DAY 1: Marrakech – Ouarzazate
Meet with your driver at your hotel and depart for Ouarzazate via the highest passes in the high Atlas Mountains, which is 2260 meters at the top. Along the way you will see the traditional Berber farmers using the terraced style of planting on the mountains side. The small road after the pass will take you to the beautiful village of Telouet where you will visit the Glaoui Kasbah. The road will continue along the Oued el mallah river and the Berber villages of the Glaoua tribe, you will visit the oldest village in the South of Ait Ben Haddou used as the location site for movies such as “The Jewell of the Nile” and “Lawrence of Arabia” Before arriving to Ouarzazate and check into the Hotel.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Roses Valley – Gorges of Todra – Dunes of Merzouga (Erg Chebbi).
After breakfast, you will drive further towards the Sahara desert via the beautiful roses valley and Todra Gorge where you will stop for lunch, after that, you will continue through the Ziz and Tafilalet Valley. Arrive into Merzouga, you will meet with our camel team leader Ichou. The animals are loaded up and you will ride off into the ocean of sand at the sunset. After 1 – 1/2 hour ride, you will arrive at camp place in an oasis where you will spend the night. Around the campfire you will enjoy the music and Moroccan food. You will be mesmerized by the desert night sky. You can sleep in a nomadic tent or under the stars.
Day 3: Erg Chebbi dunes – Ziz Valley – Midelt –Azrou – Ifrane – Fez
Wake up early and walk across the dunes to enjoy the beautiful sun rise, you will have your breakfast, pack your gear and ride back to where your car and driver is waiting to pick you up. You will continue to Fez via Ziz Valley.we will stop for lunch in Midelt. in the afternoon, we’ll continue through the cedar forest in the Atlas Mountains Along the way we will see the Berber monkeys who live and frolic in this area, stopping at the mountains villages of Ifrane and Azrou to see this beautiful area that the French once built their vacation homes in. Arrive to Fez and check into the Hotel/Riad the end of trip.
