7 Days In South Desert Tour From Marrakech

Day 1: Marrakech – Essaouira

We will start our tour 7 Days In South Desert Tour From Marrakech by meeting in Marrakech at your Riad/Hotel, we will leave Marrakech towards the Atlantic Ocean and Essaouira. It has long been considered one of the best anchorages on the Moroccan coast that is to be an escape site from the stress and busy life of Marrakech. So, we want to go to such a beautiful and silent town with a beautiful beach. The journey will take us through numerous villages scattered alongside the road, with beautiful scenery of Argan trees, and we will make a stop to see goats climbing the trees. Then later, we are going to visit a cooperative of one of the most famous and unique oils in the world, Argan Oil, also known as Liquid Gold or Moroccan Oil. You will visit a local ladies’ cooperative to learn how some fine cosmetic products which are locally had made out of the rich Argan oil. By the way, you can buy the oil and other products made from argan.
When we reach Essaouira, you will start your explorative journey of the city. The first site of the day is visiting the Skala Fortress; seeing Thuya wood carved by artisans; walking through the alleys of the medina, and viewing hundreds of handicrafts. Today you will have lunch the Moroccan way: freshly bought fish, cooked to order. In the afternoon, you will have some free time to wander around, go to the beach, and enjoy some time to yourself. Essaouira is known as the City of the Wind, and it attracts surfers from all over the world. Essaouira knew many civilizations–including the Portuguese occupation, which had affected much of its architecture. However, it remains a small village with much history. Because of its size, therefore, it has characteristic blue doors and washed walls are regarded as Morocco’s “Jewel of the Atlantic.” There is an annual festival of “Gnawa music,” where many musical groups come from different parts of Africa and the world. Usually, it starts in the second week of June. You have overnight at the riad.

Day 2: Essaouira – Agadir

After your breakfast, our second day of 7 Days In South Desert Tour From Marrakech, we will start from Essaouira toward Agadir. Agadir is truly Morocco’s beach town was founded by the Phoenicians around 1104 BC. The Portuguese had installed in Agadir because they found Agadir as a trading post and fort at the foot of a hill near the sea. The city has destroyed by the earthquake in 1960. The government rebuilt it brick by another, but with an eye for tourism and beachgoers. Visitors can now lounge on the beach or watch the world go at a boardwalk café. You have a night at a hotel close to the sea.

Day 3: Agadir – Aglou – Mirelft – Legzira Beach

The day begins with breakfast at your accommodation; we will start the journey by driving to Tiznit, also known as the Silver City and the Coast City. The city was the starting point of the Almoravides dynasty. Here we will visit some sites in Tiznit, such as Khalifa Palace, El Mechouar Place, and the Grand Mosque. We continue our trip by driving along the coast to reach Aglou beach, then later towards Mirleft, where you will enjoy a lunch meal and relax before transferring to your hotel in Legzira beach.

Day 4: Legzira Beach – Tafraoute – Taroudannt

You start your day trip towards a town known as Taroudannt. Moreover, you will follow that day by visiting a new trail through the foothills of the Anti-Atlas, where small oases and Berber villages have surrounded by the landscape of the Desert Mountains. You will reach the fullness of arriving in the evening Tafraoute village located 1,200m above sea level, amid a circus of massive blocks of pink granite ablaze at sunset in beautiful shades of pink, ocher, and purple. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 5: Taroudannt – Tazenakht – Foum-Zguid – Erg Chigaga

After your breakfast, you will start towards the big dunes of Erg Chigaga. Along the way, we will visit Taliouine Berber villages. You will take off-road to the sand dunes of Erg Chigaga desert where the landscape is awe-inspiring. Interspersed with an oasis for relaxation, at arrival at the big dunes, you will saddle on your camel and embark on your journey to your campsite for the night.

Day 6: Erg Chigaga – M’hamid – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate

After enjoying the fresh morning breeze and sunrise upon the Chigaga dunes, after taking your breakfast, we will Travel towards Zagora with a stop in M’hamid for a cup of tea. We will continue the journey to a historical village named Tamgroute to visit an underground kasbah and Koran library. After 30km, you will arrive at Zagora for a lunch break. You continue your exploration towards Ouarzazate with enjoyable stops in the longest valley in Morocco, named Draa Valley, with thick palm tree groves, various Kasbahs, and traditional old houses. You reach Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco. Check into your accommodation, including dinner and a night in a hotel.

Day 7: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech

After your breakfast, we will start our last day of 7 Days In South Desert Tour From Marrakech by departing toward Marrakech. Through visiting Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou 15km from our past place Ouarzazate, we will explore another site that was declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, a kasbah located on the top of a hill that affords a view of the Ounila River, and its houses are linked together within a great wall for fortification also inclusive corner towers and gate and all the quarters decorated with geometric motifs. Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou was the main road for caravans that came from Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as you will have free time for lunch in town. Later on, we will drive to Marrakech through the mountain called Tizi N’tuchka (the second-highest altitude in Morocco at 2260m), it is a part of the High Atlas Mountains well-considered as controlled pass by El Glaoui last Pasha of Marrakech, where we will have some stops to take pictures of a delightful landscape. Transfer to the airport 2 hours before your flight time. Our service of “7 Days In South Desert Tour From Marrakech” ends when we drop you off at Marrakech airport.

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