Day 1: Agadir – Taroudant – Aït Benhaddou – Ouarzazate

After having breakfast, we will depart to Ouarzazate, a city south of Morocco via Taroudant city. Taroudant is one of the oldest cities of Morocco which has kept the character of its past intact. Here, you will admire the souks, & their fine craftsmanship. 35Kms before reaching Ouarzazate city, we will visit the Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, and will have our lunch there. In the afternoon, we will leave towards Ouarzazate to visit the city. We will have our dinner and lodging at a hotel in Ouarzazate.

Day 2: Ouarzazate – Agdez – Zagora – M’hamid

We will depart in the morning with 4×4 to M’hamid through the Tizi N’Tinifift, the Draa Valley and thousand Kasbahs along the valley, skirting a grove of over 200 KMs. In our way, we will visit the Kasbah of Tamnougalt, crossing the date palm grove on track, to join the main road until Zagora. We will also visit the Kasbah of Amzrou and the Village of Tamgroute, known for its cooperative of green poetries, and its ancient library with books from the 11th century. In the way to M’hamid, we will meet the dromedary to join the camp and enjoy a wonderful sunset in the desert. We will have our dinner and lodging in Berber nomad tents.

Day 3: M’hamid – Erg Chigaga

After breakfast, we will depart by 4×4 to cross the desert sand dunes, Oasis, Hamadas, until we reach the big sandy dunes of Erg Chigaga, the largest sand dunes in Morocco. We will have our lunch under the shade of palm trees, tamarisk and in the company of a nomadic family if possible. In the afternoon, we will continue along the track to join the camp and have a taste of the real nomadic life, with all its secrets. We will have our dinner and lodging in tents or under the stars.

Day 4: Chegaga – Agadir via Foum Zguid and Taroudant

After breakfast, we will leave to follow the track between Taliouine and Erg Chigaga, along the dry bed of the Draa through Lake Iriqui. Then we will head towards Foum Zguid, and move onwards by road to Taznakht (optional stop in a cooperative carpet village to introduce you various kinds of carpets in the region). After lunch, we will take the road to Taliouine, famous for its Safran, and then join Taroudant, also known as small Marrakech with its red ramparts and souks. Then we will drive back to Agadir.