The blue men

Morning departure from your hotel in Ouarzazate to the Dades gorge and Todra gorge, passing the oasis of Skoura where we stop to visit the kasbah of Amridil. Afterwards, our route takes us through the valley of roses and the road of a thousand kasbahs. We reach the Dades gorge by the lunch time. In the afternoon, there is time to hike alongside the Dades river. We reach the Todra gorge by the end of the afternoon, dinner and night in a riad.

After breakfast, there is time to walk by the Tinghir palm grove. Afterwards, we drive from the Todra gorge to Agdez and the Draa valley along the Tizi-n-Tazzazert pass (2283 m) in the Saghro mountain range. We reach N’Kob by the lunch time. In the afternoon, the journey takes us to the Draa valley and drive along the ancient caravan route to be in the heart of the valley, with its huge palm trees and ancient villages. At the end of the afternoon, Agdez offers dinner and a night’s rest.

After breakfast, we visit the kasbah of Tamnougalt. Afterwards, we depart from Agdez to Erg Lihoudi along the Draa valley and the ancient road of caravans to Zagora for lunch. In the afternoon, we stop in Tamegroute for a visit to the potteries. They are famous throughout Morocco for the green glaze. Tamegroute has a small medina of covered desert streets and an ancient Quranic library which exquisite hand-written Arabic texts. The route continues to M’hamid which marks the end of the paved road and the beginning of the Sahara desert. From here, our trip continues by the 4×4 vehicle along the Sahara desert until we reach Erg Lihoudi dunes and enjoy an unforgettable sunset from the summit of Erg Lihoudi (100m). The night will be spent in a comfortable desert camp which is also the venue for dinner.

After the sunrise and breakfast, we hike for 3 days in the desert from Erg Lihoudi to Erg Chegaga to discover the most beautiful Sahara desert of Morocco and its vast dunes with varying features of the desert; ‘erg’, ‘reg’, ‘hammada’, oases. We arrive in the afternoon of the sixth day at the dunes of Chegaga, you can climb Erg Chegaga (300 m) to watch the sunset from the top. The night will be spent in a comfortable desert camp which is also the venue for dinner.

– Walking time is approximately 6 hours a day (3 hours in the morning, and the same again in the afternoon), although it is also possible to ride the camels. Other camels are there to carry the equipment. Meals and tents are prepared by our guides and camel drivers.

If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise. After breakfast, the road takes us from Erg Chegaga to Ouarzazate through another 100 km of driving along the Sahara desert with varying scenery; lake Iriqui, the mountains and fossils. Lunch will be in Foum Zguid. In the afternoon, the drive back to Ouarzazate is along paved roads via Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs, and we arrive to Ouarzazate in the course of the afternoon, dinner and night in a riad.