Atlas Trek Adventure
DAY 1: MARRAKECH – HIGH ATLAS – AIT BENHADDOU – OUARZAZATE – DADES VALLEY
The destination will be Dades Valley after our driver picks you up from your accommodation in Fes. To reach our destination we will travel through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi N’Tichka pass (2260 meters high). During our journey, we will stop to visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.It is one of the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES. Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is 35 km away from Ouarzazate . It is the famous kasbah in morocco. It is one of the favourite destinations for visitors in Morocco. It has also served as location to shoot many movies such as Gladiator and The Mmmy . After having lunch in the village of the Kasbah, we will continue our journey to Dades Valley. At your accommodation you will have dinner and breakfast .
DAY 2 : DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA ERG CHEBBI DUNES
Having breakfast is followed by traveling through the Road of Thousand Kasbahs, the oasis of palm trees and the harsh mountain landscapes. In Todgha Gorges, we will have lunch. It is where the highest and narrowest gorges in Morocco. Around 5 pm, we will reach Merzouga Desert. After that, we will ride camels and head to camp in the middle of the Sahara Desert in a nomad tent.
DAY 3 : SAHARA DESERT– RISSANI – DRAA VALLEY – OUARZAZATE
Our continues after watching the sunrise. We will ride camels back to Merzouga, where you will have breakfast and shower your accommodation, before we visit Rissani. This small town was named Sijilmassa before and used to serve as the capital of the region of Tafilalet. Rissani was founded by Moussa Ben Nasser in 757. It was also a commercial centre where people used to come from different Adrican countries to trade. Rissani has been an Alouite dynasty since the 17th-century. The journey continues towards Ouarzazate traveling through Jbel Anaouar Mountains and alongside Draa Valley. After you arrive at Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa), you will be traansfered to your accommodation where dinner and breakfast will be served.
DAY 4 : OUARZAZATE – TELOUET – MARRAKECH
Today we will visit Ouarzazate. This small town has been a place where many Hollywood movies were shot. 35 away from Ouarzazate, there is the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. It is one of the UNESCO’s world heritage sites. It has witnessed filming Gladiator and a part of the TV series Games of Thrones. The journey continues to Telouet. Telouelt is one of the spectacular Kasbahs in the Atlas. After that, we will drive to Marrakech. We will reach the destination in the late afternoon.
