Sand & Oasis – Road trip in the heart of the Moroccan desert

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Programma van het verblijf

• dag 1

  Marrakech - Demnate - Ouarzazate

  Departure after your exit from the airport. As you wish to leave directly, our driver will be there waiting for you with a sign bearing your first and last name. Luggage will be loaded into the 4x4, then the journey begins to Demnate, a Berber village renowned for its natural bridge Imi-n-Ifri and the dinosaur tracks in the surrounding area. The road then crosses the High Atlas mountains to reach Ouarzazate, the city of cinema. Night at Riad Dar Farhana in Ouarzazate https://www.darfarhana.com/ Included: 4x4 with driver and fuel, room, breakfast and dinner

• dag 2

  Skora - Valley of the Roses - Dades Gorges

  Departure for the Skoura palm grove and its beautiful kasbahs. After Kelaa M'gouna and the Valley of Roses, the Boutaghrar track crosses a rocky plateau where troglodyte nomads live. At Ait Youl, the road runs along colorful and surprising rock formations up to the Dades Gorges. Night and dinner in Dades - https://riadgabsidades.com Included: 4x4 driver with fuel, room, breakfast and dinner

• dag 3

  M'Semrir - Imilchil

  The road follows the Dadès wadi up to M'Semrir and Agoudal, small Berber mountain villages. In Imichil, located on a plateau at 2200 m altitude, you will discover the lakes of Asli and Taslit, whose legend says they were born from the tears shed by two young lovers separated by their parents. Night and dinner in Imilchil Included: 4x4 with driver and fuel, room, breakfast and dinner

• dag 4

  Imilchil - Merzouga

  Departure for the gorges (of Toghra, Imiter or Ziz). Then, the road takes you to Merzouga, at the foot of the dunes. Camel ride to admire the sunset. Dinner and night under a Berber tent at the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Bivouac Sandfish Included: 4x4 driver with diesel, Nomad Tent, breakfast and dinner

• dag 5

  N'Kob - Tamnougalte - Ouarzazate

  Sunrise show, then departure to cross the Tafilalt and the mineral immensity of the Bougafer massif before reaching Alnif and Tazzarine. From Tansikht, the track follows the palm groves and oases of the Drâa valley to Tamnougalt, a former caravan stop, then Agdz and its typical market. Continue towards Ouarzazate through lunar landscapes by taking the Tizi-n-Tinffift pass. Night at Riad Dar Farhana in Ouarzazate https://www.darfarhana.com/ Included: 4x4 with driver and fuel, room, breakfast and dinner

• dag 6

  Ouarzazate - Fint Oasis - Tifoultoute Kasbah - Film Studios

  

  Departure by 4x4 to the palm grove and the Fint oasis, this little paradise lost in the middle of a stony and mountainous desert. Short walk and meeting with the villagers, maybe even having tea at a local's house. Continue to the Kasbah of Tifoultoute, visit and tea on the kasbah's terrace, then continue to the film studios to discover some of the movies shot in the region, some of which have enjoyed great worldwide success. Night at Riad Dar Farhana in Ouarzazate https://www.darfarhana.com/ Included: 4x4 driver with fuel, room, breakfast and dinner

• dag 7

  Ait Ben Haddou - Telouet - Marrakech

  

  The return is via the old caravan route through Ait Ben Haddou, a magnificent ksar listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, then the Telouet kasbah, ancestral home of the Glaoui pasha. Crossing the High Atlas via the Tichka pass offers magnificent landscapes all the way to Marrakech.