3-Day Marrakech to High Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, Toudra Gorges and Merzouga Tour

Tour Code: GOL-MOR-013
Duration: 3 Day(s) / 2 Night(s)
Tour Guide: English
Quality: Budget
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3-Day Marrakech to High Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, Toudra Gorges and Merzouga Tour
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Overview

Experience: UNESCO, Family

Extra (Excluded): Wifi, Meal etc...

Tour Guide:Chinese, English


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Highlights :

Set out from Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains towards the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. Drive through valleys and oases, and explore canyons of the eastern part of the Atlas Mountains on your way to the Sahara desert.

Itinerary

You will take the road from Marrakech towards the Southeast of Morocco and drive on one of the most twisted paths in the country, the Tichka pass in the High Atlas Mountains. The pass stands at an elevation of 2,260m.a.s.l and has wonderful views and mountain streams. Furthermore, the Berber villages and fields are terraced to slopes all along the way. In winter, the pass is likely to be covered with snow. afterwards, you will proceed down to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a distinctive location for moviemakers. Several foreign and local movies have been shot in the Kasbah, including Lawrence of ArabiaGladiatorThe Mummy etc. Once you get to Ait Ben Haddou, you will tour the Kasbah and have lunch before you continue driving to Ourzazate, the Hollywood of Africa, and then on to Boumalne Dades where the first day of the trip terminates. The road to the town is called the route of a thousand Kasbahs due to the tremendous number of fortresses and citadels spread in the region. Indeed, Dades (the main gateway to the Dades valley) is a marvelous, cool town.


You will leave immediately after breakfast towards Toudra Gorges, about 14 kilometers inside the mountains from the town of Tenghir, where you will have enough time to walk in its 300-metre canyon walls. Next, you will follow the path further through the great southern oases into the Sahara desert (a place of tranquility and serenity). As you arrive to Merzouga, you will mount the camels across the great sand dunes into a desert camp. Indeed, this will be one of the most thrilling and inspiring experiences during your stay in Morocco. On your way there, you will stop (occasionally halfway) for the mesmerizing view of sunset. By or before dusk, you are going to be at the camp. After dinner, you will enjoy a drum show performed by the staff at the camp. Furthermore, you will be conveniently placed to observe the stars, shooting stars and the milky-way


Wake up early morning for a memorable sunrise the following day, then have breakfast and ride back the camels. On your return to Marrakech, you will go past Rissani (ancient name “Sijilmasa”), the largest oasis in the country, with its adobe Kasbahs and palm groves, it is worth a stop. Beyond Rissani, you will take a different road of  mountains and "Acacia Trees" to the town of Tinghir and then the same road through Dades, Ouarzazate and the Hight Atlas Mountains. Ordinarily, you will arrive to Marrakech by sunset or early evening.

Accommodation

We offer two types of comfortable desert camps in Merzouga: Standard with shared bathroom and Superior with private bathroom inside the tent. The same thing in Dades Valley: we offer Standards and superior hotels.

Standard accommodation:

  • Dades valley: Kasbah Tifawen, Hotel Babylon, Hotel Le Vieux Chateau, Dar Essyaha or similar.
  • Merzouga: desert camp.

Superior accommodation:

  • Merzouga: Luxury Desert Camp with bathroom inside the tent.

Attractions


  The order of itinerary may change without any notice depending on weather situations or for some other unforeseen circumstances.

  The order of activities held during the tour is planned by the tour guide. So, it may be different from what is mentioned on the tour page. On fewer occasions, Tour Guide has to skip an attraction or few during the tour depending on weather, traffic, group interest or some other reason.

  Some attractions are seasonal. So, when they are closed they will be replaced with some other attraction.

  You can skip some optional activities during the tour and plan something on your own. Make sure that you coordinate with Tour guide and stay with the group with next activity. Please note you cannot stay on the bus if you skip some optional activity.

  Probable hotel names are mentioned in the itinerary. It can be similar or a different hotel of the similar rating. Exact Hotel details can only be provided one day before the departure.

  Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel.

  These tours are conducted in a group. A group can have people of several cultures. We expect each person to coordinate with Tour guide to make sure things are on track.

  Though attractions are optional but you have to at least take 2 attractions.

Pricing


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What's Included

  • Transportation in comfortable 4wd car or minibus.
  • Fuel, tolls and car insurance.
  • English Speaking driver.
  • Night with half board (diner, bed and breakfast) in Dades valley.
  • Night with half board (diner, bed and breakfast) in desert camp.
  • Camel riding in Erg Chebbi dunes (camel each).
  • Pick-up from hotel, Riad or Airport.

What's Excluded

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)

  All the prices are listed in USD.

  Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.

  Tour display price is based on double occupancy. It is the price each person will pay if a group of two is traveling.

  Prices may change without any notice.

  Prices include hotel accommodation, transportation and taxes.

  Admission Tickets to different places and meals are NOT included in the tour price.

  Mandatory Tip for tour guide and driver are NOT included.

  Only the tour guide can purchase entrance tickets for you. Pre-purchased tickets are NOT acceptable.

  There must be at least one passenger of 18 years for every booking made with GoldenBusTours. For Children between the age group of 2 to 14 years, a different price will be charged. Please refer to Child price on our pricing calendar. Child Age may vary between different bus operators. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel. If the 5th person is infant you will be charged normally then with the second room as an expense.

  Activities are optional though, but each customer has to participate in 2 activities at least. No city pass allowed. Some attractions are mandatory. Each customer has to take part in them and have to pay for them in cash.

Departure Location

Departure Location

  • Tour will depart from Marrakech.

Return Location

  • We will end the tour in Marrakech.

Important Notes

  Arrive at departure location 10 to 15 minutes before the mentioned time to make sure you catch the bus on time. If in case you are late, the bus will not wait for you at the location and ultimately you will miss the entire tour (no refund in this case).

  Return time on the website is just an estimation. Expect some variation always. Time may change depending on traffic and weather situations

  There is a possibility that tour operator may use a shuttle to drop you off at the return location. It usually happens in the case of multiple return locations.

  You can leave the tour at any place only after signing a Tour Departure Form for leaving the tour early.

  Please note that price will stay the same even if you leave the tour early.

  If you have booked a pre-tour hotel stay, then you will have to arrange your own transport from hotel to departure location.

  If you have booked extra night hotel after the tour, then you will arrange transport from drop off point to hotel.

  On West Coast tours some bus operators have a lot of departure locations. A slow start is expected on these tours.

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellation Charges would be based on the departure date.

10% for cancellation request made 8 days or more before departure date.
100% cancellation charges would apply for any cancellation request made 7 days before departure date.

6% processing and handling fee would apply to all cancellation.

Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.

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