7-Day Trip from Agadir to Marrakech via the Sahara

Experience Itinerary

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   Day 1 — Agadir to Tafraoute via Tiznit

   • ›Pickup at 8 am at your hotel in Agadir or at the airport.
   • ›Drive south to Tiznit, an old walled medina town that was originally a cluster of forts and quickly grew into a trade centre.
   • ›Today it is the provincial capital and a centre for Berber silver jewelry.
   • ›Lunch break along the road, then drive through the Anti-Atlas Mountains with their colorful rock formations.
   • ›Arrival in the evening in Tafraoute, a typical Berber village.
   • ›Dinner and overnight.
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   Day 2 — Tafraoute, Ameln Valley & Tata

   • ›After breakfast, head to the Ameln Valley, only 7 km from Tafraoute.
   • ›The valley sits at the foot of Jebel El Kest's huge rock face and is full of springs, old irrigation channels, brightly painted houses and mosques.
   • ›Enjoy a walk along the ridge and discover quiet villages.
   • ›Continue to the Tazegzaoute Gorge, also known as "The Enchanted Valley".
   • ›Picnic or lunch with the locals.
   • ›Continue to Tata, a small town on the Saharan plain at the foot of Jebel Bani.
   • ›Dinner and overnight.
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   Day 3 — Tata to Foum Zguid and Erg Chegaga

   • ›Drive east toward the high dunes of Erg Chegaga.
   • ›Stops along the road to admire the beauty of the southern region.
   • ›Arrive in Foum Zguid for lunch.
   • ›The desert adventure begins: take the off-road track via the dry lake of Iriqui to reach the Erg Chegaga dunes — high, golden and very quiet.
   • ›Watch the sunset on the dunes.
   • ›Traditional dinner and overnight in a nomad desert camp or under the stars.
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   Day 4 — Erg Chegaga, M'Hamid, Tamegroute and Nekob

   • ›Wake up to watch the sunrise from the top of a dune, then enjoy a hearty breakfast at the camp.
   • ›Leave the desert and drive to the village of M'Hamid, where you stop to rest and have lunch at a local kasbah-hotel.
   • ›In the afternoon, continue to Tamegroute and visit the old Koran library and the historic kasbah.
   • ›Drive through the beautiful Draa Valley with its millions of palm trees and many villages before arriving at the village of Nekob.
   • ›Dinner and overnight.
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   Day 5 — Nekob to Boumalne Dades via Tazzarine, Alnif and the Todra Gorge

   • ›Depart in the morning toward the famous Todra Gorge.
   • ›The route goes through varied landscapes — rocky desert, lush green valleys and mountains — and passes the Berber town of Tazzarine.
   • ›Stop in Alnif for lunch.
   • ›Continue to the beautiful Todra Gorge, where a 300-meter-deep fault splits the orange limestone cliffs into a narrow ravine, just wide enough for a clear river and a single-file walk.
   • ›Continue to Boumalne Dades for dinner and overnight.
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   Day 6 — Dades Gorge, Valley of Roses, Skoura, Ait Ben Haddou and Tisselday

   • ›Depart Boumalne Dades and head into the Dades Gorge through the green valley.
   • ›Lunch in Boumalne before continuing to the palm gardens of Skoura to visit Kasbah Amerhidil.
   • ›Drive on to Ouarzazate, the symbol of the Moroccan film industry.
   • ›Stop at Ait Ben Haddou — this 16th-century UNESCO kasbah is one of the best-preserved and most spectacular in Morocco.
   • ›Start climbing into the Atlas Mountains and overnight in a guesthouse in Tisselday.
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   Day 7 — Tisselday and the High Atlas to Marrakech

   • ›Enjoy the morning breeze and breakfast on the terrace of the guesthouse with a stunning view over the Atlas valleys.
   • ›A one-hour guided walk in the mountains, then continue to Marrakech.
   • ›The road climbs over the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi N'Tichka pass (2,260 m) with stunning views over the valleys.
   • ›Arrive in the "Red City" by around 3 pm, with drop-off at your hotel or at Marrakech airport.

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