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Join our forward desert tour and drive across exciting landscapes of mountains and deserts - discover the sights and sounds of this exotic culture. We travel along tracks and ancient camel routes to the heart of true Morocco – to a land where time seems to have stood still. If you prefer to travel independently, we can design your own tailor-made holiday. We can give you a full itinerary, book all your accommodation, and provide local tour guides.
What's Included
Dinner
Meeting and pickup
The driver will pick you up on agreed time from your hotel or Riad in Marrakech
Itinerary
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1Tizi n Tichka
Early morning, departure from Marrakech by our 4WD. After few way moment, appears very beautiful scenery of small villages built in tiers succeed among oak trees, walnut groves and oleander bushes. The road snakes up before arriving at the spectacular Tizi n Tichka pass reaching 2260 m.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Ait Ben Haddou
Visit of the Kasbah in Telouet, then tracks to Ait Ben-Haddou via Assif Ounila valley with its Berber villages… we reach the magnificently exotic Kasbah and ksour of Aït Ben Haddou, declared as World Heritage Site from UNESCO. Here we alight from our vehicle to visit these various Kasbahs, so closely-knit that they appear to be, but one complete building, backed up against the looming mountain in a stretch of unforgiving Hammada. The thick, high, sheer, elaborately decorated as a cob wall, stepped-up housing, turreted, crenulated ramparts, balustrades and arched 'babs' which are a sight not to be missed. Obviously, here Hollywood has shot many of its films, including, as everyone will tell you: the Mommy, Gladiator, 7 days in Tibet, Babel, Alexander…
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Ouarzazate
Reaching Ouarzazate, for those of you who are interested; a visit to the impressive Atlas Film Studios can be arranged. We’ll drive to the 100 year old Kasbah Taourirt for a quick visit of this complex of courtyards, a maze of richly decorated rooms, alleyways and crenulated towers. Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate.
20 hours • Admission ticket free -
4Skoura
Driving further towards the beautiful Skoura (42 Km), where a small interval will be organized to visit the fabulous Kasbah of Amerhidl. Then we continue along this Valley of the Roses, through El Klâat Mgouna, (Citadel of the Mgouna Tribe) where thousands of small pink roses, first planted by French settlers, are grown to make the rose oil essence - "Eau de Rose" - so beloved by Berber people.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
5Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
We will stop for lunch at the heart of the Todra gorges. It is a wild landscape, populated with Berber villages and nomads minding their herds of goats. Hike down the narrow gorges, the fruit of the separation of the High Atlas and Djebel Sarrho. Where you’ll refresh yourself a bit by bathing your feet in the cold and crystalline water of the river…
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6Merzouga Desert
We continue to Merzouga, there we switch cars with camels in order to admire the sunset, and spend the night under Berber tents in a luxury bivouac, very deep between sand dunes. Enjoy a friendly dinner party organised by nomads around the camp fire...
20 hours • Admission ticket free -
7Khamlia
After breakfast, departure to the village of Khamlia (village of Gnaoua who make music in the desert), then a break for a mint tea in Gnaoua’s house.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
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Then departure to Taouz and descent of Ziz Wadi by the track of Paris-Dakar passing by small village lost in the desert of Ouzina. Continuation to Ramlia, where you will have your lunch, then we will cross the sandy Wadi Rheris and a track that leads to Mharch. Overnight at Oasis el Mharech.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
9Zagora
Departure to Zagora through the track of Paris-Dakar while crossing desert plates, Hamada’s and nomads under the tent. Dinner and overnight in Zagora.
20 hours • Admission ticket free -
10Draa Valley
After breakfast, we will go back to Ouarzazate via Draa’s Valley with its numerous palm groves and Kasbahs, also via the mountains of the Anti Atlas. Lunch in Ouarzazate, then continuation to Marrakech via the Tizi N’tichka’s pass.
Admission ticket free -
11Marrakech
We should be back in Marrakech late in the evening around 8h00 to 09h00pm. End of Services.
Admission ticket free
Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate– Gorges de Dadès – Gorges Todra – Merzouga
Merzouga – Khamlia – Ramlia – M’harch
M’harch – Zagora
Zagora – Draa Valley – Agdez – Marrakech
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-Off Included
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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