SAHARA EXPRESS TOUR

04 Days / 03 Nights 

Private Tour

 

TOUR ITINERARY:

 

 

Day 1: Marrakech airport – Hotel

Meet and great at Marrakech Menara airport then transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Marrakech. 

 

Day 2: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Zagora

After breakfast, transfer along the spectacular High Atlas Mountains and Tiz in Tichka pass heading to the south of Morocco. Visit the wonderful fortress of Ait Ben Haddou. The village is a great example of earthen clay architecture that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Ait Ben Haddou is an iconic landscape immortalized in such films as “The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)”, “Jesus of Nazareth (1977)”, “The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)”, “ Gladiator (2000)”, “Son of God (film) (2014)”, etc. After the visit of Ait Ben Haddou, continue your trip to Zagora to spend the overnight in a charming desert camp in the Sahara. Camel ride and dinner are included in the desert.

 

Day 3: Zagora – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

After breakfast, enjoy the city tour of Zagora. The city is flanked by the mountain Zagora from which it got its name. Originally it was called 'Tazagourt' the singular of plural 'Tizigirt’ in Amazigh (Berber) language. The city tour of Zagora includes the famous Tamgroute library. The latter has Coranic scripts dating back to the 12th century. Visit Tamgroute village where pottery is the main labor of the inhabitants. Leave Zagoura to the wonderful village of Agdez where you may stop for an optional lunch. In the afternoon, continue your journey to Ouarzazate, also known as “Morocco’s Hollywood”. Start the city tour with Taourirt Kasbah, which is considered one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco. Stop next at Kasbah Tifoultoute with its remarkable views over a beautiful valley. Complete the city tour of Ouarzazate with the visit of the film studios where some of the most famous desert landscapes were and are still being shot. Continue along to Marrakech for dinner and overnight.

 

Day 4: Marrakech airport.

After breakfast, departure transfer to Marrakech airport.

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