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5 Days Tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
June 24, 2024(210 Reviews)
A Tailor-Made 5 Days Merzouga Desert Tour To Fill Your Soul
Telouet’s extraordinary ruined palace, UNESCO global historical past site Ait Benhaddou, Todra Gorge and Roses Valley, verdant palm groves and ruined still status Kasbahs and Ksours, a camel trip via the dunes of Erg Chebbi, tenting underneath a starry sky inside the Sahara wasteland, prehistoric rock engravings at the Anti-Atlas mountains, Crafts and traditions from centuries ago, Local bread baking… These and much more are the highlights of this Merzouga Desert Tour.
Day 1 : Marrakech – Ouarzazate
Your Merzouga Desert Tour will take us in the morning from Marrakech with the aid of four×four to Ouarzazate, crossing the High Atlas mountains and the bypass of Tizi-n-Tichka (2260m). At panoramic viewpoints, there could be opportunities to forestall and take images. Later, there is a forestall to visit the Kasbah of Telouet, which as soon as served as a palatial house and as the headquarters of the powerful Glaoui tribe. A side street crossing the Ounila Valley ends in the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, where lunch might be served. In the afternoon, a go to to the Kasbah itself is scheduled, earlier than persevering with to Ouarzazate for the night.
Day 2 : Ouarzazate – Todra gorges
Morning departure to the Todra Gorges, passing the Oasis of Skoura, wherein several historical Kasbahs, some regrettably in ruins, stand among the palm trees. From right here, your Merzouga Desert Tour takes you via Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, to the Dades Gorges. It is right here that lunch is deliberate and, in the afternoon, a continuation of the experience to the Todra Gorge for the second night time.
Day 3 : Todra gorges – Merzouga desert
After breakfast, there’s time for a leisurely walk within the Tinghir palm grove, earlier than using the Merzouga dunes via the Ziz Valley, the Oasis of Tafilalet, stopping in Erfoud or Rissani on the way for lunch. Having arrived in Merzouga, throughout the afternoon, there is time to take a camel experience for a couple of hours and ascend the Erg Chebbi dunes to look at the sunset from the summit (250m). After sunset, the night time might be spent in a nomad tent, which is also the venue for dinner.
Day 4 : Merzouga desert – Agdez
If you awaken early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, whilst the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows is a splendid sight. The return to Merzouga on camel takes approximately hours. Once there, it’s far more feasible to clean up beneath a shower at a nearby resort. The itinerary of your Merzouga Desert Tour is maintained to the Draa Valley via the village of Tazzarine (featured inside the movie ‘Babel’) and on the N’Qob for lunch. In the afternoon, the adventure takes us to Tanasikht, to pressure along the historic caravan direction to discover the actual Draa Valley, with its large palm bushes and ancient villages. At the stop of the afternoon, the Kasbah of Tamnougalte offers dinner and a night’s relaxation.
Day 5 : Agdez – Marrakech
After breakfast, there may be a go to the Kasbah itself before returning to Ouarzazate through the mountain pass of Tizi-n-Tinfifte (1660m). Once in Ouarzazate, we visit the Kasbah of Taourirt, in the beginning the residence of the Pasha of Marrakech and a symbol of the feudal length of the lords of Atlas. Afterwards, an unpaved tune to the Fint Oasis nestling a number of the mountains, which once served as the crossroads of caravans, offers a hidden pride. The return to Marrakech will entire your Merzouga Desert Tour in the quiet of the afternoon.
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