Atlas , Desert and coastline combination Trip
Day1 : Arrive to the airport then transfer to the riad.
Day2 :Marrakech - Imlil – tizi n’tamaterte – Tachdirth :
After your transfer from Marrakech to Imlil
, we set out today towards the east ; up winding mule tracks to the tizi n’
tamaterte (2279m) to enjoy the amazing panorama of the surrounding atlas
mountain range peaks and valleys on our way to our picnic spot on the tizi
n’tamaterte , overlooking jbel oukaimeden and the beautiful encircled plateau.
After lunch set of following the path down to imnane valley intill our gite
d’etape in wanskra village . 5 to 6 hours walking.
Day 3: Tachdirth – ikkis – tizi n’aguersiwal – aguersiwal – imlil : after
breakfast , we set off down the assif imnane valley , passing throught several
berber hamlets and thence up to the tizi n’ageursiwal (2000m).once through the
col we shall now go down more winding mule tracks leading to the village of
aguersiwal (lunch spot ) set off in river bed of imlil , allow another hour to
get up the valley to imlil . 6 hours walking. Night In Dar Adrar guesthouse
Day 4: Imlil - Dades Valley
You will be picked up from your accommodation in Imlil at 9.00am and head out
over the Atlas Mountains, driving over the stunning Tizi-n-Tichka mountain pass.
You’ll pass through lots of Berber villages, and once you’re in the desert,
you’ll see riverside oases and barren hillsides dotted with kasbahs (fortified
dwellings that house families and their livestock). Along the way, you will have
the option either to take a break and visit the Ouarzazate Film Studios or stop
for a hike. Once you reach Dades Gorge, you have the option of going for a hike,
or relaxing at your hotel. Overnight in Dades. (Total driving time 4 - 5 hours)
Day 5: Dades Valley - Todra Gorge - Merzouga
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the Dades Valley to Todra Gorge - a
massive fault dividing the High Atlas mountains, rising up 300 metres in a
narrow valley with palmeries and Berber villages. Here, you can go for a hike to
explore the palmery, a green oasis full of large date palms. After lunch you’ll
head further into the desert to the gateway town of Merzouga to pick up supplies
for your desert trip. You will then drive on to a kasbah to pick up your camel.
At sunset, you’ll trek for an hour-and-a-half by camel to a Berber camp where
you will enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, and sleep under the stars or in
tents at a desert camp.
(Total
driving time 3 - 4 hours)
Day 6: Merzouga - Ait Benhaddou
Wake to a desert sunrise and then return to the kasbah by camel. You will then
have a chance to freshen up and enjoy a breakfast. Once you are refreshed, you
will head out of the desert for a drive to Ait Benhaddou. This is an ancient
fortified city containing countless kasbahs and has been the atmospheric subject
of numerous hollywood movies (The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Lawrence of
 Arabia...) You will have the chance to walk around the buildings and explore
with your guide. You will overnight in a hotel close to Ait Benhaddou. (Total
driving time 5 - 6 hours)
Day 7: Ait Benhaddou - Marrakech
Travel along the Ounilla Valley to the Telouet Kasbah, a crumbling kasbah that
was once an important stop for traders. Explore the Kasbah and then after lunch,
you will head back over the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass to Marrakech (Total driving time
4 hours). Night in a Riad
Day8 : Transfer to Essaouirra , night in a hotel / riad
Day9 : free day to Explore Essaouirra , night in a riad.
Day10 : transfer to Marrakech
Day11 : departure to the airport
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