Morocco Big South & Kasbah tour by 4X4

07 Nights / 08 Days

From Marrakech every Saturday
Guaranteed Departure with a minimum of 02 participants

With multilingual speaking guide (English, Italian, Spanish & French) 

ØDAY 1 : MARRAKESH
Arrival at Marrakech Menara airport, welcome by our Mercury Tour & Look Vacations staff Assistance and transfer to your hotel.
Dinner and accommodation.

Ø DAY 2 : MARRAKESH
Full day sightseeing of Marrakesh : The Menara gardens, The Bahia Palace, The Saadian Tombs, and the Koutoubia mosque. Lunch at the local restaurant on option. Afternoon, visit of the famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks and handicraft centres.
Dinner with oriental show on option, overnight at the hotel.

Ø DAY 3: MARRAKESH/ / OUARZAZATE/ ZAGORA  (375 km)
Departure by land rover to Ouarzazate via the mountains of the high Atlas passing through the Tich’n’Tichka  pass at an altitude of 2260 m.
Lunch in Ouarzazate and continuation to Zagora via the mountains of the Anti-Atlas.From Agdz, the track road is taken leading through numerous villages and palm groves along the Drâa river.
Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Ø DAY 4 :  ZAGORA /  ERFOUD / MERZOUGA  (250 km)
Excursion to Tamegroute, visit of the famous library containing old books and documents dating from the 12th century. Visit of the sand dunes of Tinfou. Departure to Erfoud, partly by track road and partly by normal road, through Tansikht and Nkob where splendid sceneries of pre-saharian desert dotted with Berber villages, and of the Sargho mountain massive follow each other perpetually. Stop at Tazzarine, small Berber village, for lunch.

Afternoon, continuation to Erfoud via the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the present Alaouites Dynasty. Afternoon, continuation to Erfoud via the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the present Alaouites Dynasty. Dinner and accommodation at the Auberge Tombouctou In Merzouga or under the  tents (bivouac), in case clients have chosen this option beforehand when reserving the tour

Ø DAY 5: MERZOUGA/TINGHIR / DADES

Early morning, a short walk to see the sunrise over the sand-dunes of Merzouga, Back to the Auberge for breakfast and continuation to the Tinghir Oasis via Erfoud. Tinghir is famous for its magnificent Todghra canyons which rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters. Excursion to the canyons and possibility for a short hike. Lunch at a restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons. Continuation to Boulmane where we enter the Dades canyons for a visit. Via the road of the thousand kasbahs Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Dades

 . Ø DAY 6 : DADES /  OUARZAZATE   (200 km)
Departure to EL Kelâa from where we take again the track road to the village of Skoura. On the way, we pass thebeautiful kasbah of Amerhidel. Optional Lunch on the way.The track road continues till Ouarzazate at the feet of the Atlas mountains. Dinner and accommodation in Ouarzazate.

  Ø DAY 7: OUARZAZATE / MARRAKESH    (200 km)
Short visit of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt and continuation to Aït Benhaddhou.
This kasbah is the most famous one in Morocco and has served as decor for many great movies. The Kasbah is actually under UNESCO protection.
Continuation to Telouet by a track road which is one of the most difficult parts of this tour. We are crossing two river beds and are climbing the Atlas mountains. The scenery is stunning. Visit of the Kasbah of Telouet, former residence of the Glaoui family, one of the most influential families of this region, lunch on the way. Via the Tich’N’tichka pass, continuation to Marrakesh  Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional dinner fantasia show.

Ø DAY 8 : MARRAKESH /   DEPARTURE
Transfer to the airport of Marrakech, assistance with departure formalities.

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 ·    OPERATION DATES 2021 ( STARTING DAYS)
JAN 20: 04 + 11+ 18 +25 /·   FEB 20 : 01 + 08+15 / FEB 20: 22+29 MAR  20 : 07 + 14+ 21+28   / APR  20 : 04 + 11+18+25 / MAY   20 :  02+ 09+16+23+30 /
AUG 20: 01 + 08+ 15+22+29/·         JUN  20 : 06 + 13 + 20+ 27 /    JUL 20 : 04+11+ 18+25 / SEP 20: 5+12+19+26
/ OCT 20:03 +10 +17 +24+31 / NOV  19: 02+09+16+23+30 / ·  DEC  19: 07+ 14 /          

TOUR ON HALF BOARD BASIS
CONFORT CATEGORY , Single Supplement 200 USD
SUPERIOR CATEGORY per person in Double supplement = 85 USD

THESE PRICES INCLUDE:
·      Hotel accommodation based on HB according to the described itinerary,
·      Transportation by land rover and Arabic, English speaking driver during the tour. ·      Arrival and departure transfer as well as sight seeing in Marrakech by mini coach.
·      Multilingual speaking tourescort,
    i   Entrance fees to the monuments indicated in the program,
·      Porterage of luggage,
·      Tips at the hotels and restaurants,

OPTIONALS ( Extras)
- FB Sup. In Local restaurants including lunch on day 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 7 as per our program =   100 USD per pax
- Dinner with Fantasia Show = 45 USD
- New year gala dinner : 165 USD

 HOTEL LIST
MARRAKECH Confort Class ( Atlas Asni 4) , Superior Class ( Atlas Medina 5)
ZAGORA Confort Class ( Riad Lamane 4*) , Superior Class ( Riad Lamane 4)
MERZOUGA Confort Class ( Auberge Tombouctou 4) , Superior Class ( Auberge T 4)
BOULMANE DADES Confort Class ( Xaluca Dades 4) , Superior Class ( Xaluca D 4)
OURZAZATE Confort Class ( Riad Salam 4 ) , Superior Class ( Ksar Ighanda 5*)