You will be picked up from your accommodation in Fes then start traveling southeastto the destination of Merzouga.  The first stop will be at the town of Ifrane, referred toas the “Switzerland of Morocco” as it has alpine style architecture and nearby slopesand forests. The second stop will be at the cedar forest in Azrou to see Barbary apes.We will pass many traditional Berber villages where you can interact with localinhabitants. Through this journey you will be amazed with the stunning contrastduring the drive, as today you will cover so much land with so much of diversity. Astop for lunch can be at whatever time you decide---------- As we continue south, the scenerybecomes especially beautiful where the Ziz valley meets the High Atlas Mountainsand creates a breathtaking gorge.  Our drive will contain several stops along the wayto take beautiful photographs and will continue through the welcoming Berbervillages to Erfoud and Rissani, the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty. After arrivingin Merzouga in the late afternoon, you will be accommodated overnight in a hotelBDB.

After breakfast in your hotel, you will start an explorative journey of the area. We willbegin the day with Gnawa music at the village of Khamliya 7 kilometers south ofMerzouga which is a little desert village with a big story whose inhabitants are directdescendants of the slaves that been brought from Sudan. You will get to enjoy theirmusic and life style. Not far from there is Dayet Srij - a seasonal salt lake that is oftendry in summer, when full it attracts a wide range of migratory and desert birds,including desert warblers and flamingos. This area attracts the photographers from allover the world when the birds are present. You may also visit the souk of Errissani ifyou are there on the right day as the souk takes place here three times a week, onTuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays where locals come to trade anything necessaryfrom fruits, vegetables, meat, dates, nuts, crafts, spices and even donkeys, sheepand goats. This souk is also a social meeting place where the local communitiescome to meet each other and hear the news of the whole area and from their------------- relatives. this souk market without a doubt is the most fascinating in the town, afterthen we will make sure to try one of the tastiest lunches in one of the localrestaurants in the area.In the afternoon, you will start the guided camel ride, led by an experienced camelman to explore and enjoy within the sand sea of Erg Chebi. The camel man will makesure to give you the chance to watch what may will be the best sunset of yourlifetime. Overnight accommodations at a desert luxury camp equipped with flushtoilets and hot shower, where you will be served the dinner and breakfast. DesertCamp BDB.

Today your camel man will make sure to wake you up to watch a beautiful sunrisewhere you will see the sunshine cover the small golden sand dunes of Merzouga andthe rocky barren Sahara Desert.  After your breakfast at the camp, you will trek backby camel, or if you feel you’ve had enough of riding the camels, you have the optionfor a 4wheel drive back from the camp.You will then head on the road to the Dades Valley for another excellent day. First,you will visit the Todra Gorges, the highest narrowest gorges in Morocco where youmight get a chance to hike for an hour in the area. After lunch the drive continue tothe dades valley where you will be amazed by the beauty of the town such us therock formations known as “monkey toes” and the sand castles that cover the area.Overnight accommodation at the hotel with BDB.

After breakfast at your hotel, you will head on the road to Marrakech crossing theDades Valley through the beautiful Berber villages such as the “rose town” KalaaMgouna, famous town for farming roses. One of our main stops will be at SkouraOasis, and there are numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins that standamongst the palm trees. You will visit a very famous kasbahs in the region calledAmridil kasbah,------ a historic fortified residence in the oasis of Skoura. It is consideredamong the most impressive kasbahs of its kind in Morocco and was built during the17th century. It’s famous for the filming of the movies “Ali Baba and 40 Thieves” andLawrence of Arabia. After the visit, we continue the drive to Ouarzazate, the“Hollywood of Africa”, whose geography and beautiful landscape have attractedmany world class movie producers. After lunch you have to option to visit the moviestudio, said to be the biggest in the world, where such films as Kingdom of Heaven,Gladiator, Body of Lies and Star Wars movies were filmed. We will then continue thedrive to Ait Ben Haddou kasbah for a visit 25 kilometers from Ouarzazate, theUNESCO world heritage site a spectacular fortified village built during the beginning of the 20th century by the T-hami El Glaoui, as the kasbah today became one of theattractive spots for famous movie producers. The drive will continue to Marrakechwith a dramatic scenery crossing the high Atlas Mountains through the magnificentroad Tizi n’Tichka Pass, arriving Marrakech in the late afternoon, where the tour endsat your booked accommodation in Marrakech.