8 days Agadir Morocco desert tour

Day 1: Agadir

8 days Agadir Morocco desert tour departure: After reaching the airport, we will pick you up and leave you at the hotel.

Day 2: Agadir – Taroudant – Ouarzazate

We will start our trip from Agadir in the morning and move towards Ouarzazate (the Sahara Gate). Along our journey, we will go for a visit to the old city and market place of Taroudant, also known as ‘little Marrakesh’. From Taroudant, we will continue towards Taliouine, known for its saffron. We will travel to ouarzazate through the Atlas Mountains along an enchanting & varied landscape, and small Berber villages. We will take a break in Kasbah Aït Benhaddou, the most beautiful Kasbah of Morocco (a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1987). We will have dinner and overnight stay at the riad in Ouarzazate.

Day 3 : Ouarzazate – Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges – Rissani – Merzouga

Our trip will move from Ouarzazate towards Dades Gorge through Rose Valley and the palm trees, en route the thousand Kasbahs. The tour will move on towards Merzouga (Sahara desert) through the Todra Valley. We will stop for lunch and take a walk in the Todra Gorge, the most beautiful gorge of Morocco. Then, we will drive on to Merzouga (Sahara desert) across a beautiful desert landscape; passing Rissani, also known for its Kasbahs and Oasis. In the afternoon, we will arrive at Merzouga where we will take dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Erg Chebbi (Sand Dunes)

On this interesting day we will explore Erg Chebbi more deeply. We will visit the village of Khamlia, we will discover small towns and inhabited houses in unexpected places far from civilization. In addition to that, we will visit nomads who are very happy to share their lifestyle with their visitors. Our trip continues discovering some old mines closed to the borders between Morocco and Algeria, found by the French for years. Then we return to the town where we will have a particularly typical lunch of the area called “Berber Pizza”. In the afternoon, you will have a unique experience that begins with a camel ride; friendly camels guided by a man with many years of experience going up and down on the sand with different stops to take photographs of incredible landscapes and sunsets, walking you arrive at the camp located in the heart of the desert where you will have dinner and breakfast and enjoy the Berber music performed . by locals under a starry sky.

Day 5: Merzouga – Alnif – N’kob – Zagora

After breakfast, we will leave Merzouga and travel towards Zagora through Alnif, Tazarine, beautiful desert landscapes, oasis and little Berber villages. We will spend the night in a hotel with a view of the beautiful valley.

Day 6: Zagora – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

Breakfast at the hotel and departure through the Draa Valley, the largest in all of Morocco, towards Agdz and Ouarzazate where you will have lunch. Afterwards, visit the famous film studios where numerous films have been filmed such as: Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, The Jewel of the Nile and some scenes from Gladiator. After this visit, we resume our trip to Marrakech where we will arrive in the afternoon. Our driver will leave you at your hotel/riad accommodation in Marrakech.

Day 7: Marrakech

After a break for lunch. you may have time to explore the fascinating souks( native markets) it’s the town’s star attraction you mustn’t miss the Babouche (shoes) Souk, Chouari (carpenter’s) open-air market, El-Attarine (perfume and spice) souk and the Cherratine (leather) souk and the narrow alleys around the Djemâa El-Fna square where within the evening, you’ll be charmed with snake charmers, singers, acrobats, dancers, narrators, and story-tellers – moving from one group to another, Night within the riad.

Day 8: Agadir

In the morning, we will leave Agadir for our flight to back at home.