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AIT BEN HADDOU Breakfast and Departure to Rissani, Capital of the Region and Holy City Heir to the Mythical Sijilmisa DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN MARRAKECH Reception at the airport by our staff and transfer to the accommodation hotel. Free afternoon. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel DAY 2 : MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE - ZAGORA Pick up from the hotel and departure crossing the Atlas Mountains through the Col de Tizin Ticka towards Ouarzazate, panoramic view of the city and Kasbah Taourirt; which was the residence of Pasha Glaoui, governor of Marrakech at that time. Visit of its main rooms where the “del Pacha” room stands out, with beautiful views of the valley. Free time. Continuation to Zagora, the city that lives from the cultivation of the rich dates that its oases give and that in ancient times was the starting point of the caravans to black Africa. Dinner and accommodation. DAY 3 : ZAGORA – ALNIF – ERFOUD - DUNES OF MERZOUGA Breakfast and departure on the road that crosses the most impressive stone desert in Africa until reaching Alnif. Free time. Continuation to Erfoud, in the confines of the Sahara. We leave the road and continue along tracks with wide horizons, heading to the high dunes of Merzouga in the middle of the Sahara. Dinner and accommodation under millions of stars, DAY 4 – MERZOUGA - MERZOUGA Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy watching the sunrise over the dunes of the Desert. After breakfast, free time to enjoy the morning among the dunes, then departure by 4x4 to visit the area, starting with the town of Merzouga where we will meet the women of an Association that works for the conservation of the environment and development, preserving a traditional way of life linked to the desert and the oases. In the afternoon we move to the nearby Ksar Khamlia where the Gnawa Bambara musicians will delight us with their songs and dances. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. DAY 5 : MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES – AIT BEN HADDOU Breakfast and departure to Rissani, capital of the region and holy city heir to the mythical Sijilmisa. Continuation to another place that nature gives us, the Todra Gorges. The Todra River, to save the Atlas Mountains, built a gorge with vertical walls 300 meters high. Free lunch and continuation to the Dades gorges, another place that nature gives us with an impressive view over the Dades river. Route to Ait Ben Haddou. Dinner and accommodation DAY 6 : AIT BEN HADDOU - MARRAKECH Breakfast and visit of the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the most imposing ksar (Kasbah) in southern Morocco. Panoramic view of the region with the High Atlas in the background. Free lunch In the afternoon return to Marrakech. Dinner and accommodation DAY 7 : MARRAKECH – CITY OF ORIGIN Breakfast and free time until the scheduled flight time. Airport transfer. End of services. 4x4 transport Airport / hotel / airport transfers English speaking driver. o Meals at noon 2 nights in hotel in Marrakech according to selected category, with dinner and o Drinks at meals breakfast. o Tips 1 night in hotel in Zagora according to selected category, with dinner and breakfast 1 night in a hostel in Merzouga according to the selected category, with dinner and breakfast 1 night at Hotel in Ouarzazate according to selected category, with dinner and breakfast 1 night in tent in the dunes according to selected category, with dinner and breakfast Ride on dromedaries to get to the camp. Visits mentioned in the program. Assistance .
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