Road Trip Morocco – High Atlas and the Sahara


farway… so close



The first stretch of African land has a popular coastline that extends for hundreds of miles, jam packed with tourist resorts. In the purest of the contrasts emerges its arid and endless inland, where nature and life seem to hide just to surprise you in unexpected explosions… in the most unexpected sites. It’s this genuine Morocco we challenge you to explore in a road trip through the heart of the Berber world, across trails and mountains leading to the majestic Sahara.


​The mysticism of the lifestyle of its people and their centenary traditions inspire travellers since immemorial times. Let yourself also be seduced by the charms of the magnificent Atlas and the void of the infinite desert plains, where all colours seem to have been invented. As well as by the frenetic medinas and souks, the agitation of Marrakech’s Jemaa El Fna square or the uniqueness of a sunrise from the top a sand dune.


​This is the Morocco we defy you discover: a magic and remote world... just around the corner

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Next editions

March 25 to April 1
September 09 to 17
October 07 to 15
December 30 to January 7

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distance. 1400km    

type. Adventure / Culture    

difficulty. easy    

visa. not needed

starting point

Marraquexe

duration

9 days / 8 nights

price

€ 843

Morocco: a magic and remote world... just around the corner

Highlights

  • Marrakech, snake charmers, music, unique flavours and a multitude of scents in an explosion of life called Jemaa El Fna Square;

  • Medinas and Souks where the art of negotiation is elevated to a whole new dimension;

  • Tassa Ouirgane, a traditional Berber village surrounded by the High Atlas mountain range;

  • Ait Benhaddou, the ruins of the old fortified city, a UNESCO World Heritage site;

  • Ouarzazate, the door of the desert, the city of cinema in which studios movies like Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator were filmed;

  • Drâa Valley, a vast extension of palm trees and volcanic rocks surrounded by the Atlas mountains;

  • Merzouga, a camel caravan will take you to the splendour of the desert in Erg Chebbi, where you’ll live an experience of a lifetime: a night deep in the Sahara, in a traditional Berber camp;

  • Skoura, a small inland city surrounded by the remarkable Kasbahs and vast palm groves;

  • The canyons of Gorge du Dàdes and Todgra Gorge, more than 300 meters high;

  • The route of 1000 Kasbahs, a set of breathtaking mountain roads in the Atlas that drives us through unbelievable scenarios;

  • Ouzoud, waterfalls with natural pools and restless rivers that invite us to a rafting ride;

  • Realise, from the top a Sahara’s sand dune that there’s much more Sun in the sun you thought to know;

  • Be surprised by the hospitality of a tea offered by a stranger and discover the warm side of mint.

accommodation

riads / kasbahs / berber camp

number of participants

4 to 8

transport

private car / van

Included


  • airport Pick up and drop off

  • 1 camel ride in the desert

  • entrances in Palais de la Bahia and El Badi Palace (Marrakesh)

  • entrances in Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate

  • visit to Marrakesh w/ a local guide

  • accommodation in riads and kasbahs, breakfast included (7)

  • accommodation in a Berber camp in the Sahara desert, with a traditional dinner included (1)

  • transportation in private vehicle between all destinations and activities

  • outlines leader in charge of the driving and the programs’ organisation

  • gas and taxes

  • welcome pack

  • travel insurance




Not included


  • meals not mentioned in the program

  • other activities and places not mentioned in the program

  • personal expenses

  • flights to and from the destination (about 250€)




Optional


  • rafting activities in Ouzoud’s waterfalls

  • visit to the Islamic school Medersa Ben Youssef, Jardin Majorelle Botanic garden and Maison de la Photographie (Marrakesh)

  • visit to Ouarzazate’s cinema studios

  • mule ride in the palm groves areas

  • 4x4 motorbike ride

  • cooking Workshop

  • photo coverage of the entire trip

  • single supplement






Additional info



population. 33,01 million    

capital. Rabat    

area. 446,550 km2    

language. Arab and Berber    

hour. GMT+0    

electricity. 220v    

currency. Dirham






       







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