5 Days Tour From Marrakech To Discover Morocco Sahara Desert And Kasbahs

Leaving Marrakech at 8:00 am and after taking the road wherever you are, we will leave for Ouarzazate. On the way, we will cross the High Atlas by the magnificent pass of Tizi n'Tichka, at 2,260 meters above sea level. Shortly after crossing the Atlas, we will take a path to visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, an incredible walled city of more than 300 years, where many internationally renowned sons look like: Gladiator or The Kingdom of Heaven . At the end of the tour and after lunch, we will go to Ouarzazate, where you can visit the movie studios and spend the first night.

After breakfast and visit the Kasbah Taourirt, we will go towards Zagora crossing the mountains of the Anti Atlas and through the port of Tizi n Tinifift, located at 1600 meters above sea level. We will continue to cross the Drâa Valley by a track where we will see various Berber villages and kasbah inside. Leaving behind the villages N'kob, Tarazine and Alnif, we will take another track that crosses lost villages to the town of Ramlia. Many of these sections are those covered during the Dakar Rally. We will end the day sleeping in a Kasbah in the middle of nowhere or in a hotel at the foot of the dunes.

It will be a stage where, after breakfast, we will cross several solitary villages, we will cross uadis (dry river beds), oases and the dunes of Ouzina. After the tour, we will visit the well known village of Khamlia, descendant of slaves from Africa, and you will enjoy their incredible folk music. From Khamlia, we will take the road towards Erg Chebbi, the highest dune of Morocco. We go through another track used in the "Paris-Dakar Rally" to visit the desert nomads with whom we will have tea and see the oasis where some films were shot under the name "Sahara", with Penelope Cruz . In the afternoon, you will embark on a new adventure aboard camels. they will take us to the desert of dunes to contemplate an unforgettable sunset. This night will be special. we will sleep in the dunes in nomadic tents (Khaima), as the Berbers do. Here we will enjoy a Berber dinner, music and a starry sky like you've never seen before. Dinner and accommodation in an unforgettable nomad tent.

After seeing the beautiful sunrise in the desert, we will take the camels back to the hotel so you can take a shower and cool off. Once cleared, we will leave towards Rissani, origin of the Alauí dynasty and first imperial city of Morocco. We will take the road towards Erfoud, rich in black stone and marine fossils (if you wish, we can stop at a fossil factory) and arrive at Palmeral de Tafilalet. We will visit the Gorges de Roda and arrive at the Dades Valley, where we will spend the fourth night.

Leaving behind the Dades valley along the road of "Thousand Kasbahs", we will cross the beautiful valley of Roses to reach the palm grove of Skoura, where is the most famous kasbah of the region. From there, we will take the road back to Marrakech and we will have lunch before returning to Marrakech by the same route of the high atlas and the neck of the tichka. NB: We suggest:

• Standard Tours: including Official art historian guide and accommodation in Selected 3 stars hotels and Riads, Standard desert camp at the desert
•  Luxury Tours: including official art historian guide and accommodation in Selected Luxury hotel and Riads, luxury desert camp.

During this Tours You will join the desert camp on the back of camels after a camel ride of about 2 hours which will allow you to enjoy a beautiful sunset behind the dunes of Erg chebbi. Evening at the bivouac settled in feet of the sand under the stars.