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9 Days Great South Morocco Tour from Marrakech

This 9 Days Great South Morocco Tour from Marrakech will take you on a fantastic journey through the Southern lands of Morocco. You will experience an authentic trip by exploring Kasbahs (Ait benhaddou-telouat-Amridil-taourirt-tamnaugalt), unreached towns and Berber Villages which include off-road trails only accessible by 4×4. You will visit cave dwellers and meet nomads of Desert Morocco. You will visit many beautiful valleys including Roses, One thousands Casbahs, Daraa (date palms grove),Ziz oases and also the Gorges such as Dades and Todra. Along these, you will discover the Magical Sahara Desert with its breathtaking landscapes of Erg Chebbi dunes where you will experience an overnight camel ride to a traditional tented camp in the middle of nowhere.

9 Days Great South Morocco Tour from Marrakech highlights

• – Cross the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi Ntichka pass.
• – Visit the Kasbah of Telouate and Berber Village of Ait Ben Haddou with its world heritage Kasbah.
• – Drive along Draa Valley with its fortified Ksours and hundreds of thousands of dates palm trees.
• – Ride a camel in Erg Chigaga and watch the sunset.
• – Spend the night at your Sahara desert camp nestled in the middle of nowhere.
• – Cross the salt dy lake of Iriqui.
• – Meet real nomads herding their camels, share a cup of tea with them.
• – Walk in the oasis of Foum Zguid and visit one of the last inhabitied Kasbahs in the region.

Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi-n-test – Taliouine:

Depart early in the morning to Taliouine and across the valley of Olives, and the High Atlas along the Tizi-n-Test (2260 meters). Finally we’ll arrive at Taliouine and visit the village, then overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Taliouine – Taznakht – Foum Zguit – Iriki – Chegaga:

After breakfast we leave to Foum Zguit via Taznakhte and take our lunch at Foum Zguit. In the afternoon we will arrive at Chegaga and visit the nomads who live in traditional tents, and we will also cross the dry lake of iriqui and the beautiful desert plateau full of acacias. In the late afternoon we arrive to Cheguagua dunes and we’ll watch the incredible sunset. Dinner and overnight in camp.

Day 3: Chegaga – Mhamid – Tamgrout – Zagora:

Wake up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes, after breakfast, track to M’hamid by crossing the sacred Oasis. Lunch at M’hamid, afternoon departure to Tagounite, Tamgroute (visit of Zaouia; old Koranic library, the makers of pottery and a Kasbah Tamgrout). Continue to Zagora, for dinner and overnight at a hotel.

Day 4: Zagora – Draa valley – Tansihkt – Nkob – Tazarine – Alnif – Rissani – Merouga:

After breakfast, departure to Zagora through the Draa Valley to Tansikht and N’kob where we cross beautiful Saharan landscapes and Berber villages. Lunch at Alnif, then departure to impressive dunes of Merzouga through Rissani (cradle of the dynasty Alaoui). Arrive late afternoon in Merzouga. Dinner and overnight at the inn.

Day 5: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi – Merzouga:

After breakfast, we will make the grand tour through the dunes: the two oasis of Merzouga, the wandering deposit, KHAMLIA village (village of the blacks), mines MIFISS, the desert plateau, the meeting of the Berber nomads in the desert, the oasis TISSARDMINE. Back at the inn, for the start of our camel caravan to watch the sunset in the dunes. Spend the night in a wild oasis located 1 hour camel riding in the desert. Dinner and overnight in tents.

Day 6: Merzouga – Erfoud – Tinjdad – Tinghir – Toudra gorge:

Wake up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes. Back to camel at the foot of dunes. After breakfast, departure to the Toudra gorges through by the city of Rissani (former capital of the Alawi sultans and grand bazaar in the south) and the town of Erfoud to continue toward the Eljarf Town, Visit of Khatarate (Old irrigation system, canal underground). After noon, we reach Tinghir via Goulmima and palmgrove of Tinjdad. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Toudra gorge – Boulmane – Dades valley – Dades gorge – Roses valley – Kelaa Mgouna – Skoura – Ouarzazate:

Morning, departure by the road to explore the Todra Gorge and Dades. Lunch to the latest gorge. After lunch we take a trail through the valley of roses and leads to the capital of roses Kalaa M’gouna. Then we reach the palmgrove of Skoura, the Kasbah of Amredhyle and Continuation to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Kasbah Telouet – Marrakech:

After breakfast, visit of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt and the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Continue to Telouet the most difficult track of our journey, crossing two river beds and mountains. Visit of the kasbah Telouet, former residence of the Pasha Glaoui, one of the most influential families in the region. Lunch en route. Continuation to Marrakech via the Col du Tizi’N’Tichka to 2260 m altitude. End of our services.

Day 9: Transfer to the airport

Included:

•  Transportation in 4×4 vehicles with A/C.
•  Driver/Guide available every day of the trip. ( English Speaking )
•  Vehicle fuels.
•  Accommodation on half board (dinner and breakfast) in hotels.
•  Camel ride through the desert and sleep in tent
•  Tent in an Oasis.

Not Included:

•  Airline tickets.
•  Noon meals. (Possibility of picnic or restaurants)
•  Drinks.
•  Entrance fees.
•  Tips and personal miscellaneous expenses.

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