Marrakech – Sahara Desert Tour starts from your hotel or Riad through Tizi- N-Tichka pass (2260m) in the High Atlas Mountains. You will enjoy a snaky road, beautiful landscapes with different colors and Berber villages along the way.
The first pause will be in AIT BARKA VILLAGE. It will be around 10:00AM to allow you to take beautiful pictures, relax in the car and have breakfast if you wish. The second pause will take place in the top of TICHKA. Then directly to the Kasbah of AIT BEN HADOU! It is classified by UNESCO as a first world heritage. It is an old berbere village made of adobe houses built on a hillside. Mostly abandoned, it has been left to tourists and souvenirs shops. However, the Ksar is one of the most beautiful places you will have the chance to see in south Morocco. As you enter the village, it immediately feels like you have stepped into an old peplum. No surprises then when you know that more than 40 movies have taken place in or around Aït Ben Haddou. Gladiator is the most known of all. Here you will be guided by a local guide ( it is for free) to explain the history of this amazing heritage AIT BEN HADOU. Then, you will have free time for lunch and it will be around one hour. After lunch you will continue via Ouarzazate where you will have another stop it is about 30 km from ait Ben hadou. Ouarzazate is recognised around the world as one of the most important locations for film sets in Africa. In the countryside, along the road leading towards Merzouga, a few companies have opened huge film studios and kept most of the legendary sets to visitors. At the Atlas Corporation Studios, for example, you will have the chance to see the props from the movies The Mummy, Prince of Persia and Lawrence of Arabia, among many others. You will continue Via Skoura palm grove towards rose Valley where you will take another break. In fact, the valley holds its name from the rose flowers that bloom all around the area during the month of may. it is one of the most remarkable parts of south morocco. One hour and thirty minutes from the Rose valley you will arrive your accomodation “Dades Valley”. The first night will be in a Moroccan typical hotel, located in the heart of Dades Gorges at the south of Morocco. Dinner, Breakfast and overnight in Dades Gorges are included.