Where: From Marrakesch
Who: All ages
When: All seasons
What: Roundtrip
Included: Car 4x4, driver, guide, Riads, half board
Not included: Flight, lunch, drinks, insurance, tip
Bring: Comfortable shoes, warm- and rain clothes, camera, sun cream, sun glasses, hat, day bag, personal pharmacy
From Marrakech over passes, past oasis villages, historic kasbahs, unique gorges into the untouched desert.
To the imposing royal cities with their magnificent palaces, mosques and souks, along the coast with lively harbors in the Atlas Mountains to our family's guesthouse.
Marrakesch - Ouarzazate - Dades/Todra Gorges - Desert - Royal cities - Atlantic Coast - Essaouira - High Atlas
14 days, 13 nights
Day 1: 0.20h Airport - Marrakesch We will pick you up at airport of Marrakesch and we will bring you to your riad in the medina of Marrakesch. Depending on your arrival time, you will have the opportunity to do some sightseeing.
Day 2: Marrakesch: After breakfast you will have the opportunity to explore the most important sights of the medina with a city guide: The Koutubia Mosque, the huge square "Jemaa el Fna", the colorful, lively souks with their oriental scents and the "Bab Agnaou", the most beautiful gate of Marrakech, as well as the Bahia Palace. The rest of the afternoon is yours. Let your impressions sink by a Moroccan tea or Tajine..
Day 3: 210km, 4.5h Marrakesch – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate After breakfast we drive to Ouarzazate and follows one of the most scenic routes in Morocco. We will drive over the great Atlas passes - Tizin-Tichka (2260 m) and reach the village of Ait Ben Haddou, one of the most magnificent Kasbahs. It is a beautiful example of traditional Berber architecture and was seen in many Hollywood movies. Ouarzazate, fascinates with a diverse and contrasting landscape. Countless clay Kasbahs, mountains and dry plains alternate. Valleys and green oases, palm groves and villages of red-brown earth make up the charm of the region.
Day 4: : 170km, 3h Ouarzazate – Dadès – Todra - Tineghir We continue to Tineghir along the Dadès River. We will pass through the oasis "El-Kalâa-M'Gouna" in the Rose Valley and continue on the famous "Road of 1000 Kasbahs". In the afternoon we will reach Tineghir and the famous Thodra Gorge. Here you have the possibility for small hikes.
Day 5: 170km, 3h drive Tineghir – Erfoud – Merzouga (Sahara) Today we drive through large oasis and Berber villages via Erfoud, where a break is planned. Rural oasis villages are embedded in lush green palm groves, surrounded by the red-golden dunes of the Erg Chebbi. From Merzouga we will ride on dromedaries into the depths of the Sahara to the desert camp. A dream of 1001 night will be real,
Day 6: 12km, 3h ride ore hike in to the Sahara Marzouga Accompanied by nomads you will set out with a dromedary caravan for a half-day desert trek. You hike only with a daypack or ride on the dromedary. Enjoy the tranquility and vastness of the fantastic dune landscapes before arriving in Merzouga. You will spend the night in Merzouga in a beautiful riad.
Day 7: 450km, 7h Merzouga - Ifran - Mideld - Fès You leave the Kasbahs and the Sahara region in the direction of the oriental Fez. You cross the remarkable Ziz valley with its rugged mountain sides. You will pass through Ifrane the Switzerland of Morocco, where the Barbary monkeys live in cedar forests. In Midelt, the apple city, there is time for a short break. Late in the afternoon you will reach Fez, the oldest of the four royal cities.
Day 8: Fès - City Tour - Souke After breakfast there will be a city tour. With the guide to the "Castle of the South", for an unforgettable panoramic view of the old town. Fez is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Through the wonderfully decorated gate "Bab Boujelou" you enter the old town district and can visit the Koranic school "Bou Inania", the tomb of Moulay Idriss and the Kairouine mosque, as well as the oldest university in the world. Through the colorful souks, where are the merchants and craftsmen alleys of coppersmiths, tanners, tailors, chasers and potters.
Day 9: 260 km, 4h Fès - Meknès - Rabat Today we drive through a varied cultural landscape to Meknès. The city is located on a fertile plateau and is known for its 40 km long city wall with the magnificent city gates, as well as for the beautiful, authentic souks. Here a visit to the medina with the most beautiful gate in Morocco, the "Bab El Mansour" is worthwhile. Another place of interest is the Mellah, the Jewish quarter. The former royal stables of Moulay Ismail and the old granary impress with their well thought-out architecture. Then it's on to Volubilis, an impressive Roman archaeological site. Afterwards we drive towards the sea to Rabat.
Day 10: : 375km, 5h Rabat – Casablanca - Safi – Essaouira After a short drive we reach Casablanca, the largest city in the country, where we visit the famous Hassan II Mosque. Mosque, which can also be visited from the inside. The journey continues to Safi, the famous ceramic city, time for a break and visit the many ceramic studios. Later in the afternoon we arrive in the former Portuguese colony of Essaouira - formerly called Mogador.
Day 11: Essaouira - a day off for sports - shopping and more A day in Essaouira, allows you: lying on the sandy beach, riding Berber horses on the coast, surfing, enjoying a hamam or watching the hustle and bustle in the harbor. The lively medina invites you to linger with its cozy restaurants, lively alleys, idyllic squares and colorful stores. The town's whitewashed houses with their blue stores create a contrast to the impressive ocher-colored city walls.
Day 12: 270km, 5h Essaouira - Amlougui After relaxing in Essaouira, today we go to the High Atlas to our family , we own a guest house and we will give you some insight into our lives. The drive continues just before Marrakech into a lush green valley called Ourika. After an entertaining drive through the valley, we arrive in Amlougui.
Day 13: Amlougui - daly live - little hike After a nice breakfast we will go for a little hike up to the fields with the irrigation system. We follow on a mule track through the narrow gorges of Taghiya after this cool area we will reach the busy village of Tourcht, where you can meet the local people by doing their daily work. There you can also see the irrigation system and the cultivated terraces of Amlougui. If you feel like to go more up we can bring you to the places where the shepherds with their flocks. There we will have a nice tea and a pick nick. We hit the goat trail and will come after about 4 hours back to Amlougui, where you have some rest. In the evening we will surprise you with a nice Berber/Amazigh meal.
Day 14: 60km, 1.5h Amlougui - Marrakesch Departure from Amlougui house to Marrakesch ore the airport of Marrakesch.
Prices: Highlights of Morocco
Inclusive: Car, driver, guide, 9x Riad’s, 2x desert camp, 2x guest house,13x breakfast, 13x dinner, 2000km
1 pers. on request
2 pers. each € 2250.–
3 pers. each € 1850.–
4 pers. each € 1750.–
5 pers. each € 1650.–
6 pers. each € 1550.–
single room € 50.– extra
Our prices are indicative and depend on the time you book, the season, and market
