Marrakesh Trip Overview
Private 4 days 3 nights tour is mixed a bit of many diverse features and sites around southern Morocco so that you can have a general idea about the aspects that southern Morocco offers, Atlas Mountains, Kasbahs, Valley and Sahara desert with its sandy dunes, etc. This private tour suited to travelers who wish to experience more than the three day ‘Flying Carpet’ tour offers, preferring instead a more insightful tour of the Sahara region with a two-night stay in the Sahara comprising Desert hotel & Desert camp.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Marrakesh, Morocco
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Private 4 days 3 nights tour is mixed a bit of many diverse features and sites around southern Morocco so that you can have a general idea about the aspects that southern Morocco offers, Atlas Mountains, Kasbahs, Valley and Sahara desert with its sandy dunes, etc. This private tour suited to travelers who wish to experience more than the three day ‘Flying Carpet’ tour offers, preferring instead a more insightful tour of the Sahara region with a two-night stay in the Sahara comprising Desert hotel & Desert camp.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – high Atlas – UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Hddou – Ouarzazate.
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
The site of the ksar has been fortified since the 11th century during the Almoravid period.[2][3] None of the current buildings are believed to date from before the 17th century, but they were likely built with the same construction methods and designs as had been used for centuries before.[1] The site’s strategic importance was due to its location in the Ounila Valley along one of the main trans-Saharan trade routes.[1] The Tizi n’Tichka pass, which was reached via this route, was one of the few routes across the Atlas Mountains, crossing between Marrakech and the Dra’a Valley on the edge of the Sahara.[3][1] Other kasbahs and ksour were located all along this route, such as the nearby Tamdaght to the north.[2]
Today, the ksar itself is only sparsely inhabited by several families.[3] The depopulation over time is a result of the valley’s loss of strategic importance in the 20th century.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
Ouarzazate is a city south of Morocco’s High Atlas mountains, known as a gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its huge Taourirt Kasbah, home to a 19th-century palace, has views over the rugged local landscape, which features in several movies. Northwest is the fortified red-earth city of Aït Ben Haddou. Northeast is the rocky Todra Gorge. A road winds southeast through the Draa Valley’s lush palm groves to the desert
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Hotel with dinner and breakfast
Day 2: Ouarzazate -Roses Valley – Todra Gorges – Merzouga desert
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
The Todgha Gorges (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⵖⴰ; Arabic: مضيق تودغا) are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir.[1] Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres (25 mi) through the mountains. The height of the canyon walls can vary, but in some places can be up to 400 metres (1,312 ft) high
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in luxury desert camp with dinner and breakfast and camel ride.
Day 3: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi – Visite nomade family – Khamlia Village
Stop At: Erg Chebbi, Erg Chebbi, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
In places, the dunes of Erg Chebbi rise up to 150 meters from the surrounding hamada (rocky desert) and altogether it spans an area of 28 kilometers from north to south and up to 5–7 kilometers from east to west lining the Algerian border.[1]
The nearest sizable town is Erfoud, about 60 kilometers further north. One other city is Rissani, around 40 kilometers from Merzouga. Rissani was the site of a kingdom known as Sijilmassa, which became prosperous from the 8th to the 14th century due to its control of the caravan routes.
Although rainfall is not very common,[2] in 2006 flooding adjacent to the dunes destroyed many buildings and killed three people.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Khamlia Gnawa Music, Najm el Khamlia Ksar Khamlia BP 86, Khamlia 52202 Morocco
Khamlia is a small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border. The village is also called the southern gateway to the Sahara, which begins in Algeria. About 7 km from Khamlia is the larger village of Merzouga
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Desert hotel with dinner and Breakfast.
Day 4: Merzouga desert – Erfoud- Midelt –Azrou – Ifran
Stop At: Ifrane, Ifrane, Fes-Meknes
Ifrane is a town in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. It’s known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. A stone statue of a lion near leafy Parc la Prairie is a well-known landmark. Just outside town, Ain Vittel is a spring with several waterfalls. To the west, Ifrane National Park, with its Atlas cedar forests, is home to rare Barbary macaques
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
