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Departure from Fes at 8 o'clock, travelling via Azrou, where you can see Barbary apes in the cedar
forest of the Middle Atlas. Lunch is in Midelt, “the apple capital”, at the foot of the Ayachi Mountain.
We continue over the Tizi-n-Talremt pass and through the Ziz Valley, which is particularly well-known
for its palm trees and the length of the oasis. All along the road there are innumerable “ksars”, small
villages of individual houses. From here we reach Er Rachidia and then Erfoud, famous for its date
festival and fossils. Once you reach the bivouac in Erg Chebbi, you will be greeted with a glass of tea
and have time to wander the dunes before the sunset. Dinner is served and followed by an evening of
music and the night in a nomad tent.
If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the
dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. After breakfast you can have a camel ride for a
couple of hours (or less; it depends on you) before leaving for Tinghir and the Toudgha gorges forlunch. The road passes through Tinjdad and the Toudgha Valley. Here there are plenty of opportunities to walk, such as along the river through the gardens or up the road on the other side of the gorges. Later the itinerary continues to the Dades Valley and the Dades Gorges for the night in a hotel.
After breakfast, we go south, through the Saghro mountain via the village of taghssa (featured in the
film ‘Babel’), range to the village of N’Qob. We drive along the saghro range mountains of Tizi
N’tazazert , passing oases and berber villages , beside the river . kasbah, Kasbah Tamnougalte, in the
Dra'a Valley is situated near Agdez, and you will have some time to visit it. Some parts lie in ruins and
some parts are still fully occupied. Today you will have time to walk in the Dra’a Valley as well.
After breakfast a walk in the village and the oises is scheduled. Back at the car, the trip to Ouarzazate
continues, going off-road along the piste of the old rote of the caravans , then we drive along the Dra’a Valley towards Agdez, passing oases and Kasbahs, beside the river. The oldest kasbah, Kasbah
Tamnougalte, in the Dra'a Valley is situated near Agdez, and you will have some time to visit it. Some
parts lie in ruins and some parts are still fully occupied. Today you will have time to walk in the Dra’aValley as well overnight in riad or hotel in ouarzazette .
After breakfast, the route goes on to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage site and the backdrop
for many Hollywood blockbusters such as the Kingdom of Heaven and the Gladiator. It is the most
famous Kasbah in Morocco and one of the most visited spots in the whole country. From there the
road continues to Telouet, along the recently asphalted road high above the beautiful green valley
below. Telouet is set right in the midst of the mountains and was once the seat of the last Pasha of
Marrakesh, El Glaoui, from where the highest pass in Africa, Tizi-n-Tichka was controlled. At the end
of the afternoon we arrive in Marrakesh, having crossed this highest pass in North Africa
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