As I moved to Morocco recently and due to work reasons I now have to explore the country a lot, and, be with my clients to make photos and new itineraries around the country in their 4wd.
My last trip was 4 days with ” Ligne d’Aventure” from my friend Youssef, whom along with his brother continued their father’s company of transport agency specialized in the southern part of Morocco. We went away for 4 days where I had the opportunity to talk, discuss and interact with them while traveling in their tour, and more or less the trip goes like this:
Atlas and Sahara Desert 4 days Tour
- Day 1: Marrakech – Telouet – Ouarzazate = 200 Km total with 32 Km off-road
- Day 2: Ouarzazate – Skoura Oasis – Kelaa Mgouna – Boumalne – Todra Gorges – Tinjdad -Touroug – Erfoud – Merzouga = 350 Km Total with 35 off-road
- Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Tazarine – Nkob – Draa Valley – Zagora = 360 Km Total with 90 Km off-road
- Day 4: Zagora – Ouarzazate – Marrakesh = 350 Km Total
Everyday you mixed a bit of off-road as we were driving a nice new 4wd Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, and we pass from the big city of Marrakech to the other side of the Atlas Mountains arriving in Ouarzazate.
Next day we went to Oasis Skoura to enjoy the nice palm groves and small little oasis in the middle of the palm trees. Omar was quite a friend as we left Ali in his office in Ouarzazate. Now both of us continued the trip south to Merzouga but passing the most beautiful canyons in Morocco: Gorges du Todra.
We got to the desert to enjoy the Sun Set in the dunes. We made a lot of photos and are now sleeping in this nice hotel in the dunes of Erg Chebbi. There’s a chance to choose from sleeping on the hotel and take a camel trekking excursion into the dunes and overnight in a traditional nomad tend.
The next day we headed to Zagora making the ancient Sahara track between Merzouga and Zagora. This is an extreme travel as the landscapes are pure and untouched, the real thing is here, this is the Sahara. We got to Zagora by the end of the afternoon. And that was it we now drove from Zagora all the way in the Draa Valley lunching in Ouarzazate with Ali who came to join us in a small nice restaurant near his office. We got to Marrakech around 6pm. Nice trip.
A fantastic moment was when e stopped in Gorges du Todra to have a small snack and there were some donkeys in the river. Very nice place.If by chance you want to travel to Morocco and try this tour out please check their website at: Excursions from Marrakech.
