Pick up from your accommodation in Marrakech at 8 a.m., and depart to the High Atlas, a subrange of the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. We are going through Tizi N´Tichka pass with stops for the panoramic views, and taking pictures of the Berber small villages that camouflage in the landscape. Then, we continue south to the ksar (fortified village) of Aït Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot on this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, and Sahara with Penelope Cruz…etc. Free time for lunch in town.

After that, we will continue to Ouarzazate, also known as “The gate of the desert” which in the Berber language means “noiseless or without confusion”. Here we´ll see the Taourirt Kasbah, one of the most spectacular ksars in Morocco. The next site we will visit is the Rose Valley, going previously through the big Skoura palm grove, a beautiful place with more than 700.000 palms and numerous kasbahs that are built in the surrounding area. Finally, we reach the Dades valley where we´ll spend the night. Dinner and overnight in a traditional hotel.

After breakfast in the hotel, we will drive to the valley to see the amazing rock formation “the monkey toes”, and the still-standing 19th-century Kasbah of Ait Yul. Leaving the Dades valley towards Tinrghir, and after some stops on the way, we´ll reach the Todra Gorges. The scenery is spectacular. At the Gorge, you’ll walk under the 300m high red cliff. After a short walk in the Todra gorges we continue our trip to Erfoud and Rissani where we’ll have lunch and afterward we’ll leave for the village of Merzouga. In the afternoon you will have a camel ride, to explore the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi, until to reach the desert camp. Here you’ll spend your night in a traditional Berber tent but before that, you will have a delicious dinner and you will enjoy a spectacle of traditional music. Dinner and overnight in a desert camp.

Very early in the morning, we have a “Date with the sunrise”. In the middle of the desert, waking up early is a “must do” to see the most spectacular sunrise you´ve ever seen. After having breakfast, we will start our long trip back to Marrakech, going through the High Atlas Mountains. During the afternoon we will arrive in Marrakech, the driver will drop you off at your hotel/riad or any other preferable place, and this is the end of one of our most beautiful desert tours from Marrakech.