Morocco Highlights

Seven days tracing the full arc of southern Morocco. Ancient Marrakech, over the highest mountain pass in Morocco, through a UNESCO kasbah used as a Hollywood film set, into the Sahara for a night under uninterrupted stars, and back over the Atlas. One of the great overland journeys in the world, perfectly paced.
Included
- Airport transfers with personalised name sign
- Private transport throughout
- 2 nights luxury riad Marrakech (arrival)
- 2 nights authentic guesthouse Dades Valley (dinner included)
- 1 night luxury Merzouga Sahara desert camp (dinner included)
- 1 night luxury riad Marrakech (return)
- Daily breakfast
- Certified guide — Marrakech Medina tour (3h)
- Aït Ben Haddou local guide
- Camel trek into Erg Chebbi at sunset — 1 hour
- Live Berber music & entertainment at Sahara camp
- 24/7 WhatsApp support — Aladdin & Marte ✨
Not included
- International flights
- Lunches throughout
- Dinners in Marrakech (Days 1, 2, 6)
- Aït Ben Haddou local guide fee (~100 MAD/p)
- Atlas Studios Ouarzazate entrance (~40 MAD)
- Optional activities: camel (€30/p) · quad (€40/p) · sandboarding
- Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
- Personal expenses and tips
Arrival in Marrakech
Private driver meets you at Marrakech Menara Airport with a personalised sign. Transfer to your luxury riad in the Medina (8 km). Welcome mint tea and pastries. Rooftop sunset. Dinner recommendation provided.
City & Culture
Guided Medina tour (3h): Jemaa el-Fna, Koutoubia gardens, Bahia Palace, souk circuit (spice, carpet, tanneries, lantern), hidden artisan alleys. Lunch at leisure. Free afternoon: optional Majorelle Garden + YSL Museum (~70 MAD/p), luxury hammam, Medina shopping, riad pool.
Marrakech → Dades Valley
Early departure at 07:15. Tizi n'Tichka mountain pass (2,260m) — 360° High Atlas panorama, highest paved road in Morocco. Aït Ben Haddou UNESCO kasbah: 5-storey earthen towers, location for Gladiator and Game of Thrones (1–1.5h guided). Ouarzazate lunch — optional Atlas Studios visit (~40 MAD). Through the Valley of Roses and Draa Valley to the Dades Valley. Guesthouse with Atlas and gorge views. Dinner included.
Dades → Merzouga
Dades Gorges scenic detour (famous hairpin S-bends, Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs). Todra Gorges: 300m limestone walls rising from a 10m-wide canyon floor — flat 2 km walk. Tinghir palm oasis lunch. Through Erfoud (fossil capital, 370-million-year-old trilobites) and Rissani to Merzouga. Camel trek into Erg Chebbi at golden hour (1h, €30/p). Sunset from the 150m-high dunes. Gnawa welcome at luxury camp. Moroccan feast dinner under the stars.
Sunrise & Return Journey
Sahara sunrise — step outside your tent at 06:00 as the dunes turn gold and the Milky Way fades. Berber breakfast at camp. Return from the dunes by camel (30 min) or 4x4 (10 min) — your choice. Scenic return drive toward Marrakech: Todra Gorge in morning light, Dades Valley lunch stop. Overnight at Dades guesthouse.
Atlas Return
Drive back over the Atlas via Tizi n'Tichka or through Aït Ben Haddou in morning light. Arrive Marrakech early afternoon. Final free afternoon: hammam, souk shopping, Majorelle Garden, riad pool. Final dinner in Marrakech.
Departure
Final Moroccan breakfast at the riad. Free morning: last souk walk, pool, or Majorelle Garden. Private transfer to Marrakech Menara Airport (8 km, 15–20 min). Allow 2.5 hours before your flight.
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