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Starting from Marrakech this fantastic tour takes in the wonders of the south, including the Saharan outposts of Zagora, Merzouga and Erfoud plus the incredible Gorges on the Dades and Todra valleys. Visits also included to Ouarzazate and Taroudant. Small group tour, fully guided with a/c mini-bus, plenty of stops to take photographs and stretch legs en route. Guaranteed departure dates throughout the year.
Day 1 - Arrival and transfer to hotel in Marrakech.
Dinner and overnight in Marrakech - meet English-speaking guide. [Hotel Oudaya or similar]
Day 2 Marrakech Tichka Pass - Kasbah of Telouet - Ouarzazate
Drive to Ouarzazate via Tizi n Tickha and visits of Kasbah at Telouet and Ait Ben Haddou before arriving at Ouarzazate, a former outpost of the French Foreign Legion.
Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate.
Day 3 Ouarzazate to Zagora
Continue south along the Draa Valley to Zagora for lunch (this is where you will find the famous signpost informing you that Timbuktu is just 52 days by camel). In the afternoon visit the Koranic museum in Tamegroute where the Koran is written on strips of vellum in the mosque and discover the villages and palm groves of the Draa.
Dinner and overnight in Zagora.
Day 4 Zagora Alnif Erfoud
Skirting at the northern edge of the Sahara, we head for Erfoud, the last town before the desert; en route stop for lunch in Alnif.
(Optional excursion at sunrise or sunset to the Merzouga Dunes, highest dunes in the Sahara bookable locally, travel by 4WD).
Dinner and overnight in Erfoud.
Day 5 Erfoud Tineghir
Along the Ziz Valley and then on to the gorges of Todra, where lunch is taken in the shade of the cliffs.
Dinner and overnight in Tineghir.
Day 6 Tineghir Ouarzazate
Returning west to visit the Dades Gorge for lunch and in the afternoon we take the Road of a thousand Kasbahs.
Day 7 Ouarzazate Taroudannt
A morning tour of Ouarzazate including the Kasbah Taourit, old home of the Glaoui family, then the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. This fantastic site is now protected by UNESCO and has been used as a backdrop in many films. We then take the road to Taliouine where lunch is served and on to Taroudant for dinner and overnight at the old palace of the Paschas of Taroudant and was the starting point for the Gold Caravans. We will have a chance to visit the Medina before dinner.
Dinner and overnight in Taroudannt.
Day 8 - Taroudant Agadir
Transfer to airport or resort hotel or onward destination, e.g. Essaouira, Marrakech.
All prices for the above tours are dependent on numbers travelling, generally a minimum four persons although tours can be arranged for two people at a supplement. Morocco Rediscovered reserves the right to amend the itineraries should it be necessary following any changes in the physical or political landscape of the areas concerned.
Tel: (+ 44) 01989 730 552 (UK)