Program details :

1st Day : Agadir – Taroudant - Taznakht – Ksar Ait ben Haddou - Ouarzazate :

Morning departure 8:AM from Agadir to Ouarzazate, passing by Taroudant, known as “the little Marrakesh”, via Taliouine and then Taznakht. From here the road continues to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and one of Morocco’s eight UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch in the village, there is time to visit the Kasbah, climbing to the top to admire the view. In the afternoon, a visit to the Atlas Film Studios is scheduled. Here numerous Hollywood blockbusters were shot and the sets are still mostly intact (Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Asterix and Obelix, Game of Thrones.) There remain only a few kilometres to the small town of Ouarzazate, where you spend the night in a traditional Riad.

2nd Day : Ouarzazate – Skoura Oasis – Valley of Roses – Boutaghrar – Dades Canyon – Todgha Gorge:

After breakfast, you set out towards the Dades Gorge, passing the Skoura Oasis, where numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins, stand amongst the palm trees. From here, our route takes us through Kela’a M’gouna, the Valley of Roses, famous for its Rose Festival in May,. Here we stop to see the cosmetic articles which are made locally from the valley’s abundant flowers. These products are well-known throughout Morocco and are highly valued. From here, you take an off-road route to have a better impression of the landscape. Along the way, you will stop at caves, used by whichever Berber nomads happen to pass and claim residence there. We will have a glass of tea with them beofre continuing to the Dades Gorge for lunch. The trip continues a short distance to Tinghir and the very different Toudgha gorges, where you spend the night in a hotel or Kasbah.

3rd Day : Todgha Gorge – Erfoud – Rissani - Merzouga:

After breakfast, there are opportunities to walk, either along the river through the gardens or up the road on the other side of the gorges. Lunch will either be here or later at the bivouac at the Erg Chebbi dunes. You drive there via the Oasis of Tafilalet near Erfoud, famous for its Date Festival, and Rissani, which is the seat of the Alaouite family of the present king of Morocco. At the bivouac you are welcomed with a glass of tea before taking a camel ride to watch the sunset from the top of the dunes. Later there is dinner and the night in a nomad tent at the foot of the dunes.

4th Day : Merzouga – Nomads - Khamlia – Rissani – Draa Valley - Agdez:

If you wake up early, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight,Today we will explore the desert region. We will make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the nomad's way of life and the amazing changing contrasts of the desert. We will visit to the ‘black village’ of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. Start to the huge palm grove of Tafilalet through Rissani. Way towards Alnif (lunch on the spot), Tazarine Oasis, N'kob and the Draa Valley, via the small Berber villager named Agdez and the mountains of the Anti-Atlas (1660m high). Dinner and night in Riad.

5th Day : Agdz –Taliouine – Ait Mloul - Agadir:

After breakfast, we drive north-west from Agdz to Taznakht, famous for its Berber gelims and carpets. On the way we follow beautiful landscapes and the Bouazzer mines. This is a secluded part of the country and more off the beaten track. Later, we continue west to Agadir, crossing the Tizi-n-Ikhsane and Tizi-n-Tighatine passes. We stop to have lunch in Taliouine, the heart of the saffron growing area of Morocco, and where there is an excellent little museum about the art of growing saffron. In the afternoon, the road takes us on to Taroudant again and follows the often dry Souss River and innumerous argane trees on all the slopes of the hill-sides back to Agadir, which we reach by the end of the afternoon, End of our service.

Information :

Price Includes :

• Airport Transfer
• Pick up and drop off to your accommodation
• 5 Days Tour in 4wd or Mini-van with air conditioned
• Driver Guide (English Speaker)
• Fuel
• 3 Nights in Hotel (breakfast & dinner included); in Fes only breakfast.
• Accommodation in room with private bathroom
• 1 night in bivouac including dinner and breakfast
• Excursion by Dromedaries in the Desert
• Private Service (without other travelers)

Excluded Services :

• Flight
• Lunches
• Drinks
• Tickets for monumental entry
• Tips and what's not listed on “the price includes”

Optional (Available upon request) :

• Moto Quad