Essaouira desert Tour 5 days

Day 1: Essaouira – Chichawa – Marrakech 

Essaouira desert Tour 5 days will start at 9 am. You will meet our driver at your accommodation’s reception, and then depart for the famous red city of Marrakesh. Along the way, we will visit an Argan Oil co-operative, as the entire area of Chichawa is famous. This is only produced in Morocco. Oil is used for cosmetics and eating as well. We continue our way via the national road to join the city of Marrakesh in the early afternoon. Accommodation and dinner in your Riad near the famous square Djamae el Fna.

Day 2: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

Earlier Breakfast in your riad, we pick you up from your hotel and travel. So we depart Marrakech to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou through Tizi Ntichka, passing an elevation of 2260m (6,867 ft.). Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a spectacular fortified village (Ksar). Lunch will be in a traditional restaurant in Ait Benhaddou. Likewise, we continue to Ouarzazate, visit Kasbah Taourirte and the cinema studios of Atlas & CLA Studios where many movies were produced, thus being called The Hollywood of Africa, like Lawrence of Arabia, Sahara …

In the afternoon, we drive to Boumalne Dades via the Valley of the Roses, which is known for the extensive harvest of roses, used in the production of perfume. More than, rose water and cosmetic products. Before we reach our small hotel located in the Dades Valley.  Your accommodations and dinner will be in a hotel at Dades Valley

Day 3 : Dades Gorges – Todgha Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga 

Another journey starts, and after an earlier breakfast, you will leave your hotel to travel towards the Sahara Desert. Then we drive along the road of 1000 Kasbahs, and you will discover many Berber villages scattered along the way. Then, arrive in Todgha Gorges, a series of limestone river canyons in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. 

Moreover, in Tinejdad, we will stop to visit a Berber village famous for its palms. After that, Jorf. Here you will stop to visit the old Canal of Irrigation. The next destination is Erfoud, which is a town in southern Morocco, where you will stop to visit the fossil workers and the Market of Dates.

Finally, arrive at the edge of Erg Chebbi dunes. From here, you will embark upon a camel and journey into the Sahara Desert. In contrast, we will trek our way through the sand to a small Oasis in the middle of the dunes. Here is where you will be spending your evening, where the sky is clear, and stars sparkle and shine with intensity.

Your accommodations this evening will be camping in a Nomad Berber Tent. Once settled in at camp, a campfire will be lit, and our staff will play music with drums. Afterward, you will be served your dinner under the stars.

Day 4: Merzouga – Erfoud – Todgha Gorges – Ouarzazate

In the morning, after having a sunrise breakfast, we will break camp and ride our camels out of the desert and back to our original point of departure.  Collect your luggage before starting on your way back towards Ouarzazate. The first stop in Todgha Gorges is to visit it, after that, we take the road to the Rose Valley, where we can discover the amazing landscapes of the Rose Valley. Also, we will visit the cooperative of women, where you can find all kinds of rose products and bio products. 

Then, we continue our tour to Skoura: You will see the Kasbah Amridil, originally built in the 17th century, one of Morocco’s most iconic living museums. It has withstood the test of time, making it the ideal setting for an insight into the ancient traditions of Kasbah life. Once you arrive in Ouarzazate in the afternoon, your accommodation and dinner will be in a hotel in Ouarzazate. You will arrive in Ouarzazate in the afternoon. Your accommodations and dinner will be in a hotel in Ouarzazate.

Day 5: Ouarzazate – Kasbah Ait Benhaddou – Marrakech

 In the morning, we visit Kasbah Taourirte and the cinema studios of Atlas & CLA Studios, where many movies were produced, thus being called The Hollywood of Africa, like Lawrence of Arabia, Sahara…Then, we depart to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou through Tizi Ntichka, passing an elevation of 2260m. moreover, visiting the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is a spectacular fortified village.  After we continue our road, you will stop in Taddart to have lunch at a Berber village in a panoramic restaurant. After you complete your lunch, you will continue your travel to Marrakech. Once you arrive in Marrakech, you will be dropped off at your hotel, and this will complete your Essaouira desert Tour 5 days . End of our services.