Oasis Dunes and Desert - CIRCUIT 4X4
5 days –
4 nights
When the dream comes true!
Day 1
Depart from your hotel in Marrakech in Toyota
Land Cruiser 4x4 in direction of Ouarzazate.
You will cross the High-Atlas through the
Tichka pass at 8728 ft of altitude. Just
after having lunch into a traditional Berber restaurant, you will have a walk
on the traces of the famous Pacha Glaoui and take the trail of Telouet to reach
the ancient fortress of Ait Benhaddou which has been adopted by UNESCO in 1987. You will arrive at the charming and very
comfortable Mercure hotel, which is situated just in front of the old city of Ouarzazate.
Day 2
Depart from your hotel at 9 :00am to
Agdz, Zagora and M’Hamid. This is going to be such a beautiful day!
Driving along the Drâa valley and it river, you will discover a multitude of
kasbahs spreading in the tremendous palm grove. Your lunch will be served in a
charming riad in Zagora, right in the middle of this oasis of freshness. You
will visit the typical village
of Tamgroute it potters
and it ancient koranic library. Late afternoon, you will arrive to the village of M’Hamid which is the end of the road.
Your hotel is a kasbah with swimming pool, it’s a MUST. This is a friend’s
place!
Dinner and night in the hotel.
Day 3
Free time in the morning.
After a good lunch, you will be back on the
trails in your 4x4. That’s another full adventure day which is waiting for you. On the tracks for the deep desert and it
great dunes of Ch’gaga: sand tracks,
black rock’s plateaux, lunch under the tamarix trees, amazing sunset and
bivouac in the heart of the dune’s ocean.
Dinner and night under tents or facing stars.
Day 4
Early wake up to look at sunrise riding
camels, breakfast and depart along the dunes: great spaces, dry lake and a
break into a small oasis which is the unique spring in this area.
Depart to go through Iriki’s lake, meet some
nomad people who will lead you to Foumzguid where you will have your lunch. You
will carry on the path through rocks desert and the black mountains of Saghro. In
the late afternoon, you will arrive at Mercure Ouarzazate to spend a very
comfortable deserved night.
Dinner and night at hotel.
Day 5
Depart around 10:30am directly to the haven Oasis of Fint. You’ll meet Mohamed
who owns an auberge overhanging the palm grove where you will have lunch. You will carry on by the road crossing the
High-Atlas at 8728 ft
before reaching the imperial city of Marrakech.
Costs
2 persons 665€/person
3 persons 540€/person
4 persons
475€/person
5-6 persons 440€/person
Including : 5 lunches, 1 night into bivouac and 3 nights in hotel
or auberge in half-board and a camel ride to reach your bivouac in Merzouga.
All the prices above are calculated on double room basis. Single room in
extra.
4x4 transport Toyota Land Cruiser with air conditioning and driver.
Non-included: beverages, entrance monument fees, extras, tips.
See general conditions.