Sacred Oasis
3 days tour south Morocco: Departure from Marrakech.
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Explore the valley across the Anti Atlas towards south east green oasis, palm trees, water streams to the marvelous dunes of Erg Chegaga. The desert nomad everyday life and the harmony between Nature and the Berber tribes.
Day 1: Marrakech - High Atlas - Ouarzazate - Agdez.
Departure early morning, passing overwhelming Valley and red flat muntains. The scenery soon change to High Atlas mountains crossing the Tizi N Tichka.(2260 m.alt). From there we pass Ighrem, Agouim and Amerzgan, Berber Atlas villages to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou.
Visit of the Kasbah and stop for lunch at a panoramic local restaurant. We continue across Ouarzazate (known also for it's movies studios ) passing through the massif of Anti Atlas mountains to the town of Agdez. Overnight in an old Kasbah in the middle of oasis.
Day 2: Agdez - Draa Valley - Zagora - Mhamid - Chegaga dunes.
Following the road to Zagora, the Draa valley in between black mountains, rivers and through rammed earth villages and dominant Kasbahs. We arrive to Tamegrout village, there we visit the famous Koran library. Driving on the road to the most south east of Morocco to Mhamid.
From M'hamid we will take the off road through the Sahara to the dunes of Erg Chegaga. Overnight in desert camp. Day 3: Chegaga dunes - Foum Zguid - Taznakht - Marrakech.
Wake up very early in the morning, camel riding on the top of the dunes for a beautiful sunrise and panoramic desert horizon.
Crossing the desert to the dry lake of Iriki, nomad tents and small oasis arriving to the desert gate town of Foum Zguid. We will take the road to Taznakht, Anti Atlas mountains and enormous palmerie. Taznakht is very known for it's original artisan weaving carpets. Following back to Marrakech.
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