Tour 5 Days / 4 Nights
Marrakech → Agdez → Chegaga → Taroudant → Essaouira
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Duration
5 Days
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Max People
40
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PickUp
Airport / Hotel
Tour Plan
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- Morning departure from Marrakech.
- Cross the High Atlas Mountains via Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260m).
- Optional visit to Aït Benhaddou Kasbah (UNESCO site).
- Continue through Ouarzazate to Agdez, gateway to the Draa Valley.
- Overnight in kasbah-style riad/hotel in Agdez.
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- Drive through the lush Draa Valley, lined with kasbahs and palm groves.
- Pass through Zagora and arrive in M’hamid (last village before the desert).
- Lunch in M’hamid or on the way.
- 4x4 off-road adventure (2–3 hrs) via oases and desert plateau.
- Arrive at Erg Chegaga dunes in the afternoon.
- Camel ride + sunset.
- Dinner & overnight in a desert camp under the stars.
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day 03 Chegaga → Taroudant
- Sunrise over the dunes, breakfast in camp.
- Cross the wild desert via Lake Iriqui to reach Foum Zguid.
- Continue to Taznakht (famous for Berber carpets).
- Drive across the Anti-Atlas to Taroudant (often called the “Little Marrakech”).
- Evening stroll through Taroudant’s medina.
- Overnight in riad/hotel.
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day 04Taroudant → Essaouira
- Breakfast, then drive west to the Atlantic coast.
- Pass by Agadir (possible lunch stop or seaside walk).
- Continue along the scenic coastal road lined with argan trees (sometimes goats climbing them!).
- Arrive in Essaouira, charming coastal town with Portuguese ramparts and fishing port.
- Overnight in a riad inside the medina.
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day 05Essaouira → Marrakech
- Morning free to explore Essaouira: medina, souks, Skala fortifications, and beach.
- Lunch by the port (fresh seafood).
- Afternoon drive back to Marrakech (about 3 hrs).
- Arrival in Marrakech by evening, end of tour.