Combined Atlas & Sahara Desert Trip

5.0
(4 reviews)

6 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

Perfect combination of 2 days atlas valleys trek & 4 days desert tour which will take you to the Moroccan Chamonix “Imlil” from where you will take day walks and explore the berber villages prior to travel over the Atlas Mountain on the following days to get to Dades gorges for 1st stop, carry on to Merzouga where you will have a camel ride and overnight on the nomadic dunes then driva back through the stony desert “ Tazarine” via Draa valley to get to ait benhaddou Kasbahs for the night in the hotel, final day will be up the ounilla valley over tizi n Tichka pass and back to Marrakech.

What's Included

Lunch (Optional[2])
Lunch
Dinner (Optional[5])
Dinner
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (Optional[5])
Breakfast
Trekking equipements
Cook during the trek / Mules /
Tipping /Lunches during desert trip / Travel insurance

Meeting and pickup

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Itinerary

Duration: 6 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Marrakech – Imlil/ Azzaden valley

    1 stop
  • 1

    Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil/ High Atlas Mountains (1740m)– Tizi Mzik (2684m)-Tamsoulte waterfalls (2300m) Tizi Oussem village (1850m). After breakfast in Marrakech, pick up & drive towards the high Atlas Mountains via Tahnnaout, Oued Ghighaya & Asni, enjoy the stunning view of the villages along the valet. Arrival to Imlil (65km from Marrakech), meet the guide & multeer andthen start the trek & climb Tizi Mzik pass (2684m), spectacular view over Imlil valley & Toubkal Summit, continue to Tamsoulte to visit the highest waterfalls in the Atlas Mountains (100m of hight), down the Azzaden valley through juniper forest to get to Tizi Oussem village. Overnight at the Guest house in the village. 5hrs walking.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Azzaden valley -Imlil

    1 stop
  • 2

    Day 2: Tizi Oussem (1850m) – Id Issa village (1800m) – Tizi Oudid (2000m) – Mattat - Imlil After breakfast, enjoy the sunshine on this colorful valley & its marvelous typical Berber villages, leave Tizi Oussem & continue down to Id Issa village, before heading up to Tizi Oudid mountain pass (2000m), cross matat village after a wild thurifer juniper forest, get lunch under walnut groves and relax near the river. On the afternoon short trek up the valley to Imlil. overnight in Imlil Guest House on half board .

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 3

    Imlil -Tizi ntichka-Boumalen n'dades

    1 stop
  • 3
    Tizi n Tichka

    Day3 : Imlil - Dades Valley You will be picked up from your accommodation in Imlil at 8.30am and head out over the Atlas Mountains, driving over the stunning Tizi-n-Tichka mountain pass. You’ll pass through lots of Berber villages, and once you’re in the desert, you’ll see riverside oases and barren hillsides dotted with kasbahs (fortified dwellings that house families and their livestock). Along the way, you will have the option either to take a break and visit the Ouarzazate Film Studios or stop for a hike. Once you reach Dades Gorge, you have the option of going for a hike, or relaxing at your hotel. Overnight in Dades. (Total driving time 7hours)

    10 minutes Admission ticket included
  • Day 4

    Boumalen Ndades - Tinghire - Merzouga

    1 stop
  • 4
    Merzouga

    Day4 : Dades Valley - Todra gorge - Merzouga Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the Dades Valley to Todra Gorge - a massive fault dividing the High Atlas mountains, rising up 300 metres in a narrow valley with palmeries and Berber villages. Here, you can go for a hike to explore the palmery, a green oasis full of large date palms. After lunch you’ll head further into the desert to the gateway town of Merzouga to pick up supplies for your desert trip. You will then drive on to a kasbah to pick up your camel. At sunset, you’ll trek for an hour-and-a-half by camel to a Berber camp where you will enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, and sleep under the stars or in tents at a desert camp. (Total driving time 6hours )

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 5

    Merzouga-Alnif- Ouarzazate

    1 stop
  • 5
    Alnif

    Day 5 : Merzouga - Alnif -Ouarzazte . Wake to a desert sunrise and then return to the kasbah by camel. You will then have a chance to freshen up and enjoy a breakfast. Once you are refreshed, you willhead out of the desert for a drive to Ait Benhaddou. This is an ancient fortified city containing countless kasbahs and has been the atmospheric subject of numerous hollywood movies (The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Lawrence of Arabia...) You will have the chance to walk around the buildings and explore with your guide. You will overnight in a riad in ouarzazte . (Total driving time 5 - 6 hours)

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 6

    Ouarzaz- Ait Ben Hadou -Telouet -Marrake

    1 stop
  • 6
    Tizi n Tichka

    Day6 : Ouarzazte -Ait ben hadou - Marrakech Travel along the Ounilla Valley to the Telouet Kasbah, a crumbling kasbah that was once an important stop for traders. Explore the Kasbah and then after lunch, you will head back over the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass to Marrakech (Total driving time 4 hours).

    10 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Morocco Mountain Guides

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