7 Days Tour From Agadir

Day 1: Agadir – Taroudant – Taliouine – Ouarzazate

After breakfast we pick you up at your hotel in Agadir and drive east through the argan forest to Taroudant, the “little Marrakech” with its red ramparts and souks. We continue to Taliouine, the land of saffron, where you can visit a saffron cooperative and taste saffron tea. Then the road crosses the Anti-Atlas mountains to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the desert. Dinner and night in a hotel or riad in Ouarzazate.

Day 2: Ouarzazate – Aït Ben Haddou – Skoura – Valley of Roses – Dades Valley

In the morning we visit the famous Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site where films like Gladiator were made. Back through Ouarzazate we continue along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs: the palm grove of Skoura, Kelaat M’Gouna in the Valley of Roses and the Dades Valley with its red rock formations. Dinner and night in a hotel in the Dades Valley.

Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga (camel ride and desert camp)

We drive to Tinghir and walk in the Todra Gorges, a canyon with rock walls up to 300 metres high. Then we cross the oases of Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga. In the late afternoon you ride a camel into the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi and watch the sunset from the top of a dune. Dinner with Berber music and night in a desert camp under the stars.

Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – N’kob – Agdz – Ouarzazate

Sunrise over the dunes, a camel ride back to Merzouga and breakfast. We drive through Rissani and the black stony desert of Alnif to N’kob, a village of beautiful kasbahs, then along the Draa Valley with its long palm groves to Agdz. In the evening we arrive in Ouarzazate. Dinner and night in a hotel or riad.

Day 5: Ouarzazate – Tizi n’Tichka pass – Marrakech

After breakfast we cross the High Atlas mountains by the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2,260 m), with Berber villages and wide views on the way. We arrive in Marrakech in the early afternoon. Check-in at your riad or hotel, then free time in the medina. Night in Marrakech.

Day 6: Marrakech – free day in the Red City

A day to discover Marrakech: the Koutoubia mosque, the Bahia Palace, the Majorelle Garden, the souks of the medina and the Jemaa el-Fna square in the evening. We recommend a local guide for the medina (not included). Night in a riad or hotel in Marrakech.

Day 7: Marrakech – Essaouira – Agadir

After breakfast we drive to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast, passing argan trees (sometimes with goats in them!). Time to walk in the white-and-blue medina, on the ramparts and in the fishing port. In the afternoon we follow the coast road south to Agadir and drop you off at your hotel – end of our services.