7 days Sahara tour from Marrakech

We leave Marrakech around 8:00 am and start our 7-day Morocco tour from Marrakech to the highest point of the High Atlas, Tizi n’Tichka, at about 2260 meters above sea level, where there is snow almost all year round. A magnificent landscape on a road that winds through the Berber villages of the Atlas. We continue to explore the fascinating Dades Valley and its famous gorges Dades. We visit the village of Kelaa M’gouna, known for its annual rose festival. This road is known as the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, and you will surely have many opportunities to take excellent photos. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.

Today the journey takes us to the mysterious desert Merzouga. The asphalt road ends in Erfoud and from there we continue off the beaten track to our destination, a charming Auberge in the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

This day is specially reserved for a 4×4 tour of the region. We will drive some back roads of the famous Lisbon – Dakar route, have a tea and see how a nomadic family lives, visit the village of Khamlia, explore the oasis of Merzouga and visit the largest lake of the region. In the afternoon camel trekking to the bivouac, stopping on the great dune to watch the sunset in a typical Berber tent in the desert of Erg Chebbi.

A unique morning with the possibility to climb the great dune and live the unforgettable moment of the sunrise. After breakfast, return to the Auberge and depart towards the Draa Valley with its breathtaking landscapes full of green oases and Berber villages. Then continue to Ouarzazate, the main Berber town known for its dramatic mountains and desert landscapes surrounded by breathtaking valleys. Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Africa.” Visit the studios of Ouarzazate, where some successes such as “Gladiator” or “Alexander the Great” were filmed. Dinner and overnight in a riad.

Return to Marrakech, but before that visit Ait Ben Haddou, built in the XIX century, declared Unesco World Heritage Site. The most beautiful Kasbah of southern Morocco, also because of the interest of the film industry from the early sixties. Upon arrival in Marrakech, visit the city, the famous Koutoubia Mosque of the XII. Century, the Medina and its souks, and explore other secrets of Marrakech, the Mosque, the El-Badi Palace and the Ali Ben Youssef Koranic School. However, the relatively well-preserved Saadian tombs are one of the best testimonies of the season and one of the most important places visited by tourists today. The Bahia Palace, built in the sixteenth century, is another must-see building and one of the finest examples of Muslim architecture in the old imperial capital.

Depending on your flight time, you can visit the medina and souks to make last minute purchases and then transfer to the airport.