A Sea of Dunes 18 participants English Only
Marrakech-Noumlane Dades-Todra-Erfoud-Merzouga-Ouarzatate-Marrakech
08days / 07 nights Marrakech/Marrakech
2020 departs Sun: May 05, 24. Sep 06, 13.
Cost from: $3550 per person twin share
Highlights
Moroccan cooking class at La Maison Arabe
Travel through Moroccan Desert on 4-wheel drive
Visit The Valley of One Thousand Kasbahs
Stay at a desert luxury camp in Merzouga
Enjoy a nomad bivouac style dinner in the dunes
Take a camel ride across the dunes of Erg Chebbi
Visit Ait Benhaddou UNESCO Heritage site
Stay at a Berber palace in Ouarzazate
day 1 Sun Arrive Marrakech
Meet & greet by your tour director at the Marrakech airport and transfer to the hotel. Dinner will be served at the hotel. (D)
day 2 Mon Marrakech
Join today a monumental visit to the most interesting sights such as Bahia Palace, Menara Gardens, La Koutoubia and Jmaa El Fnaa Square. Afternoon will be at leisure. Join your fellow travellers for an authentic gastronomic experience, a Moroccan cooking class at La Maison Arabe. Welcome dinner will be served after the preparations. (BLD)
day 3 Tue Boumalne Dades (transportation in ultra-modern 4-wheel-drive)
We farewell Marrakech today bound for Ouarzazate in our 4-wheel-drive, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. We will cross the High Atlas through Col du Tichka, located at more than 2000 meters high, and will stop in Ouarzazate for a visit of the town. Continue to the Dades Valley, known as The Valley of One Thousand Kasbahs and the most prominent of the oasis valleys that dominate southern Morocco. Visit the Gorges created by the Dades River and dine and stay at a Kasbah. (BLD)
day 4 Wed Todra, Erfoud, Merzouga (transportation in ultra-modern 4-wheel-drive)
We depart today bound for Merzouga via Gorges of Todra, one of the most spectacular canyons in the world. After visiting this amazing geographical sight, we continue towards Erfoud, an oasis town in the Sahara Desert. We finally reach the dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, our final destination and where you´ll stay at a desert luxury camp for the next 2 nights. See the sunset in the dunes from your private Hayma, one of the most impressive visual experiences you may ever have. Enjoy a nomad bivouac style dinner in the dunes. (BLD)
day 5 Thu Merzouga
Today we´ll experience the desert in depth. Join a full day desert experience on 4-wheel drive and a camel ride across the dunes. Feel like a real Berber. (BLD)
day 6 Fri Ouarzazate (transportation in ultra-modern 4-wheel-drive)
We farewell our desert camp bound for Ouarzazate crossing the extensive palm trees of the Drâa and the kasbahs that adorn it. Arrive in Ouarzazate and settle in your Berber palace. (BLD)
day 7 Sat Marrakech
We depart to Ait Benhaddou to admire this UNESCO heritage sight. Continue to Telouet along a road of breath-taking beauty, then descend by the Tizi n‘Tichka to Marrakech. Back in Marrakech we settle in our Riad. Join your fellow travellers for a farewell dinner. (BLD)
day 8 Sun Depart Marrakech
After an exciting journey across the desert and unforgettable experiences, we farewell Morocco. Take a transfer to the airport after breakfast. (B)
Inclusions: Arrival and departure transfers, 4* luxury hotels, breakfast daily, 6 lunches, 7 dinners, (drinks not included), porterage service in all hotels , professional local tour guides for city tours and experiences, Moroccan cooking class, nomad bivouac style dinner in the dunes, camel ride across the dunes,
all entrance fees included as per itinerary, English speaking tour director throughout the journey, luxury mini coach & luxury 4-wheel drive (4 pax per car) throughout the journey
Hotels: Marrakech – Riad Dar Justo, Boumalne Dades – Kasbah Tizzarouine, Merzouga – Luxury desert camp, Ouarzazate – Riad Ksar Ighnda (or similar)
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