We pick you up from your hotel or riad in Marrakesh and depart at 8am to travel into and across the High Atlas Mountains. After a spectacular drive on the Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2260m) we continue on to lunch at Ouarzazate. After lunch with visit the Kasbah of Taourirt in the town centre, once the residence of the Pasha of Marrakesh and a symbol of the feudal period of the lords of the Atlas. Later we continue south to Agdz, where the Dra’a Valley starts. We spend the night here.

After breakfast there is time to further explore the Kasbah before taking the ancient caravan road between the river and the mountains. On the way we pass many villages, farms, palmeries and gardens so that you can gain a better idea of the way of life in southeastern Morocco. Once we reach the Zagora oasis, we stop for lunch in the town of Zagora, renown for having the best dates in the country. In the afternoon we drive to M’hamid, the gateway to the Moroccan Sahara desert, to enjoy the sunset in our riad set in the oasis of the Dra’a river. Here we have dinner and entertained by local musicians then spend the night.

After breakfast at the riad, we visit the ancient kasbahs of M’hamid and Oulad driss and then make our way across another 60km through the varying features of the desert; ‘erg’, ‘reg’, ‘hammada’, oasis. We stop for lunch at an oasis and then continue to the Erg Chegaga dunes. These are the greatest dunes in Morocco and are approximately 300m high and 35km long. You will go via camel to the bottom of the dunes for a wonderful view of the setting sun, before returning to the bivouac at the foot of the dunes.

After breakfast at Chegaga, we travel the desert by 4WD, which takes us through a further 90km travelling by Lake Iriqui, the desert mountains and fossil sites. Lunch will be in Foum Zguid, the first village after the desert, where it is also possible to freshen up with a shower. From here the drive back to Ouarzazate via the village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs. We stop at a local Berber carpet cooperative where local female artists create their artwork and sell direct to the public. We can watch the process from dying the raw wool, spinning the fiber into strands before weaving the carpet or rug. We then travel the rest of the way to Ouarzazate and spend the night in either a riad or hotel.

After breakfast day continues with a visit to Ait ben Haddou. This is the most famous Kasbah in Morocco and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Many films have been shot in Ait Ben Haddou including Gladiator, Prince of Persia and parts of the series Game of Thrones. From there the road continues to Telouet. This kasbah is set right in the midst of the mountains and was once the seat of the last Pasha of Marrakesh, El Glaoui. We then return north over the Tizi-n-Tichka pass to reach our destination of Marrakesh in the early evening. Optionally taking you to the airport or your accommodation.