Itinerary
- Day 1
Marrakech
You'll arrive at Marrakech airport where someone will hold up a personalized name card to find you easily. After that, it's a transfer to your hotel or riad where you can unpack and get comfortable before things get going.
- Day 2
Marrakech to Ait Benhaddou
Today you're driving through Morocco's landscape into the Atlas Mountains, passing rocky cliffs and small Berber villages along the way. You'll cross the Tizi n'Tichka pass to see the Glaoui Kasbah and Ounilla Valley, then reach Ait Benhaddou with its red mud-brick architecture (a UNESCO site). Lunch happens with a local family there. If you prefer a different route, there's an option through Ouallywood movie studio and Taourirte Kasbah via Skoura's historic mud-brick Kasbahs.
- Meals
- Lunch (Local lunch experience with a family in Ait Benhaddou), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Glaoui Kasbah in Talouate
- Local lunch experience with a family in Ait Benhaddou
- Dinner included
Optional Activities
- Alternative route via Ouallywood movie studio and Taourirte Kasbah
- Visit Skoura's historic Kasbahs including Amridil Kasbah
Landmarks/POIs Tizi n'Tichka Pass Glaoui Kasbah Ounilla Valley Ait Benhaddou Taourirte Kasbah Amridil Kasbah - Day 3
Ait Benhaddou to Dades Gorges
You're traveling through the valley known for its many Kasbahs toward Kelaa M'gouna, a place famous for roses and daggers. An off-road section takes you deeper into the Atlas and around M'goun Mountain where you'll see livestock and rust-red Kasbahs lining the Dades Valley. There's a natural formation called Monkey Toes to check out. Once you reach your hotel, you'll have a couple hours free to hike around if you want.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Dinner included
Optional Activities
- Hiking near Dades Gorges (couple of hours after arrival)
Landmarks/POIs Kelaa M'gouna M'goun Mountain Dades Valley Monkey Toes - Day 4
Dades Gorges to N'kob
Head out early to catch Todgha Gorges while there's good light, where massive rock walls shift color as the sun moves (it's really something). Later you'll go to the sprawling Ksar of N'kob and its prehistoric rock carvings, plus about 45 mud-brick ksour scattered around. The town gets its name from a cave that used to shelter nomads passing through.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Todgha Gorges
- Dinner included
Landmarks/POIs Todgha Gorges Ksar of N'kob - Day 5
N'kob to Erg Chigaga Desert
You're heading southeast through some wild desert landscape via Draa Valley, a long stretch of palm oases that gradually blends into the Sahara near M'hamid. First stop is Temegroute to see Zawiya Naciria, which is an active pilgrimage spot and Quranic school with an old library that held thousands of illuminated texts. After that, you'll drive through intense heat to M'hamid El-Ghizlane and then take an off-road route to Erg Chigaga where you'll have dinner and sleep outside under the stars.
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner in the desert)
Included Activities
- Visit Zawiya Naciria
- Dinner in the desert
- Overnight under the stars in Erg Chigaga
Landmarks/POIs Draa Valley Temegroute Zawiya Naciria M'hamid El-Ghizlane Erg Chigaga - Day 6
Erg Chigaga to Taliouine
Early wake-up to watch the Sahara sunrise turn from dark to glowing orange and red. Then you're off-road heading out of the desert back toward M'hamid. About 100km drive to Zagora passing through palm-lined Draa Valley with newer and older Ksour scattered along it. You'll go through Agdez and cross the Saghro Mountain range near the Bougafer Mines where dinosaur fossils show up. Stop in Taznakht, Morocco's carpet and rug center, then push on to Taliouine where saffron (the world's priciest spice) grows at the African Centre of l'Orrouge.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Dinosaur fossils at Bougafer Mines
Landmarks/POIs Zagora Agdez Saghro Mountain Bougafer Mines Taznakht Taliouine African Centre of l'Orrouge (Saffron Centre) - Day 7
Taliouine to Marrakech
Leaving Taliouine, you'll drive through Tizi n'Test, a mountain pass cut through the high Atlas in the late 1920s by the French. It's considered one of Morocco's best panoramic drives. Heading north toward Marrakech, there's a stop in Tinmal village to see a mosque that's over 1000 years old.
Included Activities
- Visit Tinmal mosque
Landmarks/POIs Tizi n'Test Pass Tinmal Tinmal Mosque - Day 8
Marrakech
Your final exploration day in Marrakech with a private guide. You're starting in the old Medina where narrow streets lead to palaces, tombs, and religious buildings covered in marble details. Walk through Bahia Palace, El-Badii Palace, and Saadien's Tombs. Afterward, head outside the Medina to see Majorelle Garden, Museum Saint Laurent, and the Berber Museum. Later on you can experience Jemaa El-Fnaa square, which fills up every night with musicians, acrobats, storytellers, and performers mixed in with thousands of motorcyclists and horse-carts creating a carnival-type scene.
Included Activities
- Marrakech Medina guided tour
- Visit Bahia Palace
- Visit El-Badii Palace
- Visit Saadien's Tombs
- Visit Majorelle Garden
- Visit Museum Saint Laurent
- Visit Berber Museum
Optional Activities
- Visit Jemaa El-Fnaa square for performances and atmosphere
Landmarks/POIs Marrakech Medina Bahia Palace El-Badii Palace Saadien's Tombs Majorelle Garden Museum Saint Laurent Berber Museum Jemaa El-Fnaa - Day 9
Departure
Your time in Morocco ends today. Your driver will work out the exact pick-up time for your departure and confirm it with you.
