4 Day Sahara Desert Trip From Marrakech: Marrakesh - Sahara Desert - Marrakesh

We cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, which at an altitude of 2260m . You will enjoy amazing views of this fascinating landscape and the Berber villages it contains and see the Telouet Kasbah, one-time residence of the pasha of Marrakesh. Continuing south we arrive at the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, probably the most celebrated, filmed and photographed Kasbah in Morocco. Featured in numerous films (including Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator...), it is the best-preserved Kasbah in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Arriving in Ouarzazate with the famous Atlas Film Studios and two other interesting Kasbahs – Taourirt and Tiffoultoute – overnight in a hotel/Riad.

After breakfast, we will take the Agdz road along the Draa Valley – the longest in Morocco. En route you will notice the Berber mud-built Kasbahs in the valley and the beautiful oases as we pass through many different small towns and villages. We will stop for lunch in Rissani where you can try traditionally-baked Berber pizza. In the late afternoon, you will arrive in Merzouga. You will meet your camel guide who will take you across the sand dunes to a Bedouin luxury camp where you will stay overnight and enjoy the spectacular view of the thousands of stars

After experiencing a magical sunrise in the desert, you will have a leisurely breakfast and a shower at the camp. We then set off for Erfoud – fossil town. Here you will see stalls selling crystals and semi-precious stones as well as fossils. The workshop Usine de Marmar is open to visitors. We then travel through Todra Gorge, a narrow corridor with sheer cliffs 300m (985ft) high rising up dramatically on each side. These are the most impressive cliffs in southern Morocco and they are well known to experienced mountaineers. Here you will have lunch before continuing to the Dades Valley where you will see some impressive rock formations known by locals as “monkey toes” as well as interesting mud Kasbahs. Then an overnight stay in a hotel or riad overlooking the Dades Valley.

Your first stop will be at Kelaa M’Gouna up to 4000 tonnes of rose petals are picked every spring to be processed into rosewater or exported for the perfume industry. The Rose Festival is held here in May. You will continue via Skoura which is surrounded by an impressive palm grove and the most beautiful Kasbahs in southern Morocco are to be found here. Crossing the mountains via the Tizi n Tichka pass, we will arrive in Marrakesh where your trip ends.