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Morocco Tour 2 - 
THE BIG SOUTH AND KASBAHS

 

 
DAY 1 SATURDAY - MARRAKESH
Arrival at Marrakesh Menara airport. Welcome by our staff and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 2 SUNDAY - MARRAKESH / OUARZAZATE / ZAGORA (380 km/236 mi)
After breakfast, early departure to Ouarzazate via the mountains of the High Atlas passing through the Tizi'N'Tichka pass reaching 2,260 m/7,415 ft. Optional lunch in Ouarzazate and continuation to Zagora via the mountains of the anti Atlas, the Draa valley with its numerous palm groves and kasbahs. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
 
DAY 3 MONDAY - ZAGORA / TAMEGROUTE / ERFOUD (270 km/168 mi)
After breakfast, excursion to Tamegroute, where manuscripts and illuminated Korans dating from the 12th century can be admired in the famous library. Then visit to the Tinfou sand dunes 7 km far, and continuation to Erfoud, via Tansikht and Nkob where beautiful pre-Saharian landscapes dotted with Berber villages can be seen. Optional lunch at Tazzarine a small Berber village. Then continuation to Erfoud via the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the present Alaouite dynasty. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 4 TUESDAY - ERFOUD / TODRA GORGES / TINERHIR (200 km/124 mi)
Early morning, optional land rover excursion to see the sunrise over the sand dunes of Merzouga. Back to the hotel for breakfast and continuation to the Tinerhir oasis, famous for its magnificent Todra canyons with rocks reaching 250 m/820 ft. Optional lunch in an auberge at the feet of the canyons and after the visit, back to Tinerhir. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 5 WEDNESDAY - TINERHIR / DADES CANYONS / OUARZAZATE (200 km/124 mi)
After breakfast, visit to the Dades canyons and then continuation to Ouarzazate via the road of the 1,000 kasbahs and the Dades valley, famous for its roses. Optional lunch in Ouarzazate. Afternoon, sightseeing of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 6 THURSDAY - OUARZAZATE /AIT BENHADDOU / MARRAKESH (210 km/130 mi)
After breakfast, visit of Aït Benhaddou fortified village classified by Unesco as one of the world's cultural treasure. Optional lunch at the auberge facing the Kasbah and then continuation to Marrakesh via the Tizi'N'Tichka pass. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 7 FRIDAY - MARRAKESH
After breakfast, full day sightseeing of Marrakesh : the Koutoubia mosque , the Bahia palace, the Saadian tombs and the Menara gardens. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon, visit of the famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks and handicraft centres. Optional Moroccan dinner under tents with horse fantasia and folklore show in the palm grove Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 8 SATURDAY - MARRAKESH / AIRPORT (4 km/2,5 mi)
Transfer to Marrakesh Menara airport. Assistance to the boarding formalities and farewell from our staff.