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ROUTE 2 : Gorges, oasis et dunes. 7 days. |
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Day 1: |
MARRAKECH => OUARZAZATE |
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Day 2: |
OUARZAZATE => TINGHIR |
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Day 3: |
TINGHIR =>ERFOUD-MERZOUGA |
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Day 4: |
MERZOUGA => ZAGORA |
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Day 5: |
ZAGORA => CHIGAGA |
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Day 6: |
CHIGAGA => OUARZAZATE |
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Day 7:
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OUARZAZATE => MARRAKECH |
 MARRAKECH - OUARZAZATE
Day 1
Departs from Marrakech, through Ouarzazate and
to :
Mountains of the high Atlas. These
natural fortifications in the south of the
imperial city offer the most beautiful mountain
landscape in Morocco. At 2260m, theTizi-n-Tichka
Pass is the highest road passage in the country.
Visit the notorious GLAOUI kasbah. Follow the
Inmiter path (an ancient path used by caravans
from Timbuktu on their way to Marrakech),
located in the heart of the Valley of the Ounila
and the Atlas. Breathtaking landscapes,
fascinating and ever-changing colours.
Stopover in Ait Ben-Haddou, Unesco protected
village.
Ait Ben-Haddou is a beautiful world heritage
Ksar, flooded in a peaceful and calm atmosphere.
Sunsets are nothing short of spectacular. The
village is renowned and valued among film makers
worldwide and was used as a location for film
such as “Lawrence of Arabia”.
Ouarzazate (sleepover)
Ouarzazate sits on a high plateau at 1160m and
enjoys a fantastic climate.
Not to be missed, Ouarzazate is an ideal spot to
begin an enchanting Dayney towards the southern
oases as it is just at the meeting point between
the Drâa and the Dadès rivers. |
OUARZAZATE – TINGHIR Day 2
On the road towards Tinghir to El kalâa M’Gouna
(the homeland
of roses) then onto the Boutghrar track through
Berber villages
towards the Todgha gorges.
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 TINGHIR
– ERFOUD-MERZOUGA Day 3
Tinghir (at 1342m altitude) is famous for its
palm grove, believed to be the largest in
Morocco. A landscape to make most film producers
green with envy! On the road small monticules of
earth can be found. These form part of an old
underground irrigation system, proof that this
desert was once prosperous.
Erfoud, with its 40 ksours and 700,000 date palm
trees. The dunes of Merzouga. You will be
enchanted by such beauty. This is another world,
a mineral world where the heat is testing and
where the sky wraps man and objects under a
blistering light. Symphony of the desert.
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MERZOUGA - ZAGORA Day 4
The route takes you through Rissani (Morocco’s
former economic capital city and the 1st
imperial city in the country’s history to be
called Sijil Massa). The route continues towards
Alnif up to Tazzarine where its follows the
track of Tizin’Tfilalate villages. Possible
encounters with nomadic tribes. |
ZAGORA – CHIGAGA Day 5
Starting from Mhamid through Tamegrout, up to
Chigaga for bivouac.
Visit of the Coranic library Zaouia Naciria (manuscripts
in gazelle’s skins) and pottery factory.
Possible crossing of the palm plantation of Has
Esfoul and the Jewish villages (by track).
Crossing of the mountains of the Anti-Atlas
with
panoramic views. Then towards Mhamid (last
village of
the Drâa Valley, previously an important camel
market
and still a meeting place for nomadic tribes
from the
Sahel and Sahara). The road then becomes
increasingly desert. Stopover at the sacred
Oumlalag oasis still
thriving despite of the drought that struck the
area.
Meeting nomads. Arrival at the dunes of Chigaga
(bivouac).
CHIGAGA – OURZAZATE Day 6
On the track between the Erg of Chigaga and the
desiccated bed of the Drâa river, passing the
dried out Iriqui lake (former gathering place
for migratory birds). Then through Foum Z’Guid (military
post controlling all Trans-Saharan roads) to get
onto the asphalt road via Tazenakht.
Arrival at Ouarzazate (possible visit of the
Tifoultoute kasbah), used as a set for the films
"Lawrence of Arabia" and "Jesus of Nazareth".
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OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH Day 7
Before setting out again after breakfast,
possible
visit of Ouarzazate, the kasbah of Taourirte,
the
kasbah of Tamesla (known as the kasbah of the
stork).Possible visit of the film studios.
Return
through the High Atlas, across mountains and
villages. |
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