5 Days tour from Marrakesh to Chegaga

Breakfast in a riad in Marrakech. Start of the itinerary by road: crossing the High Atlas via the Tizi n'Tichka pass. Visit to the Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Crossing the Dades Valley. Dinner and overnight in a riad in Boumalne Dadès.

Continuation of the itinerary by road: Passage through Tinghir. Visit of the Todra gorges. Crossing the Drâa Valley. Overnight in a riad in the Agdz oasis.

Morning departure from Agdz towards Zagora, crossing the Drâa valley with its palm grove landscapes and allotments hidden in charming villages. A few kilometers of track allow you to explore these villages. After Zagora, visit the potters' workshops and kilns at Tamgroute, with the possibility of visiting the Koranic library for lovers of ancient manuscripts. The road to M'hamid becomes increasingly desert-like. Arrive in M'hamid in the late morning for lunch at a bivouac in the middle of the first dunes. In the afternoon, departure for the great Chegaga dunes for a superb sunset as we climb the highest dune. Dinner and evening under the stars around the fire, followed by a night in tents at the Chegaga bivouac.

In the morning, after a hearty breakfast, we set off by 4x4 through the dunes to enjoy a picnic lunch in the heart of nature, while taking in the grandiose landscapes and vastness of the desert. Return to the bivouac for a moment's rest. In the afternoon, a camel ride to admire the sunset over the dunes. Return to the bivouac for dinner and an evening under the stars.

After breakfast, set off on a 90 km track through the desert, passing the dry bed of the Drâa, the dunes near Lake Iriqui (a vast area of packed sand) and the mountains. Lunch will be taken in Foum Zguid, the first village after the desert. From here, it's back to Marrakech on the asphalt road via the village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and carpet cooperative. Crossing the High Atlas once again, we reach Marrakech in the early evening.