First Day: Arrival

Arrival at the Menara Airport in Marrakech. Welcome and support are provided. Transfer to your city hotel.

Day 2: Marrakech - Tizi n'Test - Taroudant

After breakfast, take the vehicle to the Tizi n'Test pass. The road runs beside Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest mountain. A bit further on, you'll find the Tin Mel Mosque, which is now being restored but already displays its magnificent and uncommon architecture. Beyond the mountain, the descent provides spectacular views of the Southern plains and, on clear days, all the way to the desert. Continue to Taroudant, where you will spend the night.

Day 3:  Taroudant – Taliouine – Tazenakht – Agdz – Zagora

You'll begin your journey at Taliouine, a little village famous for its saffron production, which is highly acclaimed even outside Morocco's borders. A visit to the saffron cooperative, if desired, will give you with information about its production and qualities. Then it's on to Tazenakht, which is famous for its carpets. Even if you don't intend to buy anything, we encourage browsing through the stores and enjoying the local craftsmanship. You will then arrive in Agdz in the Draa Valley. Lunch will be given at Tamnougalte, a very ancient city that served as the setting for the film "The Sheltering Sky." Some families, with the help of European NGOs, are attempting to preserve a way of life there. The restaurant is located in one of these renovated ancient houses, which has been converted into a tiny museum.

You'll begin your journey at Taliouine, a little village famous for its saffron production, which is highly acclaimed even outside Morocco's borders. A visit to the saffron cooperative, if desired, will give you with information about its production and qualities. Then it's on to Tazenakht, which is famous for its carpets. Even if you don't intend to buy anything, we encourage browsing through the stores and enjoying the local craftsmanship. You will then arrive in Agdz in the Draa Valley. Lunch will be given at Tamnougalte, a very ancient city that served as the setting for the film "The Sheltering Sky." Some families, with the help of European NGOs, are attempting to preserve a way of life there. The restaurant is housed in one of these renovated ancient buildings, which has been converted into a tiny museum.of ancient life. Beyond this point, the route will take you along the valley, which is practically a large oasis surrounded by barren mountains. Stay at a Zagora hotel.

Day 4: Zagora - Tamgroute - Erg Lihoudi (100 kilometers)

Explore Zagora and its surrounds by automobile in the morning. Tamgroute's attractions include the Quranic library, the Zaoua, the subterranean kasbah, and the pottery workshops. You'll continue down the Draa Valley towards M'Hamid. Meet your camel guide and animals in the late afternoon for a desert walk to the Erg Lihoudi dunes bivouac spot. Spend the night at the bivouac after dinner.

Day 5: Erg Lihoudi - Zagora - Ouarzazate - At Benhaddou (325 miles)

The caravan starts its trek back to Zagora after breakfast at the camp. Then you'll go to Agdz and then to Ouarzazate, going through a fully mineral environment that's extremely amazing. Lunch is served in Ouarzazate. Continue on to Ait Benhaddou, where you will be able to appreciate the sight at its best, right before sunset. Spend the night at an inn with a view of the ancient village.

Day 6: At Benhaddou - Telouet - Tizi n'Tichka - Marrakech (200 kilometers)

The caravan starts its trek back to Zagora after breakfast at the camp. Then you'll go to Agdz and then to Ouarzazate, going through a fully mineral environment that's extremely amazing. Lunch is served in Ouarzazate. Continue on to Ait Benhaddou, where you will be able to appreciate the sight at its best, right before sunset. Spend the night at an inn with a view of the ancient village.

Day 7: At Benhaddou - Telouet - Tizi n'Tichka - Marrakech (200 kilometers)

Return to Marrakech via Telouet, the historic caravan route. Visit the historic Glaoui Kasbah, which over the ages controlled the caravan route that brought items from Sub-Saharan Africa to Marrakech. Lunch will be served in an inn in Telouet, beside the river and surrounded by orchards. In the late afternoon,