Spotlights of the south (from Marrakech)

HIGHLIGHTS OF YOUR PERFECT MOROCCO HOLIDAY

• Visit of Atlas Filmstudios and UNESCO protected World Cultural Heritage, the kasbah of Aid Ben Haddou
• Desert feeling in the Dunes of Tinfou
• Traditional home-made meals and Berber music around the open fireplace

DESCRIPTION

Day 1: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains – Telouet – Ouarzazate – Aid Ben Haddou – Draa valley – Dune of Tinfou

Pick up at Marrakech at 7:00 am. We will drive for approximately two hours through the Atlas Mountains via the Tizi ‘n Tichka pass, stopping for photos along the way, and stopping to have breakfast. We will stop to visit the town of Telouet and its ancient 17th century kasbah. Then we will go in the direction of Ourzazate, where we will visit the UNESCO protected Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah. We will have lunch here and then visit the Atlas Film Studios.

In the afternoon we will pass Agdez and and many Berber villages and then visit Draa valley and it’s Palmeraie. After that we go to the center of the Tinfou village and leave our driver there. We ride camels for an hour and half to the camp. We arrive to the camp half hour before sunset. After enjoying these marvelous moments in the dunes, we will have tea with the nomads and in the evening dinner. Around the open fireplace the nomads will play with darboukas (local drums) and sind traditional Berber lyrics.

Day 2: Tinfou – Zagora – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

We go up early in the morning to see the sunrise. It’s an amazing experience. After that you will have breakfast and leave the desert after a beautiful night, spent in the desert tented camp. We will return to Marrakech in the evening.