5 DAYS SELF GUIDED SOUTHERN RED TOUR : HIGH ATLAS, DESERT & CANYONS

Daily Program

DAY 1 : After a hearty breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to our departure base. Head due south towards the Tiz’nTest pass. We’re plunged straight into the High Atlas. An extraordinary route, but a region that bore the full brunt of the earthquake of 8 September 2023. After lunch with breathtaking views, You reach Taroudant after an epic descent of the pass.

230 Km/140 Miles , Night in Taroudant

DAY 2 : A morning dedicated to argan oil, saffron and the datier palm. The route heads due east, skirting the High Atlas range. We pass through Taliouine (home of saffron) and Tazenakht (home of hand-woven Berber carpets) before reaching the Drâa Valley and your accommodation in the middle of a palm grove as lush as it is steeped in history.

300 Km/190 Miles. Night in Agdz

DAY 3 : A transition stage heading due East for total immersion in the desert.  An epic day, with every bend bringing you closer to the Sahara, revealing a landscape in constant metamorphosis, between desert valleys dotted with acacia trees and majestic dunes. Let the magic of the desert work

300 Km/190 Miles . Night in Merzouga

DAY 4 : The dunes of Merzouga give way to the oases of Tinejdad and the vertiginous Todra and Dades gorges. A beautiful stage where the majesty of the desert gives way to the splendour of the canyons. Southern Morocco in all its glory.

320 Km/ 200 Miles . Night in Boumalne Dadès

DAY 5 : You set off early in the morning along the Valley of the Roses to Ouarzazate and Ait Ben Haddou, where you spend some time exploring this UNESCO World Heritage Site, known as the setting for several major Hollywood productions. You continue the return crossing of the High Atlas to reach the Kasbah of Telouet for a lunch break before tackling the Tichka, the highest tarmac road in Morocco (2260m), and arriving in Marrakech in the late afternoon.

320 Km/ 200 Miles