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Golden Sahara Tour

 Tour Overview

Itinerary Overview: This private tour includes:  All breakfasts & dinners (excluding beverages) Day 1: Depart Marrakesh / Zagora  Private transport in a new vehicle with Venture along the Draa Valley. air conditioning Day 2: Erg Chigaga (Sahara Desert)  English-speaking driver throughout The more remote Sahara. entire trip Day 3: Skoura  Local, English-speaking guides Up to the "Valley of Kasbahs."  Village visits & local meals Day 4: Ait Ben Haddou / Marrakesh  Camel trek & private camp out  Generous tips to all guides & driver  This tour does not include entrance fees into monuments. This allows you to enter those you in which you are most interested.

(T) = Transport time in hours Accommodations: All breakfasts & dinners included Private transport in new Toyota 4x4 included 3-Star Tour (All Standard Rooms): throughout Zagora - Villa Zagora Erg Chigaga - Camp Out Day 1: Pick up in Marrakesh | Zagora (6hrs) Skoura - Jardins de Skoura Today, you will be picked up in the morning in Tour Variations: Marrakesh. From there, you will drive over the This tour can be extended to take you farther High Atlas Mountains and into the Draa Valley. off the beaten track to Foum Zguid and After a stop for lunch, you will continue toTaroudant via Tazenakht and Taliouine. You to Zagora where you'll be staying in a lovely can then enjoy a stay at an eco lodge in bed and breakfast. If it's hot, you can relax in Agadir before going to Essoauira or simply the shade of the gardens or take a dip in the returning back to Marrakesh. pool.

Day 2: Tamegroute | Mhamid | Erg Chigaga (4hrs) Today, you'll continue two more hours on the road to M'hamid. Along the way, you'll be able to visit holy town of Tamegroute, known for its

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library with ancient manuscripts, and green pottery. Then, it's two more hours off road toErg Chigaga, where you will spend the night under the astonishing stars. Dinner will be served al fresco and you'll be sleeping in a rustic Bedouin-style tent.

Day 3: Skoura (Valley of Kasbahs) (6hrs) Following your stay in the Sahara Desert of Erg Chigaga, you'll drive back to M'hamid and be able to shower up before venturing back up the Draa Valley to Skoura, known as the "Valley of 1000 Kasbahs." The drive will take four to five hours and if you are up to it, we can provide a walking tour of up to two hours in the palm valley oasis surrounding Skoura.

Day 4: Ait Ben Haddou | Marrakesh (5hrs) Afer leaving Skoura, you'll head through Ouarzazate, followed by Ait Ben Haddou this morning. In these locations, you can visit the Tamdakht kasbah and even head off road to Telouet (weather and time permitting). Following, its over the Tizi N Tichka mountain pass, taking you through the impressive High Atlas Mountains and back to Marrakesh.