morocco holiday - morocco adventure travel tour - morocco trekking sahara desert 4wd

ROVER SAFARI- THE HAOUZ 2 DAYS
TOUR OF THE DEEP SOUTH 13 DAYS
4 WHEEL DRIVE CAMP AND TREK 8 DAYS

Morocco hosts some of the greatest International four-wheel competitions in her land.
Including the Paris-Dakar and Atlas Rallies which traverse some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Morocco. Thousands of miles of track provide four-wheel enthusiasts with a vast range of challenges. You can spend the night in a 5 Star Hotel, Berber House, Mountain Refuge Hut, Tent, or simply sleep under the hotel of 1000 stars.

13 DAYS

Day 1 Departure from Marrakech 0800. Ouarzazate via the Tizi N'Tichka pass (2260 m). Stop to visit the former Palace of Pasha El Gualoui, in Telouet. Then on along the Aït Ben Haddou valley,. This is film-making country, the backdrop to such films as Laurence of Arabia, Romancing the Stone and Mary of Nazareth. Camp near the Ksar.	Day 2 Leave Aït Ben Haddou passing through Amerzgane and Taznaght on the way to Foum Zguid, where we spend the night under canvas. A beautiful road through oasis and villages.	Day 3 We leave Foum Zguid and our route to the night's camping place at Chegaga leads us into the desert-arid plains- black peaks and valleys of sand and tamarinds. There are three days of desert life and experiences before you at this point.	Day 4 Striking camp at Chegaga, we go on towards Mhamid and Zagora. We spend the night under the desert stars among the small dunes near Tizi N'Tafilalet.
Day13 Return to Marrakech in the morning. Day12 Up to the Tizi N'Test pass, wonderful villages and spectacular landscape. This is a chance to see "the argan" a type of tree that exists only in Western Morocco and Mexico.The last night of the trek is spend in the village of Imlil, 68km Marrakech. Day11 Setting off in the Ourzazate direction we visit the town and its Kasbahs and camp near Taliouine.			Day 5 On towards the El Maider dunes, a prefect place to observe the symphony of colour that is sunset in the desert. Another night in the peace and silence of the desert. Day 6 A relaxed and colorful day as we visit the Tafilalet valley, cradle of the Alouite dynasty.We set up camp near Merzuga and climb some of the Erg Chebbi dunes
Day10 From Boutaghrar across the Iguernane plateau to set up camp in Skoura.	Day 9 Through the Dades gorge to Boumalne ; Klâat Mgouna and to Boutaghrar for overnight accommodation in the tents.	Day 8 Deeper into the Todra gorge towards Tamtatouchte, Know as the farthest village from " civilization ". Here Man lives in harmony with a harsh, unforgiving and yet infinitely beautiful natural world. Another camp is set up for us in the Dades gorge near Msemrir.	Day 7 Off to Erfoud via Tinerhir with a visit to the fossil beds and a night under canvas in the Todra gorge between beetling cliffs. .

DAY 1 Arrival in Marrakech, transfer to the hotel and a short equipment check, briefing in the evening.	Day 2 Leave Marrakech in the early morning sunlight and head for Tizi N'Tichka - taking the highest road in Morocco (2260 m).Through the beautiful Atlas landscape, down to Telouet, where we have a short hike over to the river Ounila.The warm up..Then on to Aït Ben Haddou, one of the most famous ksars in Morocco . Camp is set up in a Skoura palm grove.	Day 3 Break camp and into the Dades Valley with her palm groves to start with, giving way to orchards and market gardens. Then into the Dades Gorge, a canyon, we will make our way following the trail as it twists and turns up sides of the vertical faces... We hike for an hour before spending the night under canvas at M'Smrir, a Middle Atlas village.
Day 8 Transfer to airport and departure. Day 7 Return to Marrakech via Ouarzazate and the Tizi N'Tichka pass, arriving towards the end of the afternoon. The night is spent in a hotel.	Day 6 We trek along the Draa valley - One hundred km of oases and a succession of palm groves, gardens and Ksours. We arrive at Zagora, the door of the desert. There are palm groves at Amzarou and the first sand dunes at Tinfou. Dinner and an evenings entertainment consisting of folk songs and dances at the village where we spend the night.	Day 4 Through the Tizi N'Ougard Zegaoune pass (2800 m) and an hour's hike downhill. Then on to the Todgha Gorge by road. A hike through the palm grove and then overnight accommodation in a Berber village (1992 m) in the heart of the Jbel Saghro massif. Day 5 Across the crest of Jbel Saghro via the Tizi N'Tazazert pass (2283 m). Explore the rocky outcrops and strange tower formations of the petrified forest of Bab Ben Ali on foot. Down to the village of N'Kob and overnight accommodation under canvas in the Draa palm groves.

ROVER SAFARI
2 DAYS
Day1 Leave the hotel at 8.30 am.
Travel through the Haouz region of Marrakesh before arriving at the foot of the mountain Ardouz (xxxxm) in the Amizmiz region. (A picnic will be served at one of the numerous stop offs on the way). In the afternoon drop into the Maregha Valley in the region of Ouirgane where a small walk to the top of the Tizi-n-Test Col. will open up breath taking views to the valleys bellow. A visit to la mosque de Tinmal (open to all) then back to the evening bivouac in the chapeaux. Get your dancing shoes on for an evening of Berber folklore and food.

Day2Leave the hotel at 9.00 am waving good-bye to the valley of Ouirgane. Drive through the villages of Asni and Sidi Fares following the L'Ourika Valley. Then into the Setti Fatma Valley with its Berber villages, before dropping back down to the hotel in Marrakesh for 5.30pm.