Stars gazing and walking among dunes 8 day 7 nights.
Day 1: Arrival at Marrakesh Manara Airport.
Meet you on the airport and pick up you to the hotel in the Marrakesh Medina. Check out and dinner out side.
Day 2 : Marrakech—Ouarzazate—Zagora—Tagounite—Oulad Driss village. About 9 hours driving.
Wake up early and have a delicious breakfast in the Riad. We will then drive you towards the south-east and begin our journey crossing the Atlas mountains at Tizi N Tichka (2260 altitude) enjoying the beautiful landscapes . We will be following the road of ancient Berbers caravan of camels that come from Timbuktu in Mali toward markets in Morocco to exchange goods like gold, salt, silk and tea. we will be crossing Ouarzazate, Zagora and Tagounite beautiful villages in the riverside of Draa valley where thousands of palms stand up to amaze your eyes. There will be a stop in an oil ARGAN association in the Atlas. Finally we will arrive to the Oulad Driss where our team and camels will join us. Eat dinner and spend the night. Sleep on tents OR rooms.
DAY 3: Oulad Driss Village—–Rass Rich area About 5 hours walking.
We will be hiking with a team consist of Berbers members and camels for riding and also for carrying equipment and your stuffs, in addition to the cooker. Eat the breakfast in the and be ready to start hiking after put all our stuffs on the camels.-Make a stop in ksar Bono (Old houses) and meet some locale people, here you will get ideas about the old life style of individuals in Draa valley. Then we will cross the dry part of draa valley to enter to the golden dunes. Breaks to rest then stop for lunch then start hiking again dry fruits and dates will be served. -Reach to the camp that already made by our team. Lunch, Free time/ build your tents/dinner/ fire place/ story telling/and traditional music/ stars gazing…
DAY 4 : Rass rish——to Erg Sahel About 5 hours walking.
Enjoy a Moroccan breakfast among dunes and be ready to start walking beside camels with our caravan and make stops to rest and lunch. Crossing flat and rocky land to reach dunes of Erg Sahel. Sweet dtes and cookies will be served for you during the walking. Finally Reach to the camp that already made by our team. Free time, build you tents,dinner,fireplace, stars gazing, sleep in tents . show you how to prepare Sand bread this kind of bread cooked just in hot sand.
DAY 5 : Erg Sahel—to the village of Tiraf area. About 5 hours walking
Tiraf is a small village in the middle of Draa oasis people living by agriculture and selling dates. The old life style can be recognized when you are checking there. People still using donkeys for moving around and also living in old houses made just from clay and straw. -Walk with and camels; camel riding. stop for lunch -visit Tiraf village -Reach to the camp that already made by our team. Free time/ build you tents/dinner/ fireplace/ story telling/ traditional music/stars gazing.. sleep on tents.
DAY 6: Tiraf village—Tagounite—AIT BEN HADDOU. About 5 hours driving
Breakfast and meet our transport to leave toward AIT BEN HADDOU KASBAH the place recognized as UNESCO set. Stop in Tamgroute village and visit workshops pottery. Lunch time them finaly arrive to the hotel then time to hang on in shops and discover the old made from clay buildings.
DAY 7: AIT BEN HADDOU—TALOUAT KASBAH—MARRAKECH. About 6 hours driving.
Pick up toward Marrakech with a stop in the interesting kasbah of TALOUAT AND A stop for lunch. Reach Marrakech and free time to checkout.
Day 8: pick up to the airport.
This trip can be shorted, extended, schedule according to your conditions, best time from late September to late April.
Duration: 8 days 7 nights.
Including
– Transfer from/to Marrakesh to trek start/finish point. Pick up from/to the airport. – 2 lunches in the road.
– 2 overnight in Marrakech, 1 overnight in Ait Ben Haddou with breakfast.
– 4 nights camping (small tents and mattress are provided),
– camels for luggage, equipment transport and riding. Guiding and cooker.
– all meals during the hiking, drinking water, food based on Moroccan traditional dish camping equipment. Simple WC Tent toilet.
Not included
– flight tickets
– drinks, meals in Marrakesh.
– tips, there will be a tip for the crew in the last day.
– personal expenses.
– Entrance fee for monuments visits.
What I must bring with me.
– sleeping bag(-2 to 10) – good shoes for walking. -power bank and headlamp. -A flask of 1L – sunscreen. – sunglasses and lipstick -your usual medicines – rain jacket. – comfortable clothes for walking.
