Atlas and Sahara tour, explore the high atlas mountains of Morocco in the Imlil area, beautiful gorges, berber villages, sand dunes…and more in this magic combined Atlas and Sahara trip.

Atlas and Sahara Tour Itinerary

Atlas mountains>Day 1: Marrakech to Imlil

After your breakfast in the Riad/hotel/airport, your Atlas and Sahara tour begins as you meet your guide and the driver. A 2h drive will take you to the High Atlas mountains for your walking experience. Our journey today will be a walk in the area and have lunch in a Berber family house, we explore the cultural life in the mountains. We reach the guesthouse for the night. L.D

  • hike the Atlas Mountains
  • Enjoy a meal with a Berber family

Atlas mountains>Day 2: Imlil to Ait Ben Haddou

After breakfast, departure towards Ksser Ait Benhaddou via Ourika valley and the spectacular Tizi n Tichka pass 2260m in the High Atlas mountains, to make you start appreciating what the south of the kingdom really looks like and how magnificent it is. On the way, we stop to visit the Kasbah of Telouat and scenic driver along the Ounella valley to reach Ait Ben Kasbha UNESCO world heritage. later afternoon to Rock the Kasbah. B.D

  • Cross Tichka pass 2260m
  • Explore the Ksser of Ait Ben Haddou

Atlas mountains and the door of the desert>Day 3: Ait Ben Haddou to Toudra gorge

Today as we set off, we drive toward Skoura to explore the Kasbah of Amridihl. continue your drive to Kalaat Mgouna. the famous rose valley where you can have a stop for a lunch break. After lunch, you drive to explore the gorge of Dades, and walk up to the snack road to get the marvelous view of Tissdrin and drive to Toudra gorge for the night in the hotel. B.D

  • Visit Amridil Kasbah
  • Wonder around the Dades Valley and explore marvelous Monkey fingers rock formation.
  • Discover many Berber villages

Sahara tour>Day 4: Toudra gorge to Merzouga

After breakfast, we start our journey walking at the Toudra Gorges and the green Palmer valley, rising up 250 meters in a narrow valley with palm trees and Berber villages. Later on, we drive into the desert to the Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. ride camels to omne of the high dunes to watch the sunset.

sleep in Autontic Berber tents in the Sahara desert. B.D

  • Walk in the Toudra valley
  • stop at women cooperative
  • ride camels on the dunes and watch sunset
  • spent night under the stars with some berber entertainment

Sahara adventure tour>Day 5: full day in Merzouga

After breakfast, you will ride the camels back to the hotel and have a tour to explore the Erg Chebbi sand dunes and you can visit Khamlia village Gnawa music, or rent the quads and drive around the dunes. overnight in Hotel in Merzouga. B.D

Atlas&Sahara tour>Day 6: Merzouga to Ouarzazate

After breakfast, the drive back east to the Draa Valley takes us along the length of the Saghro mountains via the villages of Tazzarine (featured in the film  Babel’) and N’Qob, where we can stop for lunch overlooking the mountains. In the afternoon we drive to Tanasikht, where we reach the Draa valley, full of palm trees and ancient kasbahs. Here we go along the track of the ancient caravan route to Ouarzazate. B.D

  • Optional visit of the film studio in the afternoon, coast is 80MAD

Atlas&Sahara tour>Day 7: Ouarzazate back to Marrakech

This morning you will drive back over Tichka pass(2260m). We continue driving day to get to Marrakech. why not book Marrakech City tour to explore the old Medina, dinner in Restaurant in the Jamaa Alfna squire. Overnight in a hotel. B.

  • Optional Marrakech city tour, Hammam and massage, cooking class…
  • Last soupa in the Medina

Atlas and Sahara tour>Day 8: departure days

Spend the morning relaxing or picking up a few last-minute souvenirs. Our trip Atlas and Sahara tour concludes upon hotel check out at 12 noon. B

Price information

Travel with Groupprice / group size Private tripPrices
price per person €6492-3 pax €899 pp
Minimum Group Size4 people 4-5 pax€749 pp
Maximum Group Size 12 people6 pax and more€649 pp
Children prices €399 ppChildren prices €399 pp
Adventure departuresEverydayAdventure departures*Choose your own dates* 

What is included

  • Tour guide : Escorted by a licensed English speaking Moroccan tour guide.
  • Accommodation : 3 and 4 star hotels and camp 
  • Meals : 7 Breakfasts, 2 lunches and 6 dinners including a traditional Berber meal in our Sahara camp.
  • Transportation : airport arrival and departure on day 1 and day 8, all transportations and transfers in private air-conditioned tourism vehicle.
  • Local guide : in Marrakech 
  • additional activities : camel ride to reach Erg Chbbi send dunes and all road taxes and tolls. 
  • 8 days & 6 night

Not included

  • Insurance
  • Flights
  • Additional service :  Gratuity for your tour guide & driver. Tipping your tour guide and driver is an entirely personal gesture.
    Entrance Fees: USD$4-80, paid in local currency