Guide

• Private tour with local guide (english/french/spanish/german) • Private local guide in Telouet Kasbah • Private local guide in Ait ben Haddou • Private local guide in Skoura-Valley (Kasbah Amridil) • Private local guide in Tamegroute village

Others

• Camel ride in the desert

Optional

Distance per day: 360/380/240/200 km. It is highly recommended that you wear hiking shoes and take a small backpack with you for the overnights in the desert camp.

Accommodation

• 1 Overnight with Dinner and breakfast in the Riad in Dades • 1 Overnight with Dinner and breakfast in the desert Camp in The Chigaga Dunes • 1 Overnight with Dinner and breakfast in the Riad in Ouarzazate

Transport

All our transportation are very confortable and are with A/C, which you can use any time you prefer along this trip. Usually we use either 4x4 Toyota or Landrover Defender.

Meals

• Dinner and breakfast in the Riads in Dades and Ouarzazate • Dinner and breakfast in the desert camp • 1 x Lunch during the 4x4 tour through the dunes

Not included:

Insurance

• Personal travel insurance not included

Flights

• No flights included. You will need flights with arrival and departure from Marrakech.

Others

• Entry or admission fees (Kasbahs, Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate) • Alcoholic beverages • Tips for your guide

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Day 1 Marrakech - High Atlas - Telouet - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Marrakech - High Atlas - Telouet - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley

This memorable trip starts with the scenic drive from Marrakech over the Tizi-N-Tichka pass (2’260 m), where you can spot the traditional Berber villages with its inhabitants working and chatting at the roadside. We can stop in a local co-operative run by women who extract the Argan oil from the trees and discover how it is processed into cooking oil and cosmetics. You can taste and buy the products if you like. Continue through the breathtaking landscape to Telouet. This fortress was occupied by Thami el Glaoui before he was expelled by independence efforts. One section has unfortunately disintegrated into red sand, but you can still visit the beautiful rooms with mosaic tiles and wood carvings. Visit the Kasbah together with a local guide.Shortly before the desert capital Ouarzazate, you have the opportunity to visit the famous Kasbah Aït-Ben-Haddou, the fortified clay city with its numerous ksars and kasbahs, where several famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia have been shot. After your lunch break in a typical restaurant in Aït-Ben-Haddou or Ouarzazate, you can visit the old kasbah of Ouarzazate named Taourirt or have a look at the movie museum just on the other side of the road. Continue along the road until Kelaa M’Gouna, the center of the Rose Valley. Here, we’ll make a stop for a coffee or tea, and you have the possibility to visit one of the local women’s cooperations, where you can buy beauty products of Rose water. After we drive further to the Dades Valley, where we stay overnight.
Day 2 Dades Gorges - Saghro Mountains - Nkob - Draa Valley - Zagora - Erg Chigaga
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dades Gorges - Saghro Mountains - Nkob - Draa Valley - Zagora - Erg Chigaga

Today, you will leave the Dades valley and take a small way through the Saghro-Mountains, a region secluded from the "big tourism". You can explore beautiful landscapes and maybe even visit a Nomad family to have some tea and see how they live with their kettle.

Have lunch in Nkob, overlooking the impressive Draa Valley with its huge palm groves. Along the way to the Desert, we stop at a Saadian town of the 16th century which is called Tamegroute. There, we are able to visit an old coran library and a subterranean Kasbah together with a local guide. Tamegroute is also famous for its pottery shops.

M’hamid is the end of the Draa valley as well as the end of civilization. We’ll make a short coffee stop there before we continue in direction Erg Chigaga, passing through Ouled Driss with its old Kasbah and then taking the 4x4 piste through the desert. We’ll arrive in your desert camp before sunset. Hop on a camel and walk at the desert pace along the dunes with its diverse colors. We’ll arrive at the desert camp where you’ll pass the night in a nomad tent or under the shining stars in the middle of impressive sand dunes. Settle in your private tent and drink some mint tea before the traditional dinner is served. You can spend the night watching for shooting stars or dance around the camp fire to the beat of the desert drums.
Day 3 Erg Chigaga Dunes – Iriki – Foum Zguid – Anti Atlas – Oasis Fint – Ouarzazate
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Erg Chigaga Dunes – Iriki – Foum Zguid – Anti Atlas – Oasis Fint – Ouarzazate

Today, you can get up early to enjoy the first rays of sunlight over the desert. Enjoy your breakfast in the camp before the journey with the 4x4 car starts.

Discover the the old Paris-Dakar road to Foum Zguid and cross the Iriki lake, which is a temporary wet land during rain periods. In this national park you’ll have the chance to spot some wild animals like lizards, snakes, gazelles and even hyenas with a little luck. Lunch will be served in the berber village Taznakht. This small town is famous for its berber carpet cooperations. You are welcome to attend a detailed demonstration of how the women of the area are producing the colorfully masterpieces which can also bring some oriental flair to your house. After lunch along the way, we’re heading to Ouarzazate over the Anti Atlas Mountains. You’ll continue the tour to the Oasis Fint, where you will enjoy your traditional Mint Tea at a local family’s home. You have time to explore the quiet and peaceful oasis at the river together with a guide and learn about the local life of the friendly inhabitants. Continue your journey through the Anti Atlas to Ouarzazate , where we stay overnight.
Day 4 Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – High Atlas – Marrakech
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – High Atlas – Marrakech

Today, we’ll start with the visit of the Atlas Corporation film studios, where you can discover the diverse sets and listen to the anecdotes of the multiple movies and actors. Several famous movies like Gladiator, Babel, Prince of Persia, and recently The Physician have been shot in those studios. Guided tour of the movie studios in a group - about 60 min duration. After the visit of Atlas Film Studio, we pass the High Atlas mountains over the Tizi n’Tichka pass with scenic views along the road in the Ounila Valley and many opportunities to take photos. End of your tour with drop off at your accommodation in Marrakech.

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From Marrakech: 4 Days Private 4X4 Experience Erg Chigaga Du

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Itinerary of your trip From Marrakech: 4 Days Private 4X4 Experience Erg Chigaga Du

Marrakech - High Atlas - Telouet - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley

Dades Gorges - Saghro Mountains - Nkob - Draa Valley - Zagora - Erg Chigaga

Erg Chigaga Dunes – Iriki – Foum Zguid – Anti Atlas – Oasis Fint – Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – High Atlas – Marrakech

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