atlas and Sahara Tour.
Accommodation included: Comfortable accommodation in Refuge in Atlas mountains.
Day 2: TREK TO SUMMIT OF TOUBKAL MOUNTAIN (4165M) – IMLIL
Stop At: Toubkal, Morocco
This morning, we started our 5-day Combined Atlas and Desert Tour by attempting to peak Jbel Toukbal. It is Northern Africa’s tallest summit. We hike in the Atlas highlands and cross the brook above the refuge. We reach the peak and take in the spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Views in all directions are available, from the Marrakesh Plain to the High Atlas in the north and the Sahara in the south.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
We then travel down the mountain to Refugee and make our way down to Imlil, where we will stay tonight at the Ghazal Hotel in Imil and have supper.
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast included for combined Morocco tour.
• Lunch: Lunch included for combined Morocco tour.
• Dinner: Dinner included for combined Atlas and Sahara Tour.
Accommodation included: Comfortable accommodation in Hotel Ghazal in Imlil.
Day 3: IMLIL – OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU – SKOURA – DADES GORGES
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
Today, after being picked up at our accommodation in Imlil, we journey across the High Atlas Mountains, with a brief stop at the renowned Kasbah Ait Benhaddou.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
We visit the local kasbah here. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We proceeded on our journey to Ouarzazate after lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
We visit Skoura and the Dades Gorges. Overnight stay in a riad or kasbah, including dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast included for combined Morocco tour.
• Dinner: Dinner included for combined Atlas and Sahara Tour.
Accommodation included: Comfortable accommodation included in Dades.
Day 4: DADES GORGES – TODRA GORGES – MERZOUGA DESERT
Stop At: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
After breakfast, we travel for Dades Gorges, where we will tour a unique location near Boumalne Dades. Then we take the road to Tinghir.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
Before arriving in the Merzouga desert, we visit the Todra Gorges.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
You will ride a camel over the Erg Chebbi dunes. We spent the night in a desert camp after watching the sunset and eating dinner around the campfire.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast included for combined Morocco tour.
• Dinner: Dinner included for combined Atlas and Sahara Tour in desert camp.
Accommodation included: Comfortable accommodation included in desert camp in Merzouga.
Day 5: MERZOUGA – AGDZ – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Our Combined Atlas and Desert Tour continues today, and we get up early to see the finest sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes. We then returned by camel and, after breakfast, drove to Ouarzazate through Nkob and the Draa valley.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
We visit movie studios before crossing the Tizi n Tichka road pass and arriving in Marrakech, where we drop you off at your accommodation.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast included for combined Morocco tour.
No accommodation included on this day.
