Arrive in Marrakech and spend five days in the south by 4x4: the gorges, a full day around Erg Chebbi, a night among the dunes and the hidden oasis of Fint.
A week built around the airport, so you land and leave without arranging anything. Between the two nights in Marrakech, a 4x4 carries you over the High Atlas to the Dades and Todra gorges, around the whole of Erg Chebbi, into the dunes by camel for a night at camp, and home through the Draa Valley and the oasis of Fint, a green fold in the rock outside Ouarzazate.
We meet you at Marrakech airport and take you to your riad in the medina.
Early start over the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m). Visit and lunch at Aït Ben Haddou, then on past Ouarzazate to Skoura and its Kasbah Amridil, and through Kalaat M'Gouna and Boumalne into the Dades Gorges for dinner and the night.
Back down the valley to Tinghir and a walk inside the Todra Gorge. East through the palm groves of Tinejdad and Touroug to Erfoud, where the local fossil-bearing marble is cut and polished. A track takes you to the foot of Erg Chebbi in time for sunset.
The long loop around the dunes by 4x4: the oases of Merzouga, Khamlia and its Gnawa musicians, the old mines at Mifis, the flat stony desert where nomad families keep their herds, and the oasis of Tisserdmine. In the late afternoon the 4x4 is swapped for camels, and you ride to a camp in the dunes for the night.
Sunrise from the dunes and the camels back for breakfast. Through Rissani and the Tafilalet palm groves, then Alnif, Tazarine and N'Kob, along the Draa Valley to Agdz and over the Anti-Atlas to Ouarzazate. Dinner and the night there.
A short drive out of Ouarzazate to the oasis of Fint: a handful of villages along a river at the bottom of a rocky valley, living off their gardens and palms. Lunch on the way, then back over the High Atlas to Marrakech.
Transfer to Marrakech airport at the time your flight needs.
Starts from: Marrakech — Menara airport
PrivateA private loop from Marrakech to the Erg Chebbi dunes: two gorges on the way out, a camel ride at sunset, a night at camp and a quieter road home.
PrivateThe Marrakech to Erg Chebbi loop paced for families: shorter driving days, hotels with a pool, a family camp in the dunes and camel rides at both ends of the day.
PrivateFive unhurried days to Erg Chebbi and back: two nights by the dunes, a day exploring around Merzouga by 4x4, and a different road home through the Draa Valley.
PrivateAn evening in the stony desert outside Marrakech: an hour on a quad, a camel ride at sunset and dinner at a desert camp.
