Tour Overview
Seven days from Marrakech combining a High Atlas excursion with the essential south. After a full city tour and a day trip to the Ourika Valley, the route crosses to the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, the Dades and Todra Gorges, and two nights in the Merzouga dunes, before a scenic return via the Draa Valley.Tour Highlights
- Full guided tour of Marrakech medina
- Ourika Valley & High Atlas day trip
- Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
- Two nights in a traditional Berber desert camp
- 4×4 excursion and sandboarding in Erg Chebbi
- Scenic return via the Draa Valley
✓ Included
- 6 nights accommodation (riads + desert camp)
- Breakfast & dinner daily
- 2 nights desert camp with camel trek
- Guided tours: Marrakech, Ourika Valley
- English & Spanish speaking guide/driver
- All private transport
- Hotel/riad pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water during the trip
- All local taxes
✗ Not Included
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Flights
Day by Day Itinerary
Full day guided tour of Marrakech: the Koutoubia Mosque gardens, the ornate 19th-century Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, and the labyrinthine souks of the medina. Evening at the legendary Jemaa el-Fna square. Overnight in Marrakech.
Day trip into the High Atlas foothills along the Ourika Valley. Visit Berber villages, walk to a seasonal waterfall, and enjoy mint tea with a local family. Return to Marrakech by evening. Overnight in Marrakech.
Cross the High Atlas via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass. Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, then continue to Ouarzazate, Morocco's film-studio capital. Onward along the Dades Valley — the 'Road of a Thousand Kasbahs'. Overnight in Dades.
Morning walk through the dramatic Todra Gorges. Drive on to Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes. Sunset camel trek into the desert, traditional Berber dinner and music, overnight in a desert camp under the stars.
Dawn Sahara sunrise over the dunes. Full day exploring Erg Chebbi: a 4×4 excursion to the flamingo lake and nomadic Berber families, sandboarding down the dunes, and a stop in Khamlia village for live Gnawa music. Second night in the desert camp under the stars.
Morning stop in Rissani, birthplace of the Alaouite dynasty. Drive along the Draa Valley, Morocco's longest river, lined with palm groves and ancient kasbahs. Overnight in Agdz.
Morning drive to Ouarzazate, Morocco's film-studio capital. Cross the High Atlas via the spectacular Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2,260m), with panoramic stops over Berber villages. Arrive in Marrakech by evening. Overnight in Marrakech.
