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Route3 : Les
dunes de
merzouga. 5
days. |
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Day 1: |
MARRAKECH =>
OUARZAZATE |
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Day 2: |
OUARZAZATE =>
MERZOUGA
(en passant par
la vallée du
Dadès ou en
passant par la
vallée du Drâa)
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Day 3: |
MERZOUGA =>
ZAGORA |
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Day 4: |
ZAGORA =>
OUARZAZATE |
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Day 5: |
OUARZAZATE =>
MARRAKECH |
 MARRAKECH -
OUARZAZATE Day
1
Departs from
Marrakech,
through
Ouarzazate and
to :
Les montagnes du
Haut-Atlas.
Remparts
naturels au sud
de la ville
impériale. C’est
une des plus
belles routes de
montagne du
Maroc. Paysages
inoubliables,
son col
Tizi-n-Tichka
s’élève à 2260m
d’altitude,
c’est le plus
haut passage
routier du pays.
Mountains of the
high Atlas.
These natural
fortifications,
south of the
imperial city,
offer the most
beautiful
mountain
landscape in
Morocco. At
2260m, the
Tizi-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”.
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OUARZAZATE –
MERZOUGA Day 2
Through either
the valley of
Dadès or the
valley of Drâa.
Valley of Ziz
leading to
Erfoud through
the desert.
After a few km
of track, the
dunes of
Merzouga appear,
the most
beautiful ones
are called
Ergchbi. First
waves of a sea
of sand with
ever-changing
colours and
whose peaks draw
elegant
arabesques.
Overnight stay
in a bed and
breakfast
opposite the
dunes.
 Visit
of Merzouga and
typical Saharan
oases palm
grove.
In the centre
of Merzouga, the
women still use
the old
traditional kiln
each morning and
young girls meet
near
the spring in
the cool hours
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MERZOUGA –
ZAGORA Day 3
EThe 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
Massed).
On the road
between Merzouga
and Rissani
appear small
ground
monticules
belonging to an
old underground
irrigation
system, proof
that this desert
was once
prosperous. The
trip continues
on the road to
Tansikht, then
on a track
through villages
and the valley
of the Draâ, to
Zagora.
ZAGORA –
OUARZAZATE Day
4
Towards the
Valley of the
Drâa, through
Tamnougalte (by
track) across
villages and
palm
plantations.
Stopover in Agdz
and its citadel,
an
ideal view point
on the beautiful
valley of the
Drâa. The trip
takes you along
the Jebel
Tifernine road,
Eastern
foothills of the
Anti-Atlas. You
will then cross
the mountain
till you reach
Ouarzazate by
the Tizi N’
Tinififft pass
(1660m).
Dinner and
accommodation.
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OUARZAZATE -
MARRAKECH Day 5
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.
Arrival in
Marrakech. |
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