Your Morocco travel adventure begins when you arrive at Marrakech Airport, are met by your Berber Treasures driver guide at the scheduled group transfer time. Your discovery of Morocco gets underway with an afternoon half-day city tour of Marrakech. Together with your expert local Marrakech travel guide your heritage tour of Marrakech explores the city’s stunning past and allows you to immerse yourself in sights, sounds and smells of this captivating city heading into Marrakech’s UNESCO world heritage old walled medina where you visit Marrakech highlights La Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Mosque and Djemaa El-Fna Square with it magicians, story tellers and snake charmers. Tonight you stay in one of the atmospheric Marrakech riads. Overnight in Marrakech riad.

Setting off from Marrakech travel into the heart of the High Atlas Mountains crossing the Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass (2260 m) as you head toward the Sahara Desert of Morocco. Here you can imagine the days when the Berber nomads and their camel caravans plied the ancient trade routes as your Morocco travel adventure takes you to your first desert destination, Morocco ‘s unforgettable UNESCO world heritage ksar village of Ait Benhaddou. This historic treasure has many of Morocco’s best preserved fortified mud kasbahs and is a must on all Morocco travel to the Sahara Desert. This incredible area has featured in major films and televisions productions including Game of Thrones, Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia. Travel to Ouarzazate, an oasis town situated on the crossroads of ancient desert caravan trade routes. The spectacular contrast of desert plains and soaring snow-capped mountains has made Ouarzazate the movie making capital of Morocco. Overnight in Ouarzazate. (Breakfast)

Today your Morocco tour explores the D’raa Valley and D’raa oasis with its extensive, lush palm groves. Heading south your Berber Treasures Morocco tour takes you through the extensive palm groves and small Berber villages along the D’raa River as it winds its way to the oasis town of Zagora, famously 52 days by camel caravan to Timbuktu. From here you will visit the tiny village of Tamgroute with its incredible library filled with illuminated medieval manuscripts. Overnight in Zagora/Amazraou area kasbah. (Breakfast)

Continuing your discovery of the Morocco Sahara Desert your Morocco travel adventure your route through the Morocco desert takes you via small desert kasbah villages, past the rugged Jbel Saghro Mountains to the small desert Berber village of Merzouga situated on the edge of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes of Morocco’s Sahara Desert. Overnight in Merzouga area traditional kasbah. (Breakfast & Dinner)

Today your discovery focuses on the desert culture of Morocco’s Erg Chebbi area. The day starts with a tour of Merzouga oasis area. This is the home territory of the “Blue Men”, desert Berber known for their striking indigo blue gandoras and turbans. In Merzouga village you can share a cup of refreshing mint tea with a local Berber family and then visit the Moroccan village of Khamlea, famous for its spiritual Gnaoua singers. There is some afternoon time for relaxation or self exploration before you take a 4-wheel drive vehicle through the lower Erg Chebbi sand dunes to your desert camp in the peacefully secluded eastern section of the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Here, you can imagine the past days of the Berber camel caravans, joining your sunset desert camel ride led by your local Berber camel guide (or to relax at your camp). Blending Berber authenticity with modern comfort, experience the warm hospitality of Morocco’s desert Berber culture spending a magical night under the stars in the heart of the Sahara in authentic comfort: Berber tents equipped with real beds and private ensuite bathrooms. Overnight at desert camp. (Breakfast & Dinner)

۞ Prefer not to ride a camel: The camel ride leaves from and returns to the camp. If you prefer not to ride a camel you can relax and enjoy the desert sunset from the camp.

۞ Non-camping Option: Overnight in the Merzouga kasbah – supplemental cost applies (subject to availability at the time of booking).

Early risers can greet the sun as it rises over and illuminates the starkly beautiful Moroccan desert landscape. Leaving the Erg Chebbi area your Morocco desert tour visits the fossil area near Erfoud then turns westward and takes you through the incredible Moroccan desert area situated between the soaring High Atlas Mountains and rugged Jbel Saghro Mountains. A visual feast awaits as you travel to Todra Gorge and stunning Dades Gorge via through their verdant extensive oasis areas populated by Berber kasbahs, fig and almond orchards, date palm groves and unique rock formations. Overnight Dades Gorge area kasbah. (Breakfast)

Your Sahara Desert adventure continues as you follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Roses Valley to the beautiful Skoura oasis where you can find historic old mud kasbahs set among the date palm and almond groves. Leaving Morocco’s desert you travel into the High Atlas Mountains and make your way to one of the scenic mountain valleys in the Toubkal National Park area. Overnight in High Atlas Mountains. (Breakfast)

This morning you explore this captivating High Atlas Mountain area before you travel to Marrakech. Afternoon free time to explore more of sparkling Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech riad. (Breakfast)

Morning complimentary scheduled group transfer to Marrakech Airport where your Morocco tour ends. Join us again on another of our Berber Treasures Morocco tours. (Breakfast)