Merzouga Erg chbbi Desert Tours The Merzouga dunes are one of the most beautiful places in the world. The first phase of the climb is rather hard but once at the peak, your happiness is total. The slope on the other side is much gentler and a pleasure to walk on, but a few meters from the top, things start to get tougher and the slope becomes a lot steeper. The best way to reach the top is to continue on all fours, using your hand to clutch the sand and hoist yourself upword.The view is quite something and the whole place is great for meditation. After a well-deserved rest watching the sunset on the surrounding landscape, start back down towards the bivouac before it gets completely dark the awestruk visitor will find a good meal waiting there, followed up by berber songs and that really must be seen. You can go to dunes by 4WD. The program: Day 1: Marrakech – Tadart-Telouet – Ait Ben Haddou -Skoura- Dades Valley. Pickup from Marrakech at 7:00 am. We will drive for approximately 2 hours through the Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n Tichka pass, stopping for photos along the way, and stopping to have breakfast. We will stop to visit the town of Telouet and its ancient 17th century kasbah. Then, we will drive in the direction of Ourzazate where we will visit the UNESCO protected Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah. We will have lunch here and then visit the Atlas Film Studios. Afterwards, we will drive to Skoura, a town that overlooks many other beautiful kasbahs, in the direction of Dades Valley. The night will be spent at a hotel in Dades Valley. Day 2: Dades Valley – Todhra Gorge – Erfoud – Merzouga – Camel Trek – Desert Camp. After the breakfast, we will drive to Todgha city to explore Todra Gorge, and then go to Tinjdad village where we will stop for lunch. After lunch, we will pass through the towns of Arfoud and Rissani In the direction of Merzouga, home of Erg Chebbi, the tallest sand dunes in Morocco. We will arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon/early evening, where you will have some time to relax by the swimming pool and have berber tea. Around 5:30pm, we will ride the camels from the hotel for about one hour and a half through the desert dunes. We will arrive at the berber tents, have some time to relax, drink berber tea with nomads at the camp, and go over to the dunes to watch the sunset. Dinner will be at the camp, followed by music around the campfire. Overnight in the berber tent. Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Draa Valley – Ouarzazate – Marrakech. We will wake up early in the morning to see the sunrise and after we will ride camels back to Merzouga to the hotel for breakfast and taking the shower. After that we will come back to marrakech.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:01:29 +0000