Trekking with Camel and Four-wheel-drive, departure from Marrakech

Tour 4 A - Zagora, Tamgroute and 1 week through the Sahara

1st day: Arrival at the airport in Marrakech or Ouarzazate, transfer to the desired hotel. Depending upon arrival time opportunity to a private city sightseeing.

2nd day: Departure from the hotel to M’hamid with jeeps. Starting from Marrakech 7 a.m. and/or starting from Ouarzazate 9 a.m.  The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs. We will have lunch in Zagora, in the afternoon visit of the coran library in Tamgroute. We will sleep in a small bivouac near M’hamid in tents, dinner.

3rd day: In the morning departure on the back of the camels into the Sahara. After approximately 3 hours ride lunch break, in the afternoon we continue to the bivouac near a nomad well at oued Naam (dry river), dinner.

4th day: Through the desert on camels, after the lunch break we will come to a beautiful sand dune area. Bivouac and dinner there.

5th day: After breakfast we continue with the camels and cross a Hammada (stone desert), against noon we will come to the Oasis Sacrée, there we will have lunch in a small bivouac near the nomad well. At 3 p.m. we go to the extensive dunes of Chegaga, there we will stay in a permanent bivouac with showers and toilets. Dinner with entertainment.

6th day: Through the desert on camels, lunch break, overnight accommodation at the Oued Laatach.

7th day: The last day in the desert we experience again on the back of the camels before we reach M’hamid in the evening. We will stay in the bivouac near M’hamid.

8th day: Return trip from M’hamid to the starting point with jeep, accommodation in the hotel.

9th day: Transfer to the airport.

Price per person after arrangement .

 

Tour 4 B - Ait Benhaddou - M'hamid - Erg Chegaga - Taznakht, 3 days and 2 nights

1st day: Early morning departure with 4x4 from the hotel in Marrakech over the High Atlas - Tizi-n-Tichka with a visit of Ait Benhaddou,  Morocco's most famous kasbah. Lunch in Kasbah Tamnougalte. The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs, partly off road. We will sleep in a small bivouac at Erg Lihoudi near M’hamid in tents, dinner.

2nd day: In the morning departure from Erg Lihoudi on the back of the camels into the Sahara. After approximately 3 hours ride lunch break in M'hamid. At 15 o'clock you are picked up there from the 4x4 and you will travel through a beautiful desert landscape, we reach the dunes of Chegaga. This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. We spend the night directly in nomad tents at the dunes. Dinner with entertainment.

3rd day: After breakfast departure in 4x4 on the old Paris - Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Lac Iriqui, lunch break in Taznakht. We arrive in Marrakech at app. 18.30.

Price per person after arrangement .

 

Tour 4 C - Ait Benhaddou - Zagora - Erg Chegaga - Taznakht, 4 days and 3 nights

1st day: Early morning departure with 4x4 from the hotel in Marrakech. We drive over the High Atlas - Tizi-n-Tichka with a visit of Ait Benhaddou,  Morocco's most famous kasbah. Lunch in Kasbah Tamnougalte. The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs, partly off road. We will sleep in Zagora in a comfortable 3-star-hotel with large swimmingpool, dinner.

2nd day: After breakfast we take the road to M'hamid with a stop at Tamgroute to visit the famous  coran library and underground kasbah. Lunch break in M'hamid. Departure on camel's bach at 15 .00, after approximately 2 hours ride we will sleep in a bivouac near sand dunes, dinner.

3rd day: In the morning departure on the back of the camels back to M'hamid. From there with 4x4 through a beautiful desert landscape to the dunes of Chegaga. This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. We spend the night directly in nomad tents at the dunes. Dinner with entertainment.

4th day: After breakfast departure in 4x4 on the old Paris - Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Lac Iriqui, lunch break in Taznakht. We arrive in Marrakech at app. 18.30.

Desert Dreams

Tour 5 – The Far South

All starts with peppermint tea

1st day: Arrival at the airport in Marrakech or Ouarzazate, transfer to the desired hotel. Depending upon arrival time opportunity to a private city sightseeing.

2nd day: Valley of the roses - After breakfast departure for the palm gardens of Skoura in the Dades valley, one of the most beautiful areas of Morocco, off road through the rose valley, lunch break. In the afternoon continue to Todra Gorges. One hour of walking through spectacular landscape. Accomadation and dinner in the Kasbah Lamrani in Tinerhir.

3rd day: BLUE SKIES, RED LAND, GREEN PALM TREES - After breakfast we take the piste to Djebel Saghro and walk for 2 hours in this terrific mountains before lunch. Later we continue through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs to Zagora, night and dinner in 3-star-hotel with large pool.

4th day: SAHARA FEELING - Departure from the hotel to M’hamid with jeeps. We will visit the coran library in Tamgroute. Dinner will be served in M'hamid, night in bivouac at the sand dunes near M’hamid in tents, dinner.

5th day: NOMAD LIVING - In the morning departure on the back of the camels into the Sahara. Lunch in the middle of nowhere. At 3 p.m. we go to the extensive dunes of Chegaga, there we will stay in a permanent bivouac with showers and toilets. Dinner with entertainment.

 

6th day: Sun rising breakfast - After breakfast departure in 4x4 on the old Paris - Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Lac Iriqui, lunch break in Taznakht. Visit of Ait Benhaddou. Night and dinner in the beautiful Auberge Irocha with an unforgettable view over the Atlas mountains.

7th day:  For travelers starting from Ouarzazate we go back to there, visiting the cinema museum. Travelers from Marrakech will have lunch in a mountain village and spend the night in Marrakech with dinner.

End of a wonderful trip.

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