Southern Morocco: The Sahara, The Coast & Marrakech

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Explorer Self Guided

Carbon neutral

12 daysDuration

Small Group TourUsually 8-12 participants, maximum 18 travelers

14 peopleMaximum group size

12 - 100 yearsAge range for participants

EnglishGuide language

Moderate

Involves sustained activity requiring a reasonable level of fitness and endurance.

Starts

Marrakech, Morocco

Ends

Marrakech, Morocco

Highlights

Ride a 4x4 to a desert oasis to catch the sunset.

Take part in a multi-day food experience and preparation of "tanjia": a delicious local specialty.

Walk along Tamri beach before taking part in an exhilarating sandboarding experience on the nearby dunes.

Visit a Berber village for a bread making lesson with a local family.

Itinerary

Can’t choose which amazing Morocco experience to have? This epic trip means you don’t have to. You’ll hike through the Sahara to a desert oasis camp where you’ll stay overnight and watch the sun rise and set over towering dunes. Next, you’ll explore the markets of Marrakech and Agadir, learn about regional cuisine with a tanjia-making demonstration, and then visit the Ouzoud oasis and waterfall for a refreshing dip and a delicious lunch. Then, you’re off to the coast! You’ll sandboard on dunes and visit a Berber Village, visit the walled city of Essaouira and the ceramic market of Safi, before capping off your trip by kicking back on the beach at Oualidia.

day 1 - Marrakech to Ouarzazate

Arrival Day. Make your way to the joining hotel for a brief welcome meeting before driving to Ouarzazate for an overnight stay at our accommodations there. Please arrive at the hotel meeting point before 2:30PM.

Please plan for your flight to arrive at the airport in Marrakech no later than 12:30PM.

Meal:Dinner

Accomodation:Ecolodge Ouednoujoum (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 3.5 hr - 4.0 hr

Included Activity:Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting Duration : 1.0 hr

day 2 - Ouarzazate to Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp

In the morning before leaving the group will explore the famous atlas film studios in Ourzazate and learn a bit about the film making in Morocco. Drive to Zagora and then to Mhamid. From there head out into the Sahara desert for two nights of camping under the stars. The walk will take about two hours and we will arrive at the camp around sunset. Enjoy a cup of tea and watch the colors change in the sky as the sun slips below the horizon.
From Ourzazate we drive to Zagora along rural roads. In Mhamid (Oulad Edriss) we meet the local crew and start the desert journey to Erg Lihoudi. Any luggage will be brought to camp by jeeps. Dinner will be served fireside. The camp is in Erg Lihoudi. Our camps will be comfortable, but still somewhat basic. You’ll see some spectacular night skies.

Meal:Breakfast and Dinner

Accomodation:Hotel Zagour - Camp (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 2.5 hr, Private Vehicle Duration : 2.0 hr

Included Activities:Atlas Film Studios Tour, Desert Walk Duration : 2.0 hr, Overnight at a Desert Camp

day 3 - Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp to Bertam Oasis.

Wake up to a stunning sunrise, enjoy some breakfast at camp and then start the day. This is our second Day of the Berber desert journey. Then you have a choice of walking or riding a camel to our lunch stop. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Sahara as you travel like people have for millenniums. After lunch we’ll enter the 21st century again and travel to the next desert camp by 4x4. Arrive at the oasis of Bertam to catch sunset before having dinner fireside with stories and music.

Meal:Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accomodation:Chez Belhou: Mobile desert Camp (or similar)

Transport:4x4 Duration : 1.0 hr

Included Activities:Berber Desert Journey Duration : 2.0 hr - 3.0 hr, Bertam Oasis Overnight

day 4 - Bertam Oasis to Skoura

After another sunrise out in the desert and some breakfast at camp the group will travel to Zagora by 4x4. Enjoy some free time to shower, freshen up, and relax by the hotel pool after our Sahara adventure. After lunch continue on to Skoura. Explore this oasis city famed for its date palms. Have dinner as a group in Skoura.

Meal:Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accomodation:Skoura Lodge (or similar)

Transport:4x4 Duration : 1.0 hr - 2.0 hr, Private Vehicle Duration : 3.0 hr - 3.5 hr Distance : 197 km

day 5 - Skoura/Marrakech

Travel back to Marrakech and enjoy free morning to see the city. In the afternoon the group will attend a cooking demonstration and learn how to make tanjia, a different form of tagine.

We'll make the dish and seal it in the clay pot to cook overnight in the hamman. Then, explore the various food vendors in the Medina with your CEO and learn about the different ingredients. End the Day with evening tea on the rooftop terrace overlooking the main square of Jemaa El Fnaa.

Meal:Breakfast

Accomodation:Riad Chambres d'Amis Marrakesh (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 4.0 hr - 4.5 hr Distance : 235 km

Included Activity:Tanjia Cooking Class

Optional Activities:Musée de Marrakech , El Badi Palace , Marrakech Hammam Visit

day 6 - Marrakech

Visit the important sites within the medina this morning. Make stops to Jardin Secret and Bahia Palace. End the morning adventure with a trip to the bakery to learn a brief introduction into Moroccan bread making, then have a taste.

Collect your tanjia lunch on the way back to the Riad. Enjoy your own cooking as lunch on the terrace. The afternoon and evening are free for you to explore Marrakech on your own. Don't miss a chance to visit Jardins Majorelle with their vibrant blue garden houses and thriving plants.

Meal:Breakfast and Lunch

Accomodation:Riad Chambres d'Amis Marrakesh (or similar)

Included Activity:Marrakech Medina Guided Tour Duration : 2.5 hr

Optional Activities:Musée de Marrakech , Djemaa El Fna Market Square Walk Wander past fresh orange juice stalls and water sellers in colourful costumes reminiscent of an era past. See storytellers, magicians, and peddlers of traditional medicines as the day progresses. When the sun sets, the square fills with dozens of food stalls, and is packed with locals, entertaining chefs, and waiters., Koubba Ba’adiyn , El Badi Palace , Jardins Majorelle

day 7 - Marrakech

Set out on a full Day excursion to Ouzoud, a beautiful oasis waterfall near the Atlas Mountains. Walk up the stairs to the top of the falls and enjoy breathtaking views of the flowing water. After a delicious lunch right near the falls the group will travel back to Marrakech. Enjoy a local dinner in the heart of Jamee Lafna Square.

Meal:Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accomodation:Riad Chambres d'Amis Marrakesh (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 2.0 hr - 2.5 hr Distance : 160 km, Private Vehicle

Included Activity:Ouzoud Waterfalls Visit Duration : 2.0 hr

day 8 - Marrakech/Agadir

Take advantage of a free morning in Marrakech to do some walking around and maybe shop in the medina for spices and Moroccan pottery. Depart for Agadir in the early afternoon. Upon arrival, visit Souk Lhad, the local market and have dinner on your own from one of the many food stalls.

Meal:Breakfast

Accomodation:Hotel Aferni Agadir (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 3.0 hr

Included Activity:Souk El Had Visit

day 9 - Agadir/Sidi Kaouki

Today we go local. Drive to Sidi Kaoukki and walk along Tamri beach to take in the views of the shoreline and rock formations before an exhilerating sandboarding experience on the nearby towering dunes. Finish the journey to Sidi Kaouki for lunch and take part in a cooking class with a local family. After lunch, have tea on the terrace and end the Day with free time to simply go for a walk along the beautiful waterfront of this small fishing town or stroll down the beach and search for the perfect place to watch sunset.

Meal:Breakfast and Lunch

Accomodation:Dar Afoulky Sidi Kouaki (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 2.75 hr - 3.0 hr Distance : 162 km

Included Activities:Tamri Beach Sandboarding Duration : 1.0 hr, Local Lunch and Traditional Cooking Demonstration Duration : 4.0 hr

day 10 - Sidi Kaouki/Oualidia

Travel to Oualidia today with a few stops en route. First up is Essaouira for a visit to this historic walled city. Spend time in the old city and oldest international port city in Morocco. Choose to grab some lunch or visit the beach and sample some of the fresh fish dishes prepared by the local food stalls along the water. Then continue further north to Safi, famous for having the largest pottery market in Morocco. See the old town and the Ceramic Market. You’ll arrive in Oualidia in the evening.

Meal:Breakfast

Accomodation:Hotel L'Hippocampe Oualidia (or similar)

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 2.75 hr - 3.0 hr Distance : 217 km

Included Activities:Essaouira City Visit, Safi Visit

day 11 - Oualidia

Enjoy a full free Day in Oualidia. Here the beach is beautiful and there’s a lagoon that allows for a more quiet area for swimming away from the surf. Later in the Day choose to go to the OSTREA oyster farm for a farewell dinner overlooking the beach. In the evening if the weather is permits, the group will enjoy the sunset.

Meal:Breakfast

Accomodation:Hotel L'Hippocampe Oualidia (or similar)

Optional Activities:OSTREA Oyster Farm Visit

day 12 - Oualidia/Marrakech

After breakfast transfer back to Marrakech, about three hours from Ouilidia, arriving around 12pm. The tour ends on arrival to the airport or at the Marrakech hotel for those have booked post-tour nights.

Please do not book departing flights any earlier than 4PM.

Meal:Breakfast

Transport:Private Vehicle Duration : 3.0 hr Distance : 200 km

Southern Morocco: The Sahara, The Coast & Marrakech

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What's Included

Accommodation

Hotels (6 nts), Traditional Riad (3 nts), Desert Camp (2 nts).

Meals

11 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners
Note: Allow USD220-290 for meals not included.

Transport

Private vehicle, walking, 4x4.All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Guide

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout.

Included activities

Your Foodie Moment: Tanjia Cooking Class, MarrakechYour Discover Moment: MarrakechYour Foodie Moment: Local Lunch and Traditional Cooking Demonstration, Sidi KaoukiVisit to the Souk Lhad marketTamri Beach SandboardingBread making and lunch with a local familyVisit to EssaouiraA stop at Safi old town and pottery marketFree time in Oualidia and Marrakech, Cooking class in MarrakechFood tasting in the medinaTea on terrace overlooking Jemaa El FnaaVisit to Jardin Secret or Bahia Palace and Ben Yousset MedressaLocal bakery stop for some moroccan breadTanjia pots lunchVisit to Ouzoud, an oasis waterfallDinner in Jamaa Fnaa Square food stallFilm Studio visit in OuarzazateWelcome Tea and bonfire at Erg Lihoudi desert campA camel ride and 4x4 jeep excursion to desert oasis camp

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