Moroccan Sahara Discovery

The Sahara Desert: a name that itself evokes images of sprawling dunes, blazing sun, and endless blue skies. And this five-day...

Morocco

Moroccan Sahara Discovery

DAY 1 Marrakech to Ouarzazate

Arrival Day. Make your way to the joining hotel for a brief welcome meeting before driving to Ouarzazate for an overnight stay at our accommodations there. Please arrive at the hotel meeting point before 2:30PM. Please plan for your flight to arrive at the airport in Marrakech no later than 12:30PM.

Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Meeting - Meet Your CEO and Group

Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.

Bus

Private Vehicle

Marrakech- Ouarzazate3.5h-4h

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

Accommodation

Below is an example of the hotel we may use in this city. For the actual hotel your specific departure will be using, please check your voucher.

Ecolodge Ouednoujoum

Hotel
DAY 2 Ouarzazate to Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp

In the morning before leaving the group will explore the famous atlas film studios in Ourzazate and learn a bit about the film making in Morocco. Drive to Zagora and then to Mhamid. From there head out into the Sahara desert for two nights of camping under the stars. The walk will take about two hours and we will arrive at the camp around sunset. Enjoy a cup of tea and watch the colors change in the sky as the sun slips below the horizon. From Ourzazate we drive to Zagora along rural roads. In Mhamid (Oulad Edriss) we meet the local crew and start the desert journey to Erg Lihoudi. Any luggage will be brought to camp by jeeps. Dinner will be served fireside.The camp is in Erg Lihoudi. Our camps will be comfortable, but still somewhat basic. You’ll see some spectacular night skies.

Exhibit

Atlas Film Studios Tour

Ouarzazate

Discover the sets of blockbusters from years past at Atlas Film Studios, the largest film studio in the world. Get behind-the-scenes access to the sets and props used in the making of films like Raiders of the Lost Arc and Gladiator (2000), as well as TV show Game of Thrones. Wander past jetplanes, through a colosseum, and into a tomb as your guide reveals the scenes that they were used in and how they were built.

Bus

Private Vehicle

Ouarzazate- Zagora2.5h

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

Bus

Private Vehicle

Zagora- Mhamid2h

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

Land Tour

Desert Walk

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Head out into the vast landscape of the Sahara, one of the world's largest deserts and walk along the sand dunes around you. Make sure to bring your camera for some fantastic photos of the desert's formidable landscape of sand.

People

Overnight at a Desert Camp

After travelling by foot into the desert enjoy some tea and watch the sunset near our desert camp for the night. Eat dinner around the fire and enjoy a quiet night beneath the starry skies.

Accommodation

Hotel Zagour - Camp

Campground
DAY 3 Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp to Bertam Oasis.

Wake up to a stunning sunrise, enjoy some breakfast at camp and then start the day. This is our second day of the Berber desert journey. Then you have a choice of walking or riding a camel to our lunch stop. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Sahara as you travel like people have for millenniums. After lunch we’ll enter the 21st century again and travel to the next desert camp by 4x4. Arrive at the oasis of Bertam to catch sunset before having dinner fireside with stories and music.

Automobile

4x4

Zagora- Mhamid1h

Roads? Where this rough-and-ready vehicle's going, we don't need roads.

Berber Desert Journey

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Today you have the choice to walk or ride a camel. Its about a two to three hour walk or ride ride until we reach our lunch stop. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Sahara as you travel like people have for centuries.

Bertam Oasis Overnight

Mhamid

After travelling by foot, camel, and 4x4 we'll arrive at the Bertam Oasis. This temporary overnight camp is more basic, and has been set up just for the group. Catch another desert sunset, enjoy dinner and stories around a fire and spend another night in tents under the stars.

Accommodation

Chez Belhou: Mobile desert Camp

Hotel
DAY 4 Bertam Oasis to Skoura

After another sunrise out in the desert and some breakfast at camp the group will travel to Zagora by 4x4. Enjoy some free time to shower, freshen up, and relax by the hotel pool after our Sahara adventure. After lunch continue on to Skoura. Explore this oasis city famed for its date palms. Have dinner as a group in Skoura.

Automobile

4x4

Mhamid- Zagora1h-2h

Roads? Where this rough-and-ready vehicle's going, we don't need roads.

Bus

Private Vehicle

Zagora- Skoura3h-3.5h197km

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

Free Time

Zagora

Take advantage of some free time in Zagora to freshen up at the hotel. Grab a hot shower washing the desert dust away and spend some time by the pool before lunch. It's the perfect way to feel refreshed after our desert adventure.

Free Time

Skoura

Wander the town, visit the palm plantations, visit the markets, and imagine discovering this haven after days or months travelling through the desert.

Accommodation

Skoura Lodge

Lodge
DAY 5 Skoura/Marrakech

After breakfast the group will travel directly to Marrakech. The tour ends on arrival to the airport around 1pm, or at the Marrakech hotel for those have booked post-tour nights. Please do not book any departing flights earlier than 4PM

Bus

Private Vehicle

Skoura- Marrakech4h-4.5h235km

Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.

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