5-days Sahara Desert tour from Marrakech -Unique

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This itinerary for a 5-day desert tour unique .offers to explore the Sahara desert and the beauty of Berber architecture, which offers a balance of culture, adventure, and relaxation as you explore the valleys and surrounding Sahara desert towns. During this tour, you’ll experience traditional music around a desert campfire, meet a Berber family, explore the Sahara desert market (Rissani), and cross the landscape back to Marrakech.

The highlight of: 5-days Sahara Desert tour Unique

enjoy the views of the high atlas mountains and the hollywood of Africa (ouarzazat )
Discover beautiful valleys and landscapes
Explore sahara desert , adventure and visit berber village
Exploring sahara desert’s lifestyle
Explore the market of sahara desert ( Rissani )
Perceptive about architecture of kasbah ait ben haddou and kasbah Taourirt

Itinerary: 5-days Sahara Desert tour Unique

DAY 1 : MARRAKECH -OUARZAZT -DADES VALLEY

This morning, meet your driver and leave the bustling city behind as you continue east into the desert, reaching the High Atlas mountains. You’ll travel through numerous Berber settlements with characteristic mud-brick structures along the route.then visit the local Argan Oil Cooperative to learn how the local women collect this valuable oil, before continuing on the twisting route to the Tizi n’Tichka pass and stopping to take in the panoramic panorama..Continue east to Ouarzazate, a desert centre and movie destination. Join a movie studio tour to learn which of your favourite films were shot in the adjacent desert regions. Travel in the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs towards Boumalne Dades, passing through several small communities where traditional farming practises are still practised. Keep an eye out for nomads caring to their livestock as you go through the fragrant Kelâat M’Gouna, or “Valley of the Roses.” You’ll finally arrive in Boumalne Dades, a significant town on the Dades River’s southern bank.
DAY 2 : DADES VALLEY – TINGHIR – SAHARA DESERT

Sahara Today, you’ll travel further east to your final destination: the Erg Chebbi Sand Sea outside of Merzouga. Stop in Tinghir along the way to view the river oasis that spreads on both sides of the town. The surrounding desert scenery has spectacular buttes, mesas, and plateaus. Nearby, you may visit the Todra Gorge, a 300-meter-deep valley created by the Todra River. Continue to Erfoud, a desert village. you’ll notice the beginnings of the huge dunes of Erg Chebbi towering on the horizon. When you arrive at Merzouga, change gears and transfer to your personal camel to begin your journey across the sand dunes to your Bedouin-style tent. Hike to the top of a local dune to watch the beautiful sun set, then relax by the fire with a warm supper and traditional music.
DAY 3: DISCOVER SAHARA DESERT

Our dedicated staff will wake you up at the crack of dawn if you desire it, ensuring you don’t miss the mesmerizing beauty of the desert sunrise. As the brilliant colors of the sand create a beautiful contrast against the dunes, a mesmerizing palette of shadows is painted. After this lovely moment, you will eat breakfast. After breakfast, take some time to rest and unwind before starting on an exciting 4WD off-road excursion that will provide you with an immersive desert experience. Begin by meeting and engaging with desert nomads in their traditional tents to obtain an understanding of their distinct way of life. Then, travel over the stony desert’s high plateau, taking in panoramic vistas of the dunes and varied desert landscapes. Your tour will take you to Mifis, a beautiful “Ghost Town” where antique eye cosmetics like Kohl and quartz were formerly discovered. You may also come across amazing fossils of turtles, trilobites, ammonites, and orthoclase, which were once inhabitants of this ancient sea millions of years ago. Continue your tour by visiting Khamlia Village, a village inhabited by people originally from deep Africa. Immerse yourself in the distinct sounds of Gnawa music, played by locals who are ancestors of ex-slaves who traveled to Morocco along the Salt Route from Senegal and Sudan. Lunch will include a live performance of Gnawa spiritual music and a delicious baked Berber pizza. Your trip will take you to the oasis of Merzouga,There you may explore the communal gardens and the nomadic repository and get a sight of shooting stars, giving a touch of fantasy to your desert adventure.
DAY 4 : SAHARA DESERT -RISSANI – OUARZAZATE

Watch the dawn before renting a sandboard to put your talents to the test. Leave the dunes and travel to the west to enter Rissani through a spectacular gate. Rissani, a market town, has a cattle auction and a “donkey parking lot. Visit a craft workshop in this town. It was a distinct kingdom known as Sijilmassa from the 8th through the 14th centuries. A wealthy caravan route commencing in Mali’s capital Tombouctou and leading to several Moroccan cities such as Marrakech and Fes built a flourishing market there. The market still exists today. It is unique in that it is not a tourist souk, but rather serves the locals. It doubles in size three times a week (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday) when farmers and nomads gather to sell their livestock, vegetables, dates, and other commodities, known as a sight worth (hearing) and experiencing. Pass through the acacia woodlands, which have umbrella-shaped trees. We’ll continue to Draa Valley, passing via Alnif, Tazarin, and N’Kob on the way. Then join the Draa Valley, which is bordered by palm trees.
DAY 5 : OUARZAZTE – AIT BEN HADDOU – MARRAKECH

Explore the kasbah ait ben haddou and Taourirt . Continue discovering the kasbah Taourirt, The Imzwarn, a strong local family, erected the kasbah in the 17th century. At its peak in the late 9th century, the kasbah had a strategic position at the junction of many river basins, notably the Draa and the Dadès, which served as Saharan trade routes. Exploring Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is thought to originate from the 11th century when it maintained an important position along the trans-Saharan trade route between Marrakech, Ouarzazate, and the southern desert. Follow the small lanes up to the Granary for a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside. Ascend the High Atlas mountain range, keeping an eye out for the highest peak, Mount Toubkal 4,167 m. The exploring trip of marrakech to Sahara desert come to end.

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camel ride
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Berber music show
Sandboarding

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5-days Sahara Desert tour from Marrakech -Unique

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The highlight of: 5-days Sahara Desert tour Unique

Itinerary: 5-days Sahara Desert tour Unique

DAY 1 : MARRAKECH -OUARZAZT -DADES VALLEY

DAY 2 : DADES VALLEY – TINGHIR – SAHARA DESERT

DAY 3: DISCOVER SAHARA DESERT

DAY 4 : SAHARA DESERT -RISSANI – OUARZAZATE

DAY 5 : OUARZAZTE – AIT BEN HADDOU – MARRAKECH

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