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Morocco Highlights

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.

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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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