From Marrakech: 4 Days Private 4x4 Experience Erg Chigaga Dunes & Desert driving

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From Marrakech: 4 Days Private 4x4 Experience Erg Chigaga Dunes & Desert driving

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From Marrakech: 4 Days Private 4x4 Experience Erg Chigaga Dunes & Desert driving

Duration: 4 days
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Highlights

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit some spectacular gorges and spend the night under the shining stars in a Berber tent!


Cross the fantastic Views of High Atlas Mountains with its pass of Tizi N'Tichka
Explore the old Telouet Kasbah together with a local guide
Visit the legendary world heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
Explore Dades Gorges
Ride a camel in Erg Chigaga
Spend the night at a Luxury Desert Camp
Explore the village Nkob in the Draa Valley and the wonderful Oasis Fint
Cross the scenic Anti Atlas mountains
Visit a Film Studio in Ouarzazate and hear funny stories about the actors
Visit a local Berber family and learn about Nomadic life in the southern Morocco

Itinerary

Marrakech - High Atlas - Telouet - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley
  • High Atlas Mountains

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    This memorable trip starts with the scenic drive from Marrakech over the Tizi-N-Tichka pass (2’260 m), where you can spot the traditional Berber villages with its inhabitants working and chatting at the roadside. We can stop in a local co-operative run by women who extract the Argan oil from the trees and discover how it is processed into cooking oil and cosmetics. You can taste and buy the products if you like.
  • Telouet Kasbah

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Continue through the breathtaking landscape to Telouet. This fortress was occupied by Thami el Glaoui before he was expelled by independence efforts. One section has unfortunately disintegrated into red sand, but you can still visit the beautiful rooms with mosaic tiles and wood carvings. Visit the Kasbah together with a local guide.
  • Ait Ben Haddou

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Shortly before the desert capital Ouarzazate, you have the opportunity to visit the famous Kasbah Aït-Ben-Haddou, the fortified clay city with its numerous ksars and kasbahs, where several famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia have been shot.
  • Taourirt Kasbah

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    After your lunch break in a typical restaurant in Aït-Ben-Haddou or Ouarzazate, you can visit the old kasbah of Ouarzazate named Taourirt or have a look at the movie museum just on the other side of the road.
  • El Kelaa M'gouna

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Continue along the road until Kelaa M'Gouna, the center of the Rose Valley. Here, we'll make a stop for a coffee or tea, and you have the possibility to visit one of the local women's cooperations, where you can buy beauty products of Rose water. After we drive further to the Dades Valley, where we stay overnight.
  • Dades Gorges

    14 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Continue your journey through the Valley of the 1'000 Kasbahs to the Dades Valley, where we stay overnight.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight in Dades Valley in a Standard Riad, for example Riad Babylon
    Food And Drinks
    Lunch
    Dinner
Dades Gorges - Saghro Mountains - Nkob - Draa Valley - Zagora - Erg Chigaga
  • Jbel Saghro

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Today, you will leave the Dades valley and take a small way through the Saghro-Mountains, a region secluded from the "big tourism". You can explore beautiful landscapes and maybe even visit a Nomad family to have some tea and see how they live with their kettle. If you like to, you have the possibility to do some charity and buy food or children's toys for example to give direct help to the nomad families.
  • Nkob

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Have lunch in Nkob, overlooking the impressive Draa Valley with its huge palm groves.
  • Tamgrout

    45 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Along the way to the Desert, we stop at a Saadian town of the 16th century which is called Tamegroute. There, we are able to visit an old coran library and a subterranean Kasbah together with a local guide. Tamegroute is also famous for its pottery shops.
  • M'Hamid

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    M'hamid is the end of the Draa valley as well as the end of civilization. We’ll make a short coffee stop there before we continue in direction Erg Chigaga, passing through Ouled Driss with its old Kasbah and then taking the 4x4 piste through the desert. We’ll arrive in your desert camp before sunset. Hop on a camel and walk at the desert pace along the dunes with its diverse colors. We’ll arrive at the desert camp where you’ll pass the night in a nomad tent or under the shining stars in the middle of impressive sand dunes.
  • Erg Chigaga

    14 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Settle in your private tent and drink some mint tea before the traditional dinner is served. You can spend the night watching for shooting stars or dance around the camp fire to the beat of the desert drums.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight in a private tent in a luxury desert camp in the dunes of Erg Chigaga
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
Erg Chigaga Dunes – Iriki – Foum Zguid – Anti Atlas – Oasis Fint – Ouarzazate
  • Erg Chigaga

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Today, you can get up early to enjoy the first rays of sunlight over the desert. Enjoy your breakfast in the camp before the journey with the 4x4 car starts.
  • Iriki

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Discover the the old Paris-Dakar road to Foum Zguid and cross the Iriki lake, which is a temporary wet land during rain periods. In this national park you’ll have the chance to spot some wild animals like lizards, snakes, gazelles and even hyenas with a little luck.
  • Tazenakht

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Lunch will be served in the berber village Taznakht. This small town is famous for its berber carpet cooperations. You are welcome to attend a detailed demonstration of how the women of the area are producing the colorfully masterpieces which can also bring some oriental flair to your house.
  • Oasis Fint

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After lunch along the way, we’re heading to Ouarzazate over the Anti Atlas Mountains.You'll continue the tour to the Oasis Fint, where you will enjoy your traditional Mint Tea at a local family's home. You have time to explore the quiet and peaceful oasis at the river together with a guide and learn about the local life of the friendly inhabitants.
  • Ouarzazate

    14 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Continue your journey through the Anti Atlas to Ouarzazate , where we stay overnight.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight in Ouarzazate in a Standard Riad, for example Riad Tama, Riad Dar Chemaa or Dar Kamar
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – High Atlas – Marrakech
  • Atlas Film Studio

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Today, we'll start with the visit of the Atlas Corporation film studios, where you can discover the diverse sets and listen to the anecdotes of the multiple movies and actors. Several famous movies like Gladiator, Babel, Prince of Persia, and recently The Physician have been shot in those studios. Guided tour of the movie studios in a group - about 60 min duration
  • Ounila Valley

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After the visit of Atlas Film Studio, we pass the High Atlas mountains over the Tizi n’Tichka pass with scenic views along the road in the Ounila Valley and many opportunities to take photos. End of your tour with drop off at your accommodation in Marrakech or at the meeting point.
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch

What's included

INCLUDED

Private transportation
Camel ride in Erg Chigaga
WiFi on board
Overnight in a luxury desert camp with private bathroom in Erg Chigaga
Lunch (4)
Dinner (3)
Local guide in Ait Ben Haddou
Breakfast (3)
Local guide in Telouet Kasbah and Amridil Kasbah
Private 4x4 tour with driver-guide
Parking Fees
Overnight in a private room with bathroom in a Riad in Ouarzazate
Overnight in a private room with bathroom in a Riad in Dades

NOT INCLUDED

Flights
drinks
Personal expenses
Gratuities

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Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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