Day 1: Marrakech - Telouat - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate 220 Km Total 32 km off – road.
Welcome to Morocco. Departure to Ouarzazate trues the Tichka pass, crossing the high Atlas at 2260 meters. All along the road you will discover the beautiful Berbers village. Few kilometers after the Tichka you will leave the main road for the Telouet track; the Telouet Kasbah is the highest Kasbahs in Morocco and used to be the house of the Glaoui manager of the south Morocco in the 1930 years. The track will then go down up to Ait Ben Haddou, this fortified village is a site classed by UNESCO. This village has been filmed on many movies such as Lawrence d 'Arabia, Nil Diamante, Cleopatra.
Few kilometers more and you will arrive at Ouarzazate, the Morocco city of movies.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Agdz – Tafechtna.
Breakfast at the hotel, city sightseeing of Ouarzazate, will visit the Tifoultoute & Taourirt Kasbahs, then departure to Agdz. You will leave along a path that follows the Oued Drâa through the palmeraie (palm groves). You will ride through the villages of Tansikht and Tamezmoute. Your path takes you over a small pass and then leads you to the small village of Tafechtna. You will camp at the exit of the village.
Day 3: Tafechtna-Isergan.
You will head east, towards the heights of the djebel Rhart. You will then ride across a plateau until you reach the isolated well of Tamrerhout, where you will will stop for a picnic lunch in the shade of its few palm trees. You will camp near the Ksar Isergan.
Day 4: Isergan-Zagora.
Your path rejoins the djebel Bou Dekir and takes you down towards the oued Ferah. You will ride past small sand dunes at the foot of the djebel Dafane. You will finally reach the town of Zagora at the end of the day and will camp near the palmeraie.
Day 5: Zagora-Bani Ali.
Today you will cross the Zagora palmaraie which lies alongside the oued Draa. You will ford a river and ride through several Kasbah. You will camp at the edge of the oued, near the village of Bani Ali.
Day 6: Bani Ali-Nesrate.
You will ride through the gorges of the oued Drâa, and then cross a large arid plateau which will lead you to the palmaraie of Tagounit. You will camp among the sand dunes and palm trees near the village of Nesrate.
Day 7: Nesrate-Ouled Driss.
On this final day you will follow the path along the valley until you reach the village of Zaouit Sidi Saleh. On leaving the valley you will ride through the Foum Larjam pass, where you will find ancient graves of nomad and Berber warriors pre-dating the Arab domination of the area. From here you will be able to look out over the sea of dunes that stretch out beyond the M’hamid. The border that separates you from the desert has now been crossed. You will arrive in the village of Ouled Driss during the early afternoon. You will visit an old ksar and a traditional museum. Transfer to Quarzazate where you will send the final night in a hotel.
Day 8: Transfer to Marrakech.
After breakfast we start our journey to Marrakesh via Ouarzazate, then the High Atlas road passing Tizi n'Tichka Pass at 2260m high.
Sight Seeing of Marrakech city: A day to discover the city where the Berber and Arabian Nights fantasy is based on reality – magical Marrakech. While your half day tour takes in sights such as the Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tombs, Menara Gardens, souks and the medina, you will be blown away by what you see on the famous square of Jamaa El Fna, especially at night. While impeccably dressed chefs grill sausages and kebabs under the stars, musicians, snake charmers, monkey handlers, merchants, medicine men, preachers, storytellers, magicians, dancers and acrobats all perform in a wonderful blaze of humanity. Order a drink from a balcony seat in one of the square’s upstairs cafés, sit back and be amazed.
DAY 9: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight home.
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