3 Days Desert Tour Of Marrakech To Chegaga
3 days through Marrakech – Erg Chegaga, with local guides, modern air-conditioned transport and carefully selected accommodation.
Overview
3 days through Marrakech – Erg Chegaga, with local guides, modern air-conditioned transport and carefully selected accommodation.
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- Marrakech
- Erg Chegaga
Exact stops, timings and hotels are agreed with you when we prepare your personalized itinerary.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 — Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Draa Valley – Zagora
Departure from Marrakech to cross the high Atlas Mountains at the summit of 2.260 m(Tizi n'Tichka). Along way you will enjoy the nice sceneries of the Berber villages and valleys. We visit one of the heritages classed by the UNESCO, which is the fortified Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. Lunch will be enjoyed in the Hollywood of North Africa named Ouarzazate. We continue to reach the Draa valley at the length of 200 km before we achieve Zagora. Overnight with dinner at the hotel.
Day 2 — Zagora – Tamgeroute – M'Hamid – Erg Chegaga
After breakfast, we drive into Tamgeroute to visit the famous Koran Library and subterranean Kasbah and the Manufacture of pottery. Then, continue towards M'Hamid for lunch on the place. In the afternoon, after one hour and half camel ride, we take a track which carries out through the rocky desert scenery to the sand dunes of Chegaga that spread over 40 km. Welcome drink. Then you enjoy the sunset. Overnight in a desert camp or under a star-filled sky with evening meal and breakfast included.
Day 3 — Erg Chegaga – Iriqui Lake – Foum Zguid – Taznakht – Marrakech
After breakfast in Erg Chegaga desert camp, departure with 4x4 jeeps via the old Paris - Dakar race road to Foum Zguid crossing Iriqui lake, lunch break in the Berber village of Taznakht. We arrive to Marrakech at app. 18.30.
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