SAHARA

Arrival in marrakech at your scheduled time and transfer
to the hotel. free time. dinner and accommodation

After breakfast visit of marrakech, one of the important
imperial cities. the visit starts from the koutouia
mosque, formerly used as a bookstore, it is the symbol
of the city. we will continue to the sumptuous bahia
palace, built in the 19th century by hundreds of artisans
from fez. continuation from the jewish quarter or
mellah through the kissaría square to the djmaa el fna
square, a living museum and intangible cultural heritage
of humanity, where storytellers, snake charmers,
jugglers, dancers and more, constitute an authentic
court of miracles. we continue through the souk and
its narrow streets full of shops, workshops and terraces
to meet the guilds of carpenters, sharpeners and
a berber pharmacy of remedies and natural products mostly from argan and derivatives. at noon, departure
to the ouarzazate region, an important center for the
country’s film industry. here are the atlas studios, where
numerous films have been recorded. we will cross
the tizi n’tichka at 2,256 meters, in the high atlas
mountains, connecting marrakech with ouarzazate and
thus becoming the first door to the sahara. arrival in the
afternoon at ait ben haddou, the most famous kasbah
in morocco, a unesco world heritage site and one of
the most used scenes by hollywood. free time. dinner
and accommodation.

Today will be an exciting day. after breakfast we will
go through the valleys of the towns of kelaa m’gouna,
famous for the cultivation of roses and boumalne du
dades, formed by a large network of gorges ideal for hikers
and climbers. we will make a stop to visit the todra
gorges, which reach up to 300 meters in height. stop
for free lunch and continuation to the sahara. legend
has it “when a rich family refused to help a poor woman
and her son, god offended, buried them under mounds
of sand 50 km from arfoud, today known as the dunes
of erg chebbi.” dinner and accommodation in hotel
or tent between dunes, according to your choice. (ask
when booking).

Breakfast. possibility of spending the morning free at
the camp or taking an optional excursion; which consists
of a 4x4 tour around the giant dunes of erg chebbi.
throughout the morning the sun draws shadows and
different colors on them. we will see nomads and their
way of life, dromedaries grazing and we will visit the
musicians of khamlia. return to the hotel to continue the
route to arfoud. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. from the departure of the hotel we will be
escorted by a sea of date palms, more than 1 million
and a half. the draa valley stretches for 200 km, thus
supporting the entire region. thanks to the draa river,
which gives the valley its name, we find very fertile areas
rich in cereals, vegetables, henna and fruit trees. the
draa valley is the second in africa, behind the nile, and
still hides kasbahs and villages in its interior. arrival in
ouarzazate. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and visit of the atlas studios, here we will
meet sets in which famous movies were filmed and
feel like real actors. ouarzazate is an important center
for the country’s film industry. here they have been
recorded from the jewel of the nile, lawrence of
arabia, kundun, gladiator or the kingdom of heaven,
to asterix and obelix ... among many others. panoramic
of ouarzazate to its medina, walking tour through its
narrow streets and visit of the kasbah of taourirt, former
residence of the pachà of the town. departure to
marrakech. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. free day. we recommend resting and doing
some optional activity that suits your tastes. experience
a traditional hammam, end your day with a sunset ride
in horse drawn carriages and dismiss your trip with a
dinner show. in the latter case, you can include lunch at
the hotel so that your dinner is free. accommodation.

Breakfast and free morning until departure time according
to our destination. assistance from our staff and
transfer to the airport. end of services.