4 day desert tour from Casablanca to the Sahara desert ( Zagoura )
If you are planning a Morocco tour from Casablanca,Explore Sahara desert in our tour packages. Discover the very best of Zagora and Atlas mountains during your 4 day desert tour from Casablanca to the Sahara desert (Zagoura).
DAY 1: CASABLANCA TO OUARZAZATE VIA THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS AND AIT BENHADOU KASBAH .
In the morning , you will start the trip towards Ouarzazate ( the Moroccan Hollywood) . You will drive like 3 hours till you reach Marrakech then drive through the national road towards the High Atlas mountains, You will keep driving through the windy road and see many berber villages on the way . You will stop for photos and breaks. In the High Atlas mountains, you will have a stop in the highest pass of the ( Col Du Ticka) and after that go straight to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou .The drive is like 5 hours in the mountains including the time for stops and breaks. Lunch in a local restaurant
You will have chance to walk inside the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou and walk up the hill for a nice view to the whole village . The Kasbah is a movie site and many famous movies were shot there like The Mummy ,Prince of Persia and so on . After the visit of the Kasbah , you will go to Ouarzazate and you will visit a cinema studio or an other Kasbah called Tawrirt Kasbah .Overnight in a hotel or riad in the city .
DAY 2: OUARZAZATE TO ERG EHOUDI VIA ADGZ AND ZAGOURA .
You will start the journey as always around 8:30 . You will cross the Middle Atlas mountains to the Draa valley . This valley is the longest valley in Morocco ( 1200 Km) crossing the Sahara desert and floating into the Atlantic ocean near Tan Tan .
The valley ,also , is know with its vast palm grove and you will have time to hike in the valley for like 2 hours . For lunch ,you will have a picnic under the beautiful palm trees . After lunch , you will drive towards the Sahara desert and stop in the village on Tamgrout to see the pottery works then continue to the sahara for the camel ride and for an overnight in the middle of nowhere . Overnight in a tent in the middle of the sand dunes .
DAY 3: SAHARA DESERT TO MARRAKECH VIA THE SAME WAY BACK .
After the breakfast and the shower in the camp , you will drive back to Marrakech via the same way back . You will stop from time to time for breaks and lunch some where in the High Atlas mountains . You will reach Marrakech around 5:00 Pm .Overnight in a riad in the old city of Marrakech .
DAY 4: MARRAKECH TOUR GUIDE THEN DRIVE TO CASABLANCA .
After breakfast, you will meet a local guide at your riad to take you to explore the sites of Marrakech. First, you will start with the place of Dejmaa El Fna, the traditional meeting for the peasants and merchants from the Sous region, the High Atlas and the South, has become the heart of Marrakech. In the mornings this vast square, located on the edge of the souk district and bordered by shops and workshops ,is crowded with fruit and spice sellers and metal drinking cups, story tellers ,snake charmers and so on. Then head the Iben Youssef Medersa which was built 14 th century, you will enjoy seeing its motifs and its beautiful architecture. and after that going to visit the Bahia palace , El Badi palace , the Saadian tombs and the main souks .ideally placed on the Saharan trade routes ,Marrakech was a convenient staging post for caravans and soon developed into a major craft and trading centre. Lunch in a local restaurant then continue the visit to the famous Majorelle garden , in 1917 the French artist Jacques Majorelle moved to Marrakech and mae this garden .These delightful gardens, planted not only with bougainvillea ,coconut palms and banana trees ,but also with bamboo and palm trees . And after that you will drive to Casablanca .
KEEP IN MIND : All our tours from Casablanca are an operated by established Travel specialist based in Morocco. A combination of guided camel tour (if desert are in this itinerary or on your request) and comfortable travel will include standard or luxury accommodation, H.B meals and private driver for your around Morocco journey.
INCLUDED IN TOUR:
* All hotel transfers.
* Travel in comfortable vehicle.
* Local experienced driver.
* Dinner and breakfasts.
* 1 night in Sahara desert.
* Local Zagora Guide.
* Camel ride in Sahara dunes.
NOT INCLUDED:
* Lunches and drinks.
* Tips.
* Personal expenses.
AVAILABILITY:
This tour from Casablanca is available every day.
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