Where the journey begins
Early morning departure for Berber village of Telouet, through the Tizi-n-Tichka col (2260m) and the High Atlas Mountains. visit the Kasbah of el Glaoui,and then head to the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah in Ait ben Haddou, visit of the Kasbah afternoon, then towards Ouarzazate to join Skoura and visit Amredhyle kasbah.
Then, going towards the Dades Gorges through Kelaa Mgouna, Boumalne and the Dades Valley. Dinner and night in the hotel “Kasbah de la Vallée” in the heart of Dades.
After breakfast, return via the Dades Valley until Boumalne in order to continue in direction of Tinghir and the Toudra Gorges, walk in the Gorges and afterwards departure to join Erfoud by Tinjdad Palm grove (lunch on the spot) and the one of Touroug.
Break in Erfoud to visit the marble and fossil production workshop and then going by track towards the amazing dunes of Erg Chebbi. Over night in Hotel in the edge of the dunes.
After waking up, having breakfast, driver will be waiting to take you in tour to explore the desert for the day. You will visit the fossil bed. and the musician village, desert lake.
with the chance you can meet Nomad family who lives in nomad woven tent, share cap of tea with them, and with available time, the driver can take you to visit the town of ER Rissani .once you reach your hotel in the edge of the dunes, the camel men will take you in 1/2 hours camel trek into the beautiful Erg Chebbi Dunes during the sunset. You will spend the evening in a bivouac (desert camp), nothings to do with the civilisation, and feel the quite of endless vast dunes and feeling of space and solitude.
enjoy a traditional Berber dinner, and sleep in traditional Berber tent like nomad
Wake early to watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows is an awesome sight. The return to Merzouga is on camel-back, which takes about two hours. It is possible to stop at a hotel to freshen up before departing for a long days drive to Fez, traveling through the Ziz gorges into the Middle Atlas Mountains. You can stop in the alpine town of Ifrane, before descending to the hilly lowlands where the ancient city of Fez is situated.
