A 3-day combined Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert tour. The tour typically includes hiking in the Atlas Mountains, visiting Berber villages, experiencing a camel trek in the Sahara desert, and witnessing a desert sunset and starry sky
If you have finally decided to explore Atlas Mountain and the Sahara Desert, it’s best to go with an experienced tour guide. So, here are the details of our 3 days tour to Atlas Mountain and the Sahara Desert.
We will start our journey with a scenic drive from Marrakech to Imlil, a small village at the Atlas Mountains’ foothills. Here, we will meet our local guide and start our trek through the beautiful Toubkal National Park, passing through Berber villages and enjoying stunning mountain views. We will spend the night in a traditional Berber guesthouse in the village of Aremd.
After a hearty breakfast, we will depart Imlil and head towards Zagora, a small desert town at the Sahara Desert’s gateway. On our way, we will cross the High Atlas Mountains and drive through the scenic Draa Valley, passing by lush palm groves and Berber villages. We will spend the night in a traditional Berber camp in the heart of the desert, where you can experience the beauty of the Sahara under a starry sky.
On our final day, we will wake up early to watch the sunrise over the desert before heading towards Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular filming location for many Hollywood movies. We will explore the kasbah and enjoy a traditional lunch before returning to Marrakech, where we will conclude our tour.
Our experienced team of local guides will ensure a safe and enjoyable experience, providing you with a unique insight into the traditional Berber way of life. We take care of everything from transportation, accommodation, and meals, so you can focus on enjoying your adventure.
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5 Days Mount Toubkal & camp Sahara Desert Tour | Explore Morocco
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After a transfer to the little village of Imlil we begin our trek to the Tizi n' Tamatert (2379m) to enjoy the amazing panorama of the surrounding atlas mountain range peaks and valleys, overlooking jbel Oukaimeden and the beautiful encircled plateau. After lunch set of following the path down back to Tamatert village for the night and hot shower.
After breakfast start your journey to the southern Morocco, crossing the High Atlas via the Tizi N’ Tichka pass (2260m of altitude) drive along the zigzagging road & enjoy the views over the Berber villages of Imouzzar valley, explore one of the most preserved villages in the south of Morocco, Ait Benhaddou, a fortified village build by Ait Aissa trive on 15th century for Caravan traders coming from Tombouktou to Andalusia via Marrakech & Tangier, the village served as a natural decor for several international movies including the Gladiators, Ali Baba, Ben Hur, Lawrence of Arabia etc…enjoy a guided visit of 1 hour until the top of the hill to dominate the whole ksar and its classified Kasbahs since 1987 (under UNICCO world heritage), head afterwards to Ouarzazate to visit Taourirt Kasbah with a short break at the entrance of the city on a hill to see the cinemas studios & old decorations. Lunch and then continue to Zagora via Agdez and through Draa Valley, start the camel ride at 1km from Zagora, enjoy the sunset along the way while riding towards the nomadic camp in Nekhla dunes. Dinner & breakfast are served at the camp
Early wake up to enjoy the sunrise followed by breakfast, optional camel Trek back to meet your driver and drive along the Draa Valley with breaks for photos and lunch on the road before we return to Marrakech via Ouarzazate. (4x4 drive may take you from the camp to with the camel ride). Note: Nekhla dunes is not a full desert like Merzouga but nice to see a part of the desert & enjoy the camel ride experience & the overnight in the nomadic camp in case of a short holiday in Morocco, if you have 3 days it would be better to visit Merzouga dunes instead.
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