South Morocco & The Majestic Erg Chebbi Dunes

Duration

8 Days

Description

This is your perfect short trip to experience the fascinating landscapes of southern Morocco and the endless expanses of the Erg Chebbi desert in a short time. Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Atlas Mountains and the green oases of Dades and Tinghir. Let yourself be enchanted by the empty and lonely roads of southern Morocco towards the desert. Experience an unforgettable night under the sparkling starry sky of the Erg Chebbi desert.

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Itinerary

You fly to Morocco. You will be greeted at the airport by your tour guide and taken to your accommodation. Use the rest of the day to relax or go on a first exploration tour on your own or with a local city guide.

  • Travel time: 18min

The city tour of Marrakech is certainly one of the highlights of your stay in Marrakech. A local German-speaking guide is available for this purpose. Marrakech has numerous important cultural monuments, such as the Koutoubia Mosque, the Bahia Palace, the enchanting Saadian tombs, the Menara water basin and the city wall. The special attraction lies in the colorful life in the souks and on the famous square “Djemaa El Fnaa”, where acrobats, storytellers, snake charmers and musicians meet. This city tour will end at noon and you will say goodbye to your tour guide.

  • Walking time: 4 hours

After a leisurely breakfast, a unique drive through the high Atlas Mountains over the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 hm) to Telouet awaits you.

On this panoramic road, you will have many opportunities to enjoy the breathtaking views of the mountains. There you can take unforgettable souvenir photos.

The drive along small mountain villages takes us to the small village of Telouet. Telouet is best known for the Kasbah Dar Glaoui, a traditional Moroccan building that once served as a royal residence for the Glauoua. This once very splendid Kasbah will take us back to another time.

We continue through the oasis landscape in the Ounila Valley, also known as the “Valley of Salt”, to the town of Ait Ben Haddou (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Ait Ben Haddou is one of the most impressive clay settlements in Morocco and has served as a film set for famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia.

In the desert town of Ouarzazate, also known as the “Hollywood of Morocco”, you will spend your first night in an enchanting riad.

  • Distance: approx. 204 km
  • Travel time: approx. 4 hours
  • Meals: F/A

Today we will take you through the beautiful Valley of Roses to the Kasbah Amridil near Skoura. Amridil is considered one of the most impressive kasbahs of its kind in Morocco and was depicted on the Moroccan 50-diram note. A local guide will lead you through this magnificent kasbah.

After the tour, you will continue along the Road of 1000 Kasbahs. The town of Kelaat Mgouna is known as the Rose City of Morocco. Rose oil and rose water are produced there.

The tour then continues towards the Dades Gorge, through the green valley of Mgoun, via the idyllic village of Bou Tharar with its old kasbahs.

In the Dades Valley you will have the opportunity to visit a nomadic family. (If the family has not already moved on).

In the afternoon you will move into your hotel in the Todra Gorge and can enjoy the beautiful landscape.

  • Distance: approx. 137 km
  • Travel time: approx. 3 hours
  • Meals: F/A

After you have fortified yourself with breakfast, a short but impressive hike through the beautiful oasis of Todra awaits you. You will see the locals going about their daily work in the oasis. After the hike we will drive through large oases, Berber villages consisting of mud houses and green palm groves. In Tinjdad you will take time to visit the Oasis Museum to get a glimpse into the life of the desert nomads. Afterwards we continue to Erfoud, where we have the opportunity to visit a fossil factory. We then ride our dromedaries over the red-golden dunes of Erg Chebbi into the depths of the Sahara to the desert camp. We enjoy the magical sunset on a high dune.

  • Distance: approx. 196 km
  • Travel time: approx. 4 hours
  • Meals: F/A

Don’t miss out on the special sunrise in the desert and enjoy it on a dune with a view of the incredible natural spectacle.

After breakfast, set off towards the town of Rissani and leave the unique world of the desert. Today you drive through the stony desert, barren desert landscapes, palm oases and numerous clay villages to Agdez in the beautiful Draa Valley.

  • Distance: approx. 299 km
  • Travel time: approx. 5 hours
  • Meals: F/A

After a leisurely breakfast, we leave Agdez and drive over the Tizi-n-Tinifift Pass (1660m) to Ouarzazate. On the way, you will be impressed by the desert landscapes of Ait Saoun and the view of the Atlas Mountains. You reach the Hollywood city of Morocco, Ouarzazate, where you have the opportunity to visit the film studios before driving back to Marrakech via the Tichka Pass (2260 m).

  • Distance: approx. 263 km
  • Travel time: approx. 5 ½ hours.
  • Meals: F

You will be picked up at the riad 3 hours before your departure (16h00) and driven to Marrakech airport. We say goodbye to you and say “Beslama” and see you next time in Morocco.

  • Travel time: 18 min