Day 1: Marrakech - High Atlas Mountains - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades 330km
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Marrakech
Your driver will pick you up at 08:00 am from your hotel or the closest access point for the car, and you will start your 3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes heading to the Dades Gorges across the Tizi-n-Tichka pass of the high Atlas Mountains with an altitude of 2260m, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages.
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Ait Ben Haddou
Then you continue to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, a site used by many filmmakers as a backdrop for their works, such as the "Gladiator", "Lawrence of Arabia" and some shots of the famous TV series "Game of Thrones". We will have lunch at one of the restaurants at the foothills of the Kasbahs. After lunch we will drive to Ouarzazate with option to visit the Atlas Studios and Taourirt Kasbah there, and then we continue to Dades gorges through the vast palm-groves of Skoura and the rose valley stretching along the M'Goun river ( the rose of Damascena was brought to Morocco centuries ago by a Berber merchant from Damascus, hence the name, they blossom between April and mid-May ).
Duration: 60 minutes
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Dades Gorges
Taking a detour form the main road, we will drive up the valley of Dades to reach our hotel with a couple of stops to enjoy the beautiful views of the valley and a bizarre rock formation called "The monkey feet" . We will spend the night in our hotel in Dades.
Duration: 10 hours
Day 2: Dades Gorge - Todra Gorge - Erfoud -Risani - Erg chebbi dunes in Merzouga. 304km
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Merzouga
After breakfast, We continued our drive south . Berber villages are scattered along the way, Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud in which you can feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet and its immense arid plateaus, Once you arrive at Merzouga, a small off-road takes you to the edge of the golden dunes where camels are waiting for you, the luggage will be loaded in a 4x4 car and transported to the camp, and you can enjoy a beautiful camel ride over the sand dunes and watch a majestic desert sunset on your way to the camp. After reaching your destination, you will be greeted with tea and smiles. You will be shown your beautiful comfortable private tents equipped with ensuite bathrooms and showers to relax and settle before dinner time. After a delicious meal, a fire will be lit and a festive ambiance takes over with musical plays by the staff and cameleers under the starry night of the desert
Duration: 15 hours
Day 3: Merzouga - Erfoud - Errachidia - Midelt - Cedar Forest ( monkeys) - Fes. 532km
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Fez
An early morning wake up is recommended to witness the amazing sunrise from the dunes. you will have breakfast in the camp, pack and go back either on camels or by 4x4 leaving the dunes behind. Back on the asphalt roads, you will head north towards Fez via the High Atlas Mountains. On the way, we will drive through Erfoud, Errachidia and Midelt. We'll stop for lunch and pictures of wild monkeys on the Cedar forests of Azrou before arriving to Fez. Drop you off at your accommodation.
Duration: 7 hours
