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Marrakech to Boumalne Dades : 

Pick up from the hotel in Marrakech. Drive via the highest pass in North Africa, Tiz n’Tichka, to reach the desert town of Ouarzazate. After lunch, we drive on via the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the Dades Valley, where you can relax by the hotel and make a walk through the oasis valley.

2* Hotel suggestion: Riad Dades
3* Hotel suggestion: Chez Pierre
4-5* Hotel suggestion: Le Berbere Palace (Ouarzazate).

Marrakech to Skoura / Boumalne Dades :

Pick up from the hotel in Marrakech. Drive via the highest pass in North Africa, Tiz n’Tichka, to reach the desert town of Ouarzazate. After lunch, we drive on, to ‘the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs,one of the biggest concentrations of Kasbahs in Morocco, and the village of Skoura, where we can take a walk in the palm oasis and visit the Kasbah of Amridil. We stay the night here, or in Boumalne Dades, a little further along the route to the Sahara desert.

2* Hotel suggestion: Riad Dades
3* Hotel suggestion: Chez Pierre (Dades) or L’Ma Lodge (Skoura)
4-5* Hotel suggestion: Dar Ahlam (Skoura).

Boumalne Dades to Merzouga :

Leave Boumalne Dades for Merzouga, at the edge of the Sahara. You will visit the Todgha Gorges on the way. In the afternoon, enjoy a camel ride in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, and sleep in a desert camp under the stars. Watch the sunset and enjoy dinner in the camp. Overnight in desert camp.

2* Camp suggestion: Hotel Yasmina Standard Desert Camp
3* Camp suggestion: Hotel Yasmina Comfort Desert Camp
4* Camp suggestion: Bivouac Chergui.

Skoura to Merzouga :

Leave Skoura for Merzouga. We drive via the Dades and Rose Valley, and will visit the Todgha Gorges on the way. In the late afternoon, enjoy a camel ride in the dunes of Erg Chebbi during sunset and enjoy dinner in the camp. Overnight in the desert camp (or in the hotel at the edge of the dunes if preferred).

2* Camp suggestion: Hotel Yasmina Standard Desert Camp
3* Camp suggestion: Hotel Yasmina Comfort Desert Camp
4* Camp suggestion: Bivouac Chergui.

Day 3 – Merzouga to Marrakech Or Merzouga to Ait ben Haddou

Day 4 – Ait ben Haddou to Marrakech

Merzouga to Marrakech : 

Get back to the hotel in Merzouga where we meet our driver and start the journey back to Marrakech. We drive via Agdez and the Draa Valley to Ouarzazate, and on to Tiz n’Tichka and Marrakech, where we arrive in the early evening.

Merzouga to Ait ben Haddou :

Get up early today as you can see the sun rise over the dunes in Merzouga, an unforgettable experience! We then head back to the hotel where we meet our driver, and we continue our journey back south-west via the Draa Valley to reach Ait ben Haddou. Enjoy a walk through this famous Ksar, and relax at your hotel. Overnight in Ait ben Haddou.

2* Hotel suggestion: Riad Maktoub
3* Hotel suggestion: Riad Caravane
4-5* Hotel suggestion: Le Berbere Palace (Ouarzazate).

Drive back to Marrakech via Telouet, the Kasbah of the infamous Pacha Thami el Glaoui. We will arrive in the end of the afternoon in Marrakech. Your guide and driver will drop you off at the hotel.

 - Private certified driver and air-conditioned transportation;
- Guided tour in Ait Ben Haddou;
- 2 Overnights in standard accommodations (upgrade to comfort / deluxe
accommodations possible);
- 1 Overnight in desert camp (tents) in the Sahara (upgrade to comfort / deluxe
desert camp possible)
- Camel ride in Merzouga (approx. 1,5 hours);
- Breakfasts and dinners are included (excl. breakfast day 1);
- Pick up and drop off at the hotel in Marrakech.Item description

 - Travel insurance;
- International flights;
- Additional meals and drinks not listed;
- Tipping and souvenirs.