Overview 

1st day : Marrakesh – Ouarzazate 
We depart at 8 am. from the hotel or riad in Marrakesh, cross the High Atlas Mountains. After the Tichka pass, we leave the main road, take a side road to Telouet Kasbah, which belonged to the Glaoui family (Lords of the Atlas), it is in ruins now after the French left and the last Pasha fled. 
We continue along a new and beautiful connecting road and have lunch at Ait Ben Haddou. When lunch is over we can visit the Kasbah. It is the most famous in Morocco and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. We spend the night a short distance away in Ouarzazate. 
 
2nd day : Ouarzazate – Chagaga 
We eat breakfast and head to the Dra'a Valley. We stop to visit Kasbah Tamnougalte, the oldest Kasbah in the Dra'a Valley, it is somewhat inhabited. Our route is the ancient caravan road, it’s between the mountains and the river. We pass several villages and gardens. You can see the different ways of life along the Oases. We head to M’hamid, it’s known as the gate to the desert, to the dunes of Erg Lihoudi and we eat lunch there. We have scheduled a one to two hour ride on a camel. We head to the Erg Chagaga dunes (300m) with 60km of off-road driving. This route will pass the different sites of the desert ; ‘erg’, ‘reg’, ‘hammada’, oases. These dunes are far away from civilization, in the desert proper. And the quiet and the expanse of the sand are unbelievable. Then it time for dinner followed by a good night’s sleep in a bivouac of nomad tents. 
 
3rd day : Chagaga – Taroudant 
We eat breakfast and then drive 90 km across the Sahara over the stony desert, “reg” and “hammada” and across the dried-up Lake Iriqui. In the middle of this lake, we can look for fossils. Right at the edge of the desert at Foum Zguid, we head north to Taznakht, famous for its Berber gelims and carpets, and this is where we have lunch. After crossing the Tizi-n-Ikhsane and Tizi-n-Tighatine passes, we arrive in Taliouine, the heart of the saffron growing region. The road takes us on to Taroudant and we stop and spend the night in a riad. 
 
4th day : Taroudant – Essaouira 
When morning comes we can visit the town known as “the little Marrakesh”. It has massive ramparts and gorgeous medina. We will travel along the Souss river valley, it’s full of argane groves as far as Agadir. We travel up the coast, driving through Taghazout and the mountains. When we arrive in Essaouira, there will be time for you to explore the town, the Skala, the medina and all of the many shops and the sea front with the fresh fish restaurants. We spend the night in Essaouira. 
 
5th day : Essaouira – Marrakech 
After we have breakfast, we continue to walk around Essaouira, get to know the town a little better and enjoy more of the fresh fish. Then we return to Marrakesh and we stop in a forest of argane trees and the co-operative of argane oil producers. Several Berber villages are on the way. By aftrenoon we are in Marrakech. 

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What's included?

• Professional Driver

• professional Guide

• Hotel/Airport Pick-up and Drop-off

• Transport By air-conditioned car

• 4 nights Accomodation

• 4 Dinners and 4 breakfast

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Cancellation policy

Bookings can be cancelled whenever without any fees.

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