5-Day Marrakech & Desert

Day 1: WELCOME TO MARRAKECH

Upon arrival at the Marrakech airport, you will be greeted by an English-speaking assistant to provide you with all the necessary information for your stay in the city and accompany you in the transfer to the hotel in one of our private vehicles and help you with registration. The rest of the day will be to relax and enjoy the city at your own pace.

Marrakech is one of the most important cities in Morocco and one of the four imperial cities along with Meknes, Fez and Rabat. Founded in 1062, it was one of the country’s capitals and has the largest traditional market in the region and one of the busiest squares on the continent and in the world.

Day 2: MARRAKECH – KASBAH TELOUET – VALLEE D’OUNILA – KSAR AIT BENHADDOU – OUARZAZATE

After an exquisite breakfast we will leave early for Ouarzazate (the door of the desert) along the main road that passes through the highest mountain pass in North Africa, the Tizi-n-Tichka (2260 meters), we will pass through incredible landscapes dotted with small towns and vegetation. You will visit the Kasbah of Telouet, which is located on the old caravan route to the Sahara, and which belonged to one of the most powerful families in the country before the independence of the protectorate and was forgotten and abandoned since the independence of Morocco.

Then we will go to the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, an old obligatory stop for camel caravans, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Considered the most impressive ksar (fortified city) in southern Morocco and the best preserved in the country, which as the sun shines takes on different shades of red depending on the time of day. It has also served as the setting for numerous films.

Finally we will arrive to Ouarzazate, which was a small commercial point in the journey of African merchants to reach the north of Morocco and Europe. During the French colonial period it served as a supply city, administrative center, customs office and base for the French aviation. The most important film studios in Morocco (Atlas Studios), the largest in the world, are also located here. You will visit the city of Ouarzazate panoramically and rest with a photo session in front of the Kasbah of Taourirt, also a World Heritage Site.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: OUARZAZATE – ZAGORA

After a delicious breakfast we will start your tour in Tasnakth, famous for its beautiful Berber Carpets, or Moroccan Carpets, true works of art totally created by hand. We will continue to Ouarzazate, the city of cinema, passing through the Anti Atlas massif, through Tizi N’Tniffift, Agdez, and Draa with its innumerable palm groves (an estimated 11 million palm trees). You will arrive at the place where you spend the night, and you will have a one-hour camel ride, which will be the perfect moment to admire the spectacular sunset of the Zagora desert. You will spend the night in an authentic Berber tent.

Day 4: ZAGORA – MARRAKECH

After a wonderful breakfast, we will start our way to Marrakech along the same roads with which you arrived at the Merzouga desert. At noon we will arrive in Ouarzazate, where you will make a technical stop for lunch (lunch not included) and continue towards Marrakech. In Marrakech we will have dinner and stay at the hotel.

Day 5: GOODBYE MARRAKECH!

After an exquisite breakfast and at the agreed time, we will be transferred to the Airport of Marrakech.

Have a good trip! Or, as you can say yourself, “Rihlat saeida!”