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Trip Itinerary
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Marrakesch
Day 1-3
ARRIVAL DAY (Day 1) Once in Marrakech, private transport will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to our traditional riad in the medina. After everyone has arrived and checked into their rooms, we set off after a welcome drink to explore the city on foot with a private guide. He will guide us through the souks of Morocco and give us insights into Moroccan culture. Over lunch, we will have time to get to know each other better and exchange ideas. After our walking tour, we return to our riad and everyone has some time to themselves or the opportunity to sit together on the roof terrace and enjoy the company. We meet again for dinner at the latest and enjoy a traditional meal in a local restaurant. DAY 2 On our second day, after a traditional breakfast in our riad, we set off on our private city tour by A/C bus and we will stop at the following attractions: - Garden Majorell & Saint Laurent museum - Jewish area "Mallah" & Bahia Palace - Oldest mosque of Marrakech "Koutoubia Mosque - Visit of a Moroccan Berber pharmacy and tannery - Visit the oldest king's palace, Mnar garden & Saadian Tombs - Tour in "Gueliz" the French are During our private tour, we will have lunch in a traditional restaurant to fortify ourselves for the rest of the tour. If there is an attraction or activity that you absolutely want to do in Marrakech, we can of course include it in the itinerary. In the evening, after our dinner, we will finish the evening with some drinks and nice conversations on a rooftop terrace.
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Dadestal
Day 3-4
DAY 3: Marrakech - High Atlas - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley At 08:00 we are picked up from our accommodation in Marrakech and drive into the High Atlas, a sub-range of the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. We drive through the port of Tizin Tichka with stops for panoramic views and photos of the small Berber villages hidden in the landscape. We then continue south to the Ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou, where we visit the famous Kasbah (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot on this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz, etc. Afterward we have time for lunch in the city. Then we continue to Ouarzazate, also known as "The Gate of the Desert", which means "noiseless or without clutter" in Berber. Here we see the Kasbah of Taourirt, one of the most spectacular Kasbahs in Morocco. The next attraction is the Rose Valley, which runs through the large palm grove of Skoura. A beautiful place to admire the more than 700,000 palm trees and the numerous kasbahs built in this area. In this valley, Damascene roses are grown for cosmetic purposes, from which, for example, the precious rose water is extracted. Every year in May, the Rose Festival is held here, an important moussem for Moroccan culture. Finally, we reach the Dades Valley where we will spend the night. Stops on our tour: - 08:00 am: Pick up from our accommodation in Marrakech - depart to the High Atlas with stops for enjoying panoramic views - Stop in Ait Ben Haddou: visit the famous Kasbah - Free time and lunch time in the village Ait Ben Haddou - Stop in Ouarzazate: visit the Taourirt kasbah - Stop at Rose Valley: visit the big Skoura palm grove - Arrival at Dades valley: stay for 1 night
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Merzouga Desert
Day 4-5
DAY 4: Dades Valley - Todgha Gorges - Merzouga desert After breakfast in the Dadestal we will enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the Dades Valley from a strategic viewpoint in the mountains. From there we can enjoy the large number of kasbahs and the scenic features of each one. A very good asphalt road leads from the town of Tinerhir up the valley to the gorge and then into the desert. After a few stops we reach Todgha Gorges. The scenery is spectacular. Locals live in the area and can be seen in their mud villages. Thanks to their rock walls with many uneven surfaces, these canyons are popular with rock climbers. After a short walk in Todgha Gorges, you will have free time for lunch in Tinejdad or Touroug and then we continue our way into the desert to reach the spectacular dunes of Merzouga. There we take a one-hour camel ride to our nomad camp in the middle of a sea of dunes (Erg Chebbi). Before dinner we will watch the sunset from the top of a dune. We will stay 1 night in the Merzouga desert in a luxury tent. Stops on our tour: - Breakfast at the accommodation in the Dades valley - Stop at a panoramic lookout: enjoy the view of "Dades valley" - Stop in Todgha Gorges: visit the famous Kasbah - Walking tour in Todgha Gorges - Stop in Tinejdad: lunch and free time - Arrival in Merzouga: enjoy the sunset on a camel ride to the desert camp - Dinner in the desert, stay 1 night in a luxury tent
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Marrakesch
Day 5-7
DAY 5: Merzouga - Draa Valley - Anti Atlas Mountains - Ouarzazate - Marrakech Very early in the morning, we will have a “date with the sunrise” in the middle of the desert. Getting up early is a "must" to see the most spectacular sunrise you've ever seen from the top of a dune near the desert camp. Then we return on the camels back to the desert camp where a delicious breakfast is waiting for us. Freshly strengthened, we start our last travel day through the dry pre-desert area, where we will encounter the "acacia", a typical tree of this landscape. On the way to the Draa Valley, we make a few stops to enjoy the beautiful view of the river that gives the valley its name. It is the longest river in Morocco, flowing through the whole country and reaching Mauritania. Our journey continues towards Ouarzazate through the Anti-Atlas. We have some free time for lunch in the city and in the afternoon we make our way back to Marrakech. Around 08:00 PM we will arrive in Marrakech at our accommodation. Stops on our tour: - "Date with the sunrise" in the middle of the desert - Camel ride back to the desert camp to enjoy a delicious breakfast - Drive through the arid pre-desertic area, see the "Acacia" trees - Stop at the Draa valley: enjoy the beautiful view of the river "Draa" - Drive through the Anti Atlas, enjoy a beautiful landscape - Stop in Ouarzazate: lunch and free time - Arrival in Marrakech: drop off at our accommodation DAY 6: Day trip to Ourika valley After our breakfast we are picked up at our riad and set off for the Ourika Valley. Stops on our tour: - Visit of berber houses, seeing traditional living of berber people - Visit of the berber pharmacy, seeing how Argan Oil is made - Hiking tour to the Ourika waterfalls with a local guide - Lunch in the mountains After our return from the Ourika Valley we will enjoy a last dinner together in the evening and talk about the past days and our impressions. DAY 7: Departure Day On the day of departure, we enjoy breakfast together before our private transport to the airport. Of course, the departure day may vary depending on when your flight back home is and is not yet finalized.
Trip Summary
Accommodation
Hotel & Camping7 days trip
Marrakesch, Dadestal & 2 moreTransportation
CarWhat's excluded?
Beverages
Entrance tickets to the sights
Plane tickets
Private expenses for spices, clothes etc
Food (with exceptions)
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