Combined 3 Days Atlas Valley & Sahara desert Trip

Easy to medium & interesting 3 day treks through the berber villages & valleys of Imlil and,  meet the berbercommunauty.

Suitable for families with kids, elderly people, the route itself is comfortable for a mule ride instead as well as for walking, cross scenic mountain pass & villages, enjoy an overview of a typical & authentic valley.

Itinerary Details:

Day 1: Marrakesh – Imlil:

You will be picked up from the train station and drive you to imlil . On arrival you will be welcomed by tea ceremony at our homestay (authentictoubkallodge.com )

Day 2: Imlil& surrounding

Your own leisure day

Day 3: Imlil& waterfalls and :

Your own leisure day and experience homecooked break and cooking .

Day 4  :Imlil – Dades Valley

You will be picked up from your accommodation in Imlil at 8.30am and head out over the Atlas Mountains, driving over the stunning Tizi-n-Tichka mountain pass. You’ll pass through lots of Berber villages, and once you’re in the desert, you’ll see riverside oases and barren hillsides dotted with kasbahs (fortified dwellings that house families and their livestock). Along the way, you will have the option either to take a break and visit the Ouarzazate Film Studios . A side trip is possible to AitBenhaddou. This is an ancient fortified city containing countless kasbahs and has been the atmospheric subject of numerous hollywood movies (The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Lawrence of Arabia…) You will have the chance to walk around the buildings and explore with your guide.. Once you reach Dades Gorge, you have the option of going for a hike, or relaxing at your hotel. Overnight in Dades. (Total driving time  6hours)

Day 5 :Dades Valley – Todra gorge – Merzouga

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the Dades Valley to Todra Gorge – a massive fault dividing the High Atlas mountains, rising up 300 metres in a narrow valley with palmeries and Berber villages. Here, you can go for a hike to explore the palmery, a green oasis full of large date palms. After lunch you’ll head further into the desert to the gateway town of Merzouga to pick up supplies for your  desert trip. You will then drive on to a kasbah to pick up your camel. At sunset, you’ll trek for an hour-and-a-half by camel to a Berber camp where you will enjoy a traditional Moroccan dinner, and sleep under the stars or in tents at a desert camp.(Total driving time 5h30hours ).

Day 6 :Merzouga – Marrakech

Wake up early , just prior to sunrise, we have a 1h30 camel ride at sunrise to explore the area further and we head back to Merzouga on our Camels. When we reach Merzouga, have breakfast & have the opportunity to shower and then we begin our journey through the stony desert and over the Atlas mountains, with plenty of stops for photos, exploring and lunch as we return to Marrakech. The usual arrival time in Marrakech is between 17:00hrs and 18:00hrs.

Included.

• Transfer from Marrakech
• Acommodationin imlil valley on half board
• 4×4 or Mini-bus during Desert tour
• 1 overnight in a hotel at Dades (Dinner & breakfast
• 1overnight camping on Dunes of Erg chebbiDinner & breakfast
• Camel Ride on Dunes

Not Included.

• Lunches during the trip Tour
• Travel insurance.
• Soft/alcoholic drinks
• Tips and personalexpanses

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