8 Days Trip Marrakech Desert
8 Days 7 Nights
overview:
8 Days Trip Marrakech Desert – Explore south Morocco From Marrakech and enjoy 4 days Camel Trekking in Chegaga Desert.
itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Marrakech.
Transfer to the hotel in the centre of the city or raid in the old medina.
You can spend the afternoon visiting Marrakech.
Day 2: Marrakech – Zagora – Faija- jbel bani – mountains
In the morning after breakfast, begin your adventure to discover the south of Morocco on board of an SUV. You cross the Berber villages towards the High Atlas by the pass Tizi n’Tichka, which is one of the great and higher passes of Morocco with more than 2260m of altitude. This road will take pass the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou with it fortified houses.
In the afternoon, we will continue our excursion to Ouarzazate with stops to take pictures of the kasbah of Taourirt. Your journey continues towards the south of Morocco towards Zagora via the anti atlas to reach the Berber village of Agdez and the valley of Draà where its palm trees open for about 185 km. On your arrival to Zagora, you will go on back to watch the beautiful sunset in the small dunes where you will end the day with a magnificent night in the bivouac under a beautiful sky full of stars camp in thes mountine bani
Day 3: mountains bani – Camping in the well el byad
Today we start our trek. In the morning we load the camels and head to Hamada. We have good views of the and Banni Mountains, with little vegetation, and maybe some Bedouin nomads. After lunch in an oasis, we walk along dried riverbeds and arrive at the campsite at sunset. Walking time: 6h30
Day 4: Camping – el byad – & Dunes of Chegaga.
We climb to the Abbes pass, from where we can observe the vastness of the desert. Far away we can already spot the dunes of Chegaga. We get to them later in the afternoon. Walking time: 6h30, overnight in comp in deep of big dunes under stars.
Day 5: Dunes of Chegaga – Dunes of Bougarne .
After walking the multitude of small sand dunes of Chegaga, we continue towards M’hamid. We eat under the trees of Tamares, and in the evening we arrive at dunes of Bougarne, a site rarely frequented by the tourists. Walking time: 5h, again we’re going to overnight outdoor under stars.
Day 6: Dunes of Bougarne – Dunes of Oued Naam .
We wake up early in order to contemplate the dawn on the dunes of Bougarne. The rest of the day we walk on a huge rocky plateau, and we reach the dunes of Oued Naam late in the afternoon. Walking time: 6h30, like the other days we’re going to sleep outdoor in comp.
Day 7: Dunes of Oued Naam – Zagora – Marrakesh
This last stage of the trek takes place along beautiful desert landscapes, and an immense plateau of small dunes. Without realizing it, we reach the Regaga dunes and then Mhamid. Here the trek reaches an end. Later, we continue by car along the Draa valley to Zagora. Transfer to Marrakech. Walking time: 3h.
Day 8: – Marrakech – Airport
It depend of your flight time; if it’s in the afternoon you have the opportunity to explore the Marrakech with its sites and magic gardens, then Transfer to the Airport
included:
- Transport4x4, Fuel, drive / guide.
- Camel ride in Desert.
- Night in hotel.
- Night in Desert Camp.
- Dinner and breakfast.
not included:
- Lunch.
- Drinks.