8 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO SAHARA DESERT

Today, we will collect you up from your hotel in Marrakech and transport you to Ouarzazate via the High Atlas Mountains, passing through numerous Berber villages as you take in the breathtaking scenery.

You will also visit a Berber women's cooperative and learn how they produce argan oil. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, the largest Kasbah in Morocco, is on our itinerary.

After lunch in the Kasbah, we will travel via Ouarzazate (often referred to as "Hollywood of Africa") to Dades valley.

We will travel along the road of a thousand Kasbahs before arriving in Kalaat Mgouna, where a rose festival is conducted every May, prior to our arrival. In the Dades Gorges, we will spend the night in a riad or hotel, which will provide us with dinner and breakfast.

This Morning after a substantial breakfast at the riad, we will take a scenic route through the valley to view the "monkey's feet" formation. When we leave the Dades valley and head towards Tinghir and the Todra valley, we will have magnificent views of the ancient Berber clay settlements perched on the mountains of the valley.

When we reach the Gorge, you will be able to walk beneath the 300-meter-tall crimson precipice that attracts so many rock climbers for their favourite sport.

A delicious lunch is waiting you in Rissani city, we will proceed to Erfoud and then to Merzouga, where your camel is waiting. You will ride a camel into the enigmatic Erg-Chebbi sand sea after receiving a cup of mint tea and a handkerchief for the desert.

You may choose to spend the night under the starlight or in a Berber nomad shelter.

While enjoying brunch early in the morning, one views the sun emerge over the Sahara Desert.

Later of these unforgettable experiences, you'll ride a camel back to the hotel, where you'll check in and take a refreshing shower.

A 4x4 tour of the dunes will take you to the lake Dayate Sarji, which arises in the spring and attracts pink flamingos and other animals.

Observe the family of nomads picnicking in a shelter. Listen to the Gnawa's spiritual melody in the Khamlia settlement. At Merzouga, you will have supper.

After lunch, you will explore the oasis at the foot of the dunes and hear about the canal irrigation system.

Just remain in your hotel or riad the entire day and night, dining and showering in leisure.

A substantial breakfast and a revitalising shower at the inn. Later, we'll depart for Fes, passing through Errachidia and the magnificent Ziz Gorges sculpted from lava rock on the way to Midelt.

Along the way, we will pause in Zaida for a barbeque and mint tea before proceeding to Azrou, a Berber village in the Middle Atlas Mountains, to observe Barbarian chimpanzees in their cedar forest habitat.

We'll travel to Ifrane, also known as the French hamlet or the Switzerland of Morocco, where we'll take photos and enjoy a drink before returning to your Fes accommodation for the evening.

After breakfast, we will depart Fes for Chefchaouen, stopping en route at the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the holy city of Moulay Idriss I, where the founder of Islam in Morocco is entombed. After lunch, we will continue to Meknes, which was founded by Moulay Ismail at the end of the 17th century and is frequently referred to as "the Moroccan Versailles." A Chefchaouen riad for the night.

After breakfast and a free tour of Chefchaouen (the blue pearl), the Plaza of OUTA Hamam, and the magnificent streets of the city, we'll travel to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, where you'll visit the city's most significant historical sites before continuing on to the commercial hub of Casablanca. Spend the night in a hotel in Casablanca.

On your final day in Morocco, you will be able to visit the Cornish or coastal section of Marrakech before departing home.

Then, return to your Marrakech riad or hotel for the evening. Our assistance with your 8 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO SAHARA DESERT has concluded.