5 Days Agadir to Marrakech via the Sahara

From the Atlantic to the great dunes of Merzouga, ending in Marrakech. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• The ramparts of Taroudant and the saffron of Taliouine
• The Valley of the Roses and the Dades Gorges
• Todra Gorges and a camel trek at sunset in Erg Chebbi
• Todra and Dades on the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs
• The kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, UNESCO World Heritage

Day-by-day itinerary

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   Day 1Agadir – Taroudant – Taliouine – Ouarzazate

   We leave the coast for Taroudant, the 'little Marrakech' with its ochre ramparts. Across the Souss valley and the Anti-Atlas we reach Taliouine, land of saffron, and continue to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the desert.

   Hotel or kasbah in Ouarzazate · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 2Ouarzazate – Skoura – Valley of the Roses – Dades

   Through the oasis of Skoura and the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Kelaat M'Gouna, the Valley of the Roses. In the afternoon we drive up the Dades Gorges and their famous winding road.

   Hotel in the Dades Valley · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 3Dades – Todra Gorges – Merzouga – Desert camp

   Morning walk in the Todra Gorges, with walls over 300 metres high. We continue through Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga. At sunset, camel ride into the dunes of Erg Chebbi to reach our camp: dinner, drums around the fire and a sky full of stars.

   Berber camp in the dunes · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 4Merzouga – Todra – Dades – Ouarzazate

   Sunrise over the dunes, then we head west through Rissani and Tinejdad to the Todra Gorges and the Dades Valley, following the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Ouarzazate.

   Hotel or kasbah in Ouarzazate · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 5Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Tizi n'Tichka – Marrakech

   Guided visit of the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, then we cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass with stops at Berber villages and argan cooperatives. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon.

   Riad or hotel in Marrakech · Breakfast