Take this Desert tour from Marrakech with one of the most reputable travel agencies in Morocco, travel along the 1000 Kasbah trail and enjoy the mud Kasbah architecture, the Berber culture & the Sand dunes of the Sahara. Immerse yourself in the culture of Morocco and enjoy the oasis of peace in the Sahara Desert.
Upon your arrival in Marrakesh, you will meet your driver/host at Menara Airport. After meet up, we drive to your Riad for you to relax.
For this walking tour of the medina of Marrakech with one of the best travel agencies in Morocco, you might need some walking shoes to feel comfy crossing the old medina. Vintage Morocco will have arranged an official guide to show you every corner of Marrakesh hidden gems. The guided visit will start by Majorelle Garden, which a botanical graden owned by a French artist, El Badi Palace( the incomparable), Ben Youssef Medresa( Quranic school), Bahia Palace, Jamaa El Fna and El Koutoubia Mosque.
Your driver will greet you after taking your breakfast at your riad in Marrakech, and then we drive through the photogenic Atlas Mountains, crossing Tizi N’Tishka mountainous pass (2260m). After that, we arrive to the most typical Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, which was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1987. In this pinkish sandstone hill is famously used for film making, Gladiator, Vikings, Babel and so many other movies and series. Driving through these roads will just make hungry as possible; your driver will stop in Ouarzazate for lunch and for a visit to the Kasbah of Taourirt and discover its famous movie museums.
Today, our desert adventure will continue on the way of 1000 kasbah trail in which we will render a visit to the distilleries of rose in Kelaa M’Gouna. Then, we resume the drive to the rocky famous Gorges of Todgha, massive faults dividing the High Atlas and Sarhro Mountains where you will have to chance to experience the nomad life and fully immerse in the culture of Morocco. After that, we will lead the way on the 1000 Kasbah trail to arrive in the desert for your camel ride and night over the Saharan dunes in a luxury desert camp.
Today’s experience is very special since that you will wake up early to enjoy a magical sunrise over the sand dunes, and have the chance to enjoy the serenity of the desert. What makes the Sahara Desert a good destination for travels is the silence it embodies and the unforgettable experience you will have riding a camel to your desert camp and go sand boarding. After breakfast, you desert experience will start on the camp and lead on to sit with family nomads and sip some tea, then we drive to the village of Merzouga. After that, we will go to enjoy Gnaoua music at Khamlia village.
Having spent a marvellous night in the Sahara desert is never ending. After you take your breakfast, we will be heading back to the 1000 Casbah trail, getting the chance to know how the family nomads have invented their underground irrigation canals, by means of saving water from evaporating due to the region arid weather. Next step, you are going the encounter the Rose Valley village, in which the rose perfume is distilled naturally. The life in these south areas is so fascinating that you can get in touch with the Berber families, and enjoy the calmest oases of the very South of Morocco. Upon your arrival to Ouarzazat, a mint tea greeting is awaiting for you.
After your breakfast at your Riad, your driver will be waiting for you not to end the experience, but to discover plenty of other things. On the way back, we change the road for some off-roading by Ounila Valley and Telouat Kasbah. Those villages are famous for salt mining and are villages that were used for trading, back in time. Camel caravans leading a way to Mali would stop in Telouat to exchange salt for wool and charcoal. After the visit of Telouat, we continue off-roading to Marrakech where our services come to an end.
