Photo by Jacques Bravo
Code # PRO-202
9 Days
"Escorted tour with private car and driver"
"3 people and more with a private luxury van"
| Photo by Jacques Bravo |
Atlas Sahara
Tour Code # PRO-202 9 Days
"Escorted tour with private car and driver" "3 people and more with a private luxury van"
|
1st Day
Marrakesh
Upon your arrival to Marrakech
Menara airport, you will be welcomed by your personal tour guide and
then escorted to your hotel Tichka.
Explore Marrakesh,
former capital of the Almohad empire, is Morocco’s second oldest
imperial city and retains the majestic splendor of its ancient past.
Buildings are blushed in hues of rosy earth, and horse-drawn carriages
clip along broad avenues lined with palm, lime and orange trees.
Donkeys carrying carts trawl past fragrant gardens of roses,
honeysuckle and jasmine. Dining and lodging at the four stars hotel
Tichka.
2nd Day
Ouarzazate
Tour scenic Ouarzazate, near the majestic snow-capped High Atlas
Mountains.
Right befre you arrive to Ouarzazate, you will stop for a visit to the kasbahs of Ait Ben Houd. Kasbahs built with mud-clay from the banks of the Draa River are often beautifully decorated. Ait Ben Houd is one of the most impressive in the country and was given a World Heritage status by UNESCO.
You’ll explore
Ouarzazate.............Ruled by the French in the 1920s, it has since
been a popular location for film shoots. We’ll visit one of the
many famous kasbahs of Morocco, Tifoultoute, used as a hotel for the
cast of Lawrence of Arabia in the 1960s. Although the Kasbah
Tifoultoute was once protected by a powerful dynasty, now its only
guards are a sentry of large storks nesting atop its towers. Kasbahs
are essentially fortified villages traditionally inhabited by specific
Berber tribes and some of the small kasbahs may belong to a single
extended family. Overnight stay in the four-star Hotel Hanan
Club.
3rd
Day
Boumalne du Dades - Tinghir - Todra Gorges -
Camel ride & overnight in Merzouga
After a special Berber breakfast, You’ll depart for Tinghir,
traveling the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like
turreted sand castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This
area has long been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The
Last Temptation of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous
Kinky. The central region is one of the most exciting and romantic
destinations of Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries and
burnished mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of
the blue desert sky.
You'll travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments
and plunging gorges via Tinegir Erfood where you will switch t 4x4 to
the desert / Merzouga..........for a Camel ride for about 1hour and a
half to our private Nomad camp in the Sahara for your dinner and
overnight at a bedwin / Nomad tent to experiment the Nomad life style.
4th Day
Merzouga -Boumalne du Dades – Todra
Gorges - Tinghir
After breacfast, you will take your camel ride back to our auberge for
chower etc...before you continue your Moroccan adventure.
You’ll depart for Todra Gorges , traveling the rugged Road of a
Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand castles along this
ancient caravan trading route. This area has long been a popular
location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation of Christ,
Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The central region
is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of Morocco
nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries and burnished mud-brick
homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue desert sky.
We’ll travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic
escarpments and plunging gorges via Tinghir.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Kasbah in Tinghir.
5th Day
Ouarzazate – High Atlas Mountains -
Ourika Valley
……Then you continue your adventure along the majestic
beauty of the High Atlas Mountains, through the scenic route of Tizi
n’Tichka’s lush oasis valleys and Tizi n’Test,
mountainous areas highly popular with trekkers. You’ll stop for
lunch at one of the Berber villages on your way to Ourika / High Atlas
Montains past a pageantry of fragrant, dense pine and cedar forests,
terraced farms and sienna mud-brick Berber villagesto visit the Berber
village of Anrar and to have a taste of the Berber life style by having
a cup of tea within a Berber family.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Kasbah Omar at the village of Anrar.
6th Day
Ourika / High Atlas Mountains
You will explore one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valleys of the
High Atlas Valley of Ourika rises gently up to the preliminary hills of
the High Atlas where small typical villages have nested. It is a pure
and magnificent place where silence is only " disturbed " by birds
singing, water streams and wagtails. Ourika is famous for its pottery,
minerals and crystal.
If it is Monday, Thursday or Friday, you will visit the bustling weekly
souk of the Valley.
An afternoon of a day Spa at Kasbah Omar or a couple of hours hiking to
discover one of the hidden water falls of the high Atlas (Ste Fathma
Water Full).
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Berber Riad Omar at the village of
Anrar.
7th Day
Marrakesh
In Marrakesh, we’ll spend a full day exploring this majestic
Imperial City. Thrill in the bewitchery of the night that beats in the
heart of the famed square, Djemaa el-Fna, where delectable fare is
grilled over coals in bustling torch-lit open-air markets. Mystical
snake charmers, hustlers and mischievous monkeys are part of the
nightly drama that unfolds, as Berber acrobats, fortune tellers,
musicians and engaging storytellers seduce rapt crowds. Then wind your
way through the serpentine labyrinth of the spice-filled air of the
bustling souk, unchanged for over 1000 years, where you’ll
discover the best of traditional Moroccan
craftsmanship. we’ll cap off our journey at the dinner event
of Fantasia as we bear witness to a splendid dramatic display of
Arabian Nights filled with belly dancing, folkloric troupes, and
stately Arabian steeds charging in dynastic battles as of yore. Lodging
at the four stars hotel Tichka.
8th Day
Marrakesh – Essaouira - Marrakech
The 60’s music legends Jimmy Hendrix and the Rolling Stones were
drawn to Essaouira’s idyllic charm, which continues today to lure
musicians and artists alike to the sparkling whitewashed fishing
village trimmed with the brilliant azure of its skies. A former
Portuguese settlement in the 18th century, its stone ramparts overlook
an emerald sea where dolphins sometimes frolic near the fringe of
silvery beach, and camels ferry passengers across fine sand. Dream on
the beach, stroll through serene squares, browse artisan shops or the
fish market, bursting with a plethora of fruit of the sea to be grilled
to a succulent finish before your eyes. Top it your repast with the
national drink of Moroccan mint tea and savor delectable French
pastries at one Essaouira’s many charming cafes.
Essaouira is the place where you can take a camel or horse ride at the beach of Morocco.
A full day will be spent at Essaouira before return to Marrakesh.
You’ll cap off our journey at the dinner event of Fantasia as we bear witness to a splendid dramatic display of Arabian Nights filled with belly dancing, folkloric troupes, and stately Arabian steeds charging in dynastic battles as of yore.
Accommodation at your luxury hotel
In Marrakech.
9th Day
Marrakesh – After breakfast
- Transfer to the airport for your return home with plenty of tales to
tell of Arabian days and nights.
Total package price (excluding airfare):
$1890.00 (pp based on double
occupancy)
$2290.00 (extra for single
occupancy)
Please contact your agent at 1-877-315-1447 or E-mail us @ expert@onlymorocco.com.
Total package price includes:
Breakfast and dinner daily
four-star hotel lodging and all transportation
Transfers to and from airport
Knowledgeable certified guides
Not included in package price:
* Airfare * lunch * Drinks * Travel Insurance