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Marrakech - Erg Chebi
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Overview

This trip allows us to discover Marrakech. Fernando Pessoa put it well: "first you wonder and then carries you." This is the city of a thousand and one nights, full of vibrant colors, tastes, smells and sensations that make the memory. The alleys of its Medina hidden water vendors, artisans, snake charmers, colorful characters who gather everyone in the main square Jemaa el Fna.
From Marrakech we enter with our 4x4, in the High Atlas. Its hiking trails lead to lost villages, huge gorges, valleys, scenic contrast. Will cross the tracks to reach the Dakar Rally Grand Erg Desert Chebi, a magical setting surrounded by endless dunes to enjoy an unforgettable night under a starry sky.
The route will take us back to Marrakech, where we lost in the souks, to bring a souvenir back home.

Day 1

Pickup at the airport in Marrakech with a 4x4 vehicle with driver-guide and departure Ouarzazate crossing the entire Tichka port, the highest road point in the country, where we will enjoy amazing landscapes. Pass by Aït Ben Haddou Ksar declared "World Heritage" by UNESCO and the scene of many film productions. Also visit the Kasbah of Taourit and will continue to Boumalne Dades touring the area known as Rose Valley or Route of the thousand Kasbahs. Arrival Boumalne Dades, a town located in the Central High Atlas, to 1612 m. altitude. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel Xaluca Dades 4*.

Day 2

Today we will look for clues in the depths of the Central High Atlas, discovering landscapes. Visit Berber villages as Boutaghrar and Amskar where time stands still. We'll see mountains, canyons and valleys and caves where nomads still live in the mountains. Stroll through the M'Goun Gorges on a mule, to enjoy a unique ride. Lunch will be picnic. Accommodation and dinner at hotel Xaluca Dades 4*.

Day 3

This morning we will visit the Dades Valley before emptying into their throats. We will continue our path to Tinerhir, small and prosperous town with a beautiful panorama of contrasts with rose houses and palm trees, ideal starting point to get into the famous Todra Gorge, where we walk a bit along the river course. Later continue to Arfoud, "the Gate of the Desert" . Accommodation and dinner at Kasbah Xaluca, Morocco ranked only by their peculiar characteristics.

Day 4

Today is a day of Total Desert. Drive along one of the tracks used in the Dakar Rally, visiting villages and desert nomads. Stop in the marine fossil quarries, dating from 360 million years and have lunch at the Oasis of Tisserdimine, where they filmed part of the exterior of the movie "Sahara". Will continue up to the Grand Erg Chebi "Desert Dunes fine sand where we will replace the 4x4 vehicle by another animal traction "Dromedary" to enter the heart of the dunes and enjoy an unforgettable sunset. With the dromedaries to enter the Bivouac of Oubira where we stay in Haima,  "tends made with camel's hair "as used by desert nomads. Accommodation and dinner.

Day 5

Today "Date with the Dawn." Recommended to wake up to walk to the top of the Great Dune and see the sunrise. Bedouin breakfast and back to the cars that take us to surround the Erg to the abandoned village of Merdani. Continue to M'fis Mines, near the border with Algeria. Later visit the village of Malian origin Khamlia where people gave us their traditional dances and a tea with mint. Arrival at Kasbah Xaluca to take us the rest of the day relaxing. After a few intense days, we would appreciate being able to do a little "relax". We take a jacuzzi, hammam "Turkish bath" or a relaxing massage. For the more adventurous there is the possibility of outputs with quad in the dunes surrounding the hotel or visiting nearby Kasbahs. "Optional services". Accommodation and dinner at Kasbah Xaluca.

Day 6

We will leave early to return to Marrakech, will be a day of transfer. Arrival in the afternoon to Marrakech. Recommended to make the first contact with the Medina, visiting the Djemaa el-Fna Square on the hour the square is filled with narrators, fortune tellers, jugglers, tooth-pullers, dancers, snake charmers and more ... in the evening to start setting up outdoor lighted small food stalls where you can taste their dishes. Accommodation in Hotel 5 * or Ryad in the Medina.

Day 7

This morning visit the Medina of Marrakech with a local guide. Start admiring the Minaret of the Koutoubia, the twin of the Giralda in Sevilla and we will continue visiting the Bahia Palace. We will go through the alleys of the souk, where we have the opportunity to see action at different artisans carpet weaving, tailoring slippers ... and we find an infinite variety of quality crafts. We will go back to the Djemaa el-Fna, where the atmosphere is totally different from day to night. A free afternoon for implementing the art of bargaining, or explore the farthest reaches of the Medina. Accommodation in Hotel 5 * or Ryad in the Medina.

Day 8

Hotel pick up at the appointed time and transfer to Marrakech Airport for flight back.

The price includes:

  • ONE NIGHT IN HOTEL XALUCA DADES 4* BED AND BREAKFAST
  • ONE NIGHT IN HOTEL XALUCA DADES 4* HALF BOARD
  • TWO NIGHTS IN KASBAH XALUCA HALF BOARD
  • ONE NIGHT IN THE DESERT BIVOUAC HALF BOARD
  • TWO NIGHTS HOTEL 5 * MARRAKECH OR RYAD. BED AND BREAKFAST
  • FOOD "PICNIC" ON OASIS OF TISSERDIMINE
  • FOOD "PICNIC" ON THE MOUNTAIN
  • TOUR DROMEDARY
  • 4X4 WITH DRIVER GUIDE FROM DAY 1 TO DAY 6, BOTH INCLUDED.
  • LOCAL GUIDE IN MARRAKECH
  • TRANSFERS AIRPORT - MARRAKECH - AIRPORT
  • FUEL VEHICLES
  • BASIC INSURANCE

Does not include:

  • DRINKS
  • LUNCHES, EXCEPT THE TWO DETAILED.
  • OTHER PERSONAL EXTRAS AS QUAD, MASSAGE ...
  • FLIGHT
  • EXTENDED AND CANCELLATION INSURANCE

955 Euros per person.
Occupancy 4 people per vehicle


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