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Need a place to get away? There is no better corner in the world to hide from the dull everyday than the magical sahara desert. Spending a night under the stars in the Sahara Desert is a unique opportunity, and one which you’re unlikely to experience anywhere else in the world. That’s why, if you have the time, we recommend spending more than one night in the desert. With two nights, you will be able to explore the desert at a more relaxed pace and fully immerse yourself in the traditional ways of the local tribes. Spend your days sandboarding and camel trekking and your nights singing, dancing, and stargazing! It’s best to do one night in the tents out in the sand dunes and another night in one of the nearby desert towns.Every team member at Sahara-Feeling is dedicated to providing you a fully customised experience. Our Guides are nomad-Born and know the desert intimately.

Day 01 Marrakesh – High Atlas – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Draàvalley– Agdz – Tamnougalt

.Our trip will take us through the High Atlas mountains by way of the historic Tizi-n-Tichka pass. With an elevation of 2,260 meters the size and beauty of the mountains cannot be overstated. This pass is also dotted with ancient oak woods, walnut groves, traditional Berber villages and picturesque valley pastures complete with roaming free range goats and sheep. The mountain pass opens into a high desert lunar landscape that is home to Ait Benhaddou, where we will stop for lunch. This UNESCO protected village has been featured in such films as Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth and The Gladiator. Morocco has long been a favorite of Hollywood and you will also have a chance to visit previous movie sets that are still standing. From here we journey to Ouarzazate. Then through the lush Draa Valley to the historic village or Tamnougalt. Here you will stay in a Moroccan Riad bed and breakfast, complete with tea service and full dinner

.Day 02 Draávalley – Zagora – Tamegroute – Mhamid – Oasis Of Iriki –Dunes Of Erg Chigaga (Sandboarding And Camel Riding)

..Your day begins with breakfast on the on the Riad terrace, followed by a walk through the Tamnougalt Oasis. Then once again we pass through the Draa Valley on route to Zagora and Tamegroute. A region known for producing some of the best hand crafted pottery in all of Morocco. This is a one in a life time chance to get first pick at some of the greatest artwork in Morocco. From here we follow the highway to the end and the desert outpost of M'Hamid. This is where most of our guides were born and feel at home once the pavement ends. We travel through 50km of desert landscape passing along hand made "roads" that are centuries old. Passing through a traditional watering, the Iriki Oasis before passing through the Iriki salt flats and in the Erg Chigaga desert. This amazing series of golden desert dunes stretches for 40 km reaching a maximum height of 300 metres. Our Sahara Feeling camp is nestled within these timeless sand dunes. Here you will bask the sunset from the saddle of a dromedary while they effortlessly move throughout the dunes. The evening will be spent in camp enjoying first class Sahrawi hospitality. Complete with the traditional mint tea ritual, nomadic dinner and music topped off with a bonfire under the open sky.

.Day 03 Lake Iriki – Fossil Mountain– Tazenakht – Marrakech

After breakfast, we continue on our journey along the old Paris-Dakar Rally track. Passing once again through the dried up salt lake of Iriki to a truly unique mountain of fossils. Once back in the pavement we journey to Tazenakht. Here we will stop for lunch and have another golden opportunity to collect some of the rugs Morocco is world famous for. This region is known for producing the finest woven rugs. This is your chance to buy them straight from the source, the quality simply cannot be overstated. From here we travel back towards Marrakesh arriving in the evening.

3 days from Marrakech: Oasis and the dunes of Erg Chigaga sahara

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When The Desert Meets The Ocean …7 days Morocco Desert Tour to Erg Chigaga Desert & Essaouira

Day 1: Arrive to Marrakech

Transfer to your accommodation from the airport according to your arrival, and it's possible to visit the city of Marrakech.

Day 2: Explore Marrakech

Your guide will meet you at the Riad for a half-day tour of Marrakech for 3 hours, including the Koutoubia mosque grounds, the Bahia Palace, Saadian tombs, and the Mellah or old Jewish quarter.

After lunch visit the souks and do some walk alone inside the souks , Sunset at the main square.

DAY 3 : Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Agdez ( 260km)

The driver will meet you at your accommodation at 8 AM. Leave Marrakech behind to take on the Atlas Mountains and its dense forests through one of the most winding and dramatic routes in Morocco. Reach the Tizi n Tichka pass at 2200 meters high to enter the Great South. Stop and visit UNESCO world site Ait Benhaddou to later skirt through Ouarzazate and then cross the Draa gorges and reach 1700 meters high, from where the panorama of the legendary Draa Valley unfolds.
Reach Agdz, here it is worth visiting the Black people village and the ksar of Tamnougalt. Reach The hotel early evening. Dinner and accommodation at a Kasbah/Hotel .

DAY 4 : Agdez – Zagora – M’hamid – Erg Chigaga ( 200km )

After breakfast, you continue your way to Zagora to discover the nearby village of Amezrou and its Jewish heritage – the old adobe synagogue and the silver jewelry craft. Further on, the stoves of Tamegroute cast the emerald glaze so easily identified on mosque tiles, dishes and pots across Morocco. The nearby Nassiria library holds a 10 century old gold- engraved Koran and various treaties on astronomy, medicine and Arab poetry among other gems. Before leaving the tarmac behind and take on the Sahara, we recommend visiting a traditional ksour and having lunch in Mhamid . From Mhamid, across various types of desert, you will reach the dunes of Erg Chigaga, the last bit by camel. Dinner and accommodation in private boutique tents with ensuite shower and toilets.

DAY 5 : Erg chigaga Desert – Foum-Zguid – Tazenakht – Taroudant ( 480 km )

Wake up early to admire the sunrise and stroll around the dunes. Later on, you will take on the hamada ( rocky desert ) and cross the dry lake Iriki. Have tea with the nomads, pry out fossils and later join the tarmac again at Foum Zguid. Have a tasty lunch by the pool at Bab Rimal or opt for the more formal choice of a kefta in the village. Take the route west and soon reach the village of Tazenakht, very famous for its huge selection of Berber rugs and it’s the destinations of different merchants who sell rugs in different other Moroccan cities. Reach Taroudant at the end of the afternoon. Dinner and accommodation in a beautiful hotel at the Medina or the Palme groove nearby .

DAY 6 : Taroudant – Agadir – Essaouira ( 257 km )

After breakfast, have a caleche ride around the city walls and/ or browse the souks for the best argan oil or honey in Morocco. Or, arrive rather early in Essaouira to make the best out of your time there. You don’t have to plan anything ahead but rather decide on the day. Follow the Atlantic coast all the way to Essaouira and admire the goats up in the trees as you approach the wind city. Dinner and accommodation at a beautiful riad in the Medina

DAY 7 : Essaouira- Marrakech ( 177km )

after breakfast spend the day wandering around the stunning medina with its white washed houses, art galleries, fishing port, food stalls, European fortifications and its all around farniente vibe. Spend the morning on a deserted beach in the surroundings of Essaouira . In the afternoon, return to Marrakech.

DAY 8 : departure from Marrakech

10 days, 9 Nights Tour

Casablanca (Day-1)

Arrive in Casablanca and your driver/host will be waiting to greet you. Enjoy some time in Casablanca today if you have time. Your arrival time will really inform your plans of a 10-day morocco itinerary from Casablanca. If you arrive in the morning for example you can visit the famous Hassan II mosque. Or, if you arrive later in the day, enjoy a night in Casablanca to catch your breath before we take it away with the sights ahead and visit the Hassan II mosque next day in the morning before we head to rabat.

Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen (Day-2)

Leave Casablanca and drive north to the capital city of Rabat where you will enjoy a tour of a few hours of the highlights of this modern/ancient city including Mohammed V mausoleum, the Kasbah of Oudaya, and Hassan II tower. Enjoy lunch in the Medina and then travel into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen.

Chefchaouen – Volibulus – Meknes – Fes (Day 3)

Spend the morning in Chefchaouen enjoy the fresh mountain air. Walk through the blue streets seeing the merchants and their wares, happen upon an artist or a weaver and enjoy a cup of coffee and some people watching.

Make your way to Volibulus, Meknes and to Fes this afternoon out of the Rif Mountains into the plains that cradle this ancient hub of culture.

Fes City Tour (Day 4)

Today you will meet your local city guide and enjoy a day tour of the medina and surrounding area. Marvel at the carved brass gates at the Royal Palace, walk through the Jewish quarter, meander through the narrow busy streets of the medina stopping for demonstrations of weavers, carpet knotting, brass hammering and tile and pottery making. Visit the famous tanneries, a UNESCO site and famous for its natural dying methods dating back centuries. You will stop for lunch along the way and return to your riad dazzled by the sights and sounds.

Fes – Azrou – Midelt – Sahara Desert at Merzouga (Day 5)

Drive over the Middle Atlas mountains through the cedar forests and rolling hills. See Macaque monkeys and Berber horses and stop in at the small European hamlet of Ifrane, known at the “Switzerland of Morocco”.

Then head south to Midelt, and on to the stunning Ziz Valley where you will see valleys and oasis filled with date palms as far as the eye can see. Berber villages and casbahs will take over the view as you head through Rissini and into Merzouga. Take your camels into the dunes and Spend the night in a luxury desert camp with your dinner and breakfast.

Sahara Desert – Todgha Gorge – Dades (Day 6)

After making your way back to the car, you will ride through Erfoud (date capital of Morocco) and along the Valley of 1,000 Kasbahs (old and new) and drive towards Todgha Gorge.

Spend some time exploring the gorge basin and marveling at the rock face (350m high). Then drive to dades and Stay in the nearby valley at an riad and enjoy the traditional Berber lifestyle of the south.

Dades – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (Day 7)

Travel through the southern villages today passing through the valley of dades, and stopping at the Roses Valley where roses are plucked each year by the thousands and distilled to precious rose oil and other beauty products. Travel through Berber Villages and see what life is like in the countryside of Morocco. Pass by the khetteras, the ancient form of irrigation using underground tunnels and mounds.

Visit Ouarzazate, an important city in the south and home to many movie studios. Finally arrive at Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, one of the most well preserved examples of kasbah architecture in the world. Explore the kasbah alley ways up to the top and get a birds eye view of the surrounding area before settling in for the night in the local village.

Ait Ben Haddou – Atlas mountains – Marrakech (Day 8)

Today you will head over the High Atlas Mountains. This is one of the most beautiful drives there is in Morocco. Up to the top of the highest pass at Tizi n’ Tichka at 2260 m and down the windy roads into the valley that is home to Marrakech.

Approach the Red City and settle into your riad near the old Medina. Enjoy dinner in Jemna el Fna square where snake charmers play their flutes and orange juice stalls beckon you to taste.

Try snail soup if you dare, or just enjoy some traditional Moroccan bbq in the midst of the excitement

Departure Day to Casablanca (Day 10)

Ideally you will be departing from Marrakech, but if you are heading out of Casablanca we can make that work too. Keep in mind its about 3 hours to the airport there so we will need to plan ahead. the beauty of 10 days morocco itinerary end.

The Private tour includes :

• Pick up and drop off at Casablanca Airport

• Private vehicle/ all fuel cost

• Speaking English guide

• Accommodation ( dinner, breakfast and lunch )

• Overnight at a sahara desert camp

• Sunset and sunrise camel ride in the sahara

• Ait ben haddou visit

• Casablanca sightseeing

• Rabat sightseeing

• Chefchaouen sightseeing

• Volibulus visit

• Meknes sightseeing

• Full day city tour of fes

• Full day city tour of marrakech

The Private tour excludes:

• Drinks

• Tips

• Entrance fees if any

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