MOROCCO SOUTHERN ADVENTURES
ATLAS MOUNTAINS: SAND AND SEA
Immerse yourself in spectacular nature on your Morocco Southern Adventure. Travel through the Atlas Mountain landscapes and the lush oases of Draa Valley to the big dunes of the Erg CHEGAGA Desert. Ride camels through Sahara dunes and camp overnight under the stars. Then, leave the big dunes behind and head to the Atlantic coast at the ancient fishing port of Essaouira town.
TOUR DETAILS
Tour Name: Morocco Southern Adventure
Duration: 8-Days Private Tour, small group
Grade: Easy
Best Time to Visit: February to December
Type of Travel: Tour
Group Size: Maximum 12.
Average: 2
Recommended Age: 12 – 80
Tour Start: Marrakech
Tour Ends: Marrakech
Accommodation: Hotels – Camp – Guest house (Gite)
EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS
Trek through the desert by camel and sandboard down Morocco’s red dunes
Visit the UNESCO Heritage site of Ksar Ait-Ben-Haddou, an architectural marvel
Drive over the lush oases of Draa Valley
Visit The Fishing Town of Essaouira City
Stay overnight in a desert camp and enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner under the stars
Discover Ouarzazate, the gateway to the Sahara Desert and home to Taourirt Kasbah, a majestic centuries-old palace.
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY
DAY 1: MARRAKECH
Arrive in Marrakech, Morocco's famous Red city. Look for the Morocco Dynamic Tours sign at Menara Airport
for your transfer to the hotel. The adventure begins tonight. Feel free to explore Marrakech before your
welcome meeting, but make sure you are back in time to meet your crew. Your guide will review the details of
your tour. Please note that normal check-in times apply at our hotels, but you can usually store your luggage
for the day if you arrive early.
Accommodation: Hotel
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 25 Mins
Hike Duration: n/a
Meal Included: n/a
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: n/a
DAY 2: MARRAKECH TO AIT BEN HADDOU
Your Morocco Southern adventure tour begins, we leave Marrakech at 9 Am, driving to the Ksar of Ait Ben
Haddou, an old Berber village made of adobe houses built on the hillside, the Ksar was a trading place on the
Sahara route, nowadays it’s a UNESCO world heritage and location for movies, like GLADIATOR and GAME
OF THRONE…. The Ksar is one of the best places you will see in Morocco. As you enter the village, you feel
like you have stepped into an old peplum. Stay overnight in a nearby guest house.
Accommodation: Guest-house
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 5H00
Hike Duration: 1H00
Meal Included: Breakfast & Dinner
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: Ait Ben Haddou Guided Tour
DAY 3: OUARZAZATE TOWN TO ZAGORA & DRAA VALLEY
After breakfast, we depart for the Draa Valley, the longest valley in Morocco and where the most oases can be found. The Draa River is becoming increasingly touristy as it offers beautiful scenery of a lush oasis
surrounded by volcanic mountains and old Kasbahs overnight in Zagora town.
Accommodation: Hotel
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 5H00
Hike Duration: 40 Min
Meal Included: Breakfast
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: n/a
DAY 4: ZAGORA & THE REMOTE CHEGAGA DUNES
On the route to Sahara Camp, we break up to visit the village of Tamegroute, known by the famous Coranique school and its ancient Islamic books turned back to the 11 century, it’s a particular area of the green potteries, after your visit you drive to Mhamid village end of the paved road and start of the Dakar track, we break in the village for lunch, After lunch, take wildlife spotting drive across the giant dunes of Chigaga desert to the camp for an overnight stay, spending the night under a starry Saharan sky. Drumming around the fire following an impressive Berber diner.
Accommodation: Desert Camp
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 6H00
Hike Duration: n/a
Meal Included: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: Camel Ride
DAY 5: CHEGAGA DUNES TO TAROUDANT CITY
Enjoy the charming sunrise in the early morning. Have a tasty breakfast, and let your journey continue to the
Anti-atlas off-road over the big dunes of Chegaga to Irikki Lake, the old Paris Dakar route. Stopping at the town of Taliouine, a thriving center for harvesting Saffron, then drive to Oulad Berhil, passing through a forest of argan trees. If you are lucky, you may meet goats climbing the trees. Overnight in a Riad / Hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 6H30
Hike Duration: n/a
Meal Included: Breakfast
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: n/a
DAY 6: TAROUDANT TO ESSAOUIRA & AGADIR CITY
A gentile drive through the Souss plain, after breakfast, a fantastic Atlantic coastline journey towards Essaouira town, passing through the (little Marrakech) the ancient walled city of Taroudant, we take a short walk to explore this friendly Berber Town overlooked by the Atlas Mountains, after the walk we drive across Agadir city to the picturesque little village of Taghazout for lunch, after having lunch and getting some fresh air we continue our trip to the legendary fishing town of Essaouira “Mogador” we arrive in the late afternoon,
overnight in Hotel
Accommodation: Hotel Or Riad
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 6H00
Hike Duration: 45 Min
Meal Included: Breakfast
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: Essaouira orientation walk
DAY 7: ESSAOUIRA – MARRAKECH
Enjoy a day of leisure in this charming coastal city, where Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, and Frank Zappa all
famously traveled for inspiration. Walk along the 18th-century ramparts overlooking the Atlantic and buy fresh
fish from the market, which we’ll take to a local restaurant to cook up for our lunch. opt to browse the colorful
shops and art galleries that line the white-washed streets of the Medina after lunch drive to Marrakech; it is
known as the country’s pearl of the south,’ once the southern capital of Morocco and famous of all imperial cities, overnight in a hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: n/a
Hike Duration: 3H00
Meal Included: Breakfast
Optional Activities: Hammam & Spa
Included Activities: Essaouira Guided Tour
Day 8: MARRAKECH
Today, we4ll say farewell and end our tour. Depart at any time.
Accommodation: Hotel
Level: Easy
Drive Duration: 6H00
Hike Duration:
Meal Included: Breakfast
Optional Activities: n/a
Included Activities: Essaouira orientation walk
INCLUSIONS
Meals
8 Breakfasts + 1 Lunches + 2 DinnersAccommodation
5 Nights (Hotel), + 1 Nights (Guest house), 1 Night (Camp)Transport
Luxury van or Toyota Land Cruiser (4X4)Activities
1H Hike in the Movie village of Ait Ben HadouCamel Ride to Your Camp in the Sahara Desert
Overnight under the stars in the desert
Essaouira Guided tour