8-Day grand tour from Marrakech
This tour begins with a warm welcome at Marrakech airport and transfer to a Riad in the medina. On the second day, you’ll travel from Marrakech to Dades Gorge, visiting the Ait-Ben Haddou kasbah and crossing the High Atlas Mountains. The journey continues through the Todgha Gorge to Merzouga, where you’ll experience camel rides and a stay in a luxury bivouac. Day four includes a 4×4 dune tour with stops to meet nomadic families and enjoy Gnawa music in Khamlia, ending in Hassi Labied. You’ll then visit Rissani’s local souk and travel through the Draa Valley to Ouarzazate. After a return to Marrakech through the High Atlas, you’ll spend a day exploring its cultural treasures like the Koutoubia, Saadian tombs, and Djemaa el Fna square, before ending the tour with a transfer to Marrakech airport.
Day 1: Arrival at Marrakech airport:
Welcome at Marrakech airport and transfer to your Riad in the medina, accommodation with breakfast at the Riad.
Day 2: Marrakech > Ait Ben Haddou > Ouarzazate > Skoura > Dades Valley > Dades Gorge (350 Km):
Departure at 8 a.m. from your hotel to Ouarzazate, crossing the High Atlas range via the Tichka pass at 2260 m, stop at the Ait-Ben Haddou kasbah for a visit and lunch, then on to Skoura, where it’s possible to stop for a visit to the Ameridile kasbah (weather permitting), and then on to the Dades valley as far as the village of Kelaa Mgouna to reach the Dades gorges, extending the Dades valley, half-board accommodation at the hotel:
Day 3: Dades Gorge > Todgha Gorge > Merzouga:
After breakfast, departure for Merzouga via the route des mille kasbah through the Todgha Gorge, the deepest gorge in Morocco. Lunch and continuation to the impressive Merzouga dunes, where you’ll meet the camels who will take you for about an hour and a half to the big dunes where you can watch a spectacular sunset and sunrise, after which you descend to the luxury bivouac. Dinner and overnight in a luxury bivouac with bathroom in the tent.
Day 4: 4×4 dune tour:
After breakfast, we begin the grand tour of the dunes, passing through desert plateaus with a stop to see a nomadic family and on to the mines of Mifis and the village of Merzouga and Khamlia where we stop to enjoy Gnawa music then continue to the village of Hassi Labied where you will spend the night at the hotel.
Day 5: Erg Chebbi > Rissani > Draa Valley > Ouarzazate:
After breakfast, continuation to Rissani where you will visit the local souk (if it’s souk day) after the visit, continuation to Ouarzazate through the Draa Valley. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Ouarzazate> Marrakech:
After breakfast, departure for Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains, accommodation with breakfast at the Riad.
Day 7: Marrakech (Cultural visit):
After breakfast, the whole day will be devoted to visiting Marrakech, “The Pearl of the South”, founded in the 11th century. In the morning, visit the Koutoubia, the Saadian tombs and the Palais de la Bahia, the souks and Djemaa el Fna square, accommodation with breakfast at the Riad.
Day 8:
After breakfast, depending on your flight schedule, transfer to Marrakech airport and end of our services.