New Year’s Eve in the Desert

Pick-up at 8:00 am at the meeting point (Plaza Jemaa el Fna).

We cross the High Atlas Mountains to their highest point at Tizi n'Ticka (2,260 m). Arrival in Ouarzazate, a city known as the Hollywood of Africa.

We continue through the Valley of Roses until we reach the Sino-American Highway that will take us to Dades.

After breakfast at the hotel we will visit the Dades Gorges and continue through the Draa Valley, one of the most beautiful routes in the country. We will pass through Zagora, the last city before entering the desert, Tamegroute, known for the elaboration of green pottery and we will arrive at Tagounite, where we will spend the night in a traditional house.

In the morning, we'll take a stroll through some of the kasbahs surrounding the village of Tagounite.

We'll continue along the N9, which will take us to the village where the paved road ends, M'hamid el Ghizlane. 

After having breakfast and having contemplated the first sunrise of the year from a wonderful place. There, the off-road route begins, leading us into the desert. For about three hours, we'll travel through diverse landscapes: a hammada (rocky desert), an oasis, and more, until we reach the Chegaga dunes. A sea of ​​sand, with dunes reaching 300 meters in height and stretching for approximately 40 kilometers. A tea ceremony will be held as a welcome. Overnight in a traditional Berber tent at the camp.

We'll continue along the old Paris-Dakar Rally route, which will take us through more desert landscapes. We'll pass by Lake Iriki, surrounded by dunes and which holds water at certain times of the year.

We'll follow the track to Foum Zguid, where we'll rejoin the paved road.

We'll ascend the Atlas Mountains and arrive in Ait Ben Haddou.

Return to Marrakech and transfer to your accommodation or to the airport (for afternoon departures).