High Atlas and Desert – 7 days – Marrakesh to Marrakesh

1 – Marrakech Beni Mellal

This stage includes a visit to the “super” Ouzoud Cascades. After lunch, a visit to the large lake of Bin Elouidane. Then a visit to Afourar, a small town situated in the top of the Atlas Mountains. Finally, you get to Beni Mellal where you spend the first night.

2 – Beni Mellal Imilchil

Enjoy the beautiful splendid discoveries all along the Atlas Mountains while driving towards Imilchil, the Berber village hung at the top of the High Atlas.

3 – Imilchil Merzouga

This trip passes by Rich -a small village- and across Ziz Gorges to arrive to Errachidia. The journey continues, along Ziz valley, till Erfoud which is the starting point of any trip to Erg Chebbi Dunes.

4 – Merzouga Merzouga

The perfect thing is to watch Sunset and Sunrise at the top of the dunes. There the view covers the Hamada’s.

Visit the blacks’ village, the minerals, fossil quarries and pre-historic vestiges. Then Rissani, the oldest imperial town which used to be a great economic centre.

5 – Merzouga Todra Gorges

See the beautiful panoramic view around Erfoud and its wide palm grove, Marmar(Fossils factory).

Afterwards, the journey continues, passing by several Kasbahs and oases until you get to Todra Gorges. You spend the night there.

6 – Todra Gorges Ouarzazate

The Kasbahs, Dades Gorges (lunch), the rose Valley and Skoura palm grove make the catching mysteries of this stage.

7 – Ouarzazate Marrakech

This last itinerary is even fabulous. Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Kasbah Telouat. Then the panoramic views along Tichka and through the Atlas Mountains.

~ by sakuramultimedia on December 5, 2006.