GREAT SOUTH AND KASBAHS
7 DAYS – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH
Marrakech International Airport (Google Map)
8:00 AM
Greeting at airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and night.
After breakfast, town visit to discover the capital of the South and the Kasbahs. Lunch, then departure for Tinghir through the route of the Kasbahs. On the way, you will have the chance to admire the magnificent architecture of the fortresses made of earth. We will pause in the beautiful oasis of Skoura before we resume our route. Dinner and accommodation in hotel.
After breakfast, visit of the Todra Gorges and its impressive rock faces higher than 300 m. This narrow pass between mountain and valley offers an outstanding range of red hues according to daylight. Lunch in the Gorges then we continue to Erfoud. It is possible to witness the magnificent sunset on the dunes of Merzouga (optional with supplement). Dinner and accommodation in hotel.
After breakfast, departure for Alnif via Rissani, a city famous for its date market, built in the proximity of the ruins of Sijilmassa, the mythical capital of the Tafilalet region, cradle of the Alawi dynasty. Crossing of the mountain of Jbel Saghro, lunch in Alnif, we continue to Zagora riding along the luxuriant palm grove. Dinner and accommodation.
After breakfast, departure along the oued Dr‚a upstream until Agdz. We continue through the Tizi-n-Tiniffift pass. Arrival in Ouarzazate for lunch. Crossing of the High Atlas through the Tizin-n-Tichka pass. Descent towards the plain of Haouz and its capital Marrakech. Dinner and accommodation in hotel.
After breakfast, discover the imperial city coiled up in its oasis between mountain and desert, as well as the treasures handed down by the successive dynasties: the Koutoubia mosque, symbol of the Almohad art, sober and uncluttered, the Saadi tombs and their sumptuous compositions, the Bahia palace and its remarkable painted ceilings. Lunch. In the afternoon, stroll in the souks: you will get a taste of that mysterious effervescence that reaches its climax on Djemaa el Fna square, where storytellers and musicians, acrobats and snake charmers perpetuate a unique popular art. Dinner in Moroccan restaurant. Accommodation in hotel.
You choose the excursion. Dinner and accommodation in hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to airport and flight back home.