Marrakech to Marrakech Hidden Morocco 4x4 Offroad Tours | 5 to 7 Day 4x4 Tours starting from Marrakech

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We wanted to say thanks for a great time in Morocco. It was a perfect introduction to the country, the itinerary was just the right mix of on-and-off road and our stopovers were at some stunning places! Many thanks to Essalah for the driving - also, for knowing some of the best views and photo-opportunities. We promise to give him some shares when we start up the "Monkey Hammam" business!

We wish you the best of luck for the future of the company and we hope to travel with you again sometime (Volubilis, Casablanca, Fes... etc., as well as a return to the desert).

We're happy to act as referees if you would like to list us on the site.
J Brown & F Downs, UK. 2008

Thank you so very much for providing Kiran, Carolyn, Sheila and me with such a memorable Moroccan experience. While we enjoyed Marrakesh and Fez, the real journey occurred during the days we spent with Morocco Explored. We experienced so many delightful sights - and an amazing amount of diversity. Mother Nature put on quite a show.

I also want to express our appreciation for Essalah. We realized just how spoiled we had become under his care when we arrived in Fes and had to navigate on our own! It was a shock! All our travel days went smoothly, which are a tribute to his professionalism. But, it is his warmth and humor that stays with us. I think we laughed our way across your country.

Please accept all of our thanks and appreciation.
S Lunden and friends, India and USA 2007

My partner and I visited morocco last September and took a tour with Morocco Explored and were fortunate enough to have Essalah as our driver for 3 fantastic days. Before leaving the UK, I found Robbin very helpful with payments, and itinerary questions that I had. Our first meeting with Essalah, was the day before our trip, when he drove to meet us on the outskirts of Marrakech. He met us with a smile and drove us as close to our Riad as possible, before paying a local to take us to the door (which he refused to be reinbursed for) and also to check we were ok and knew the plans for the following day.

When we arrived in the desert we left on our camels for our camp and shortly found ourselves in the middle of a sand storm, which was very exciting but we were not fearful as Essalah and our desert guide where brilliant. The sand then turned to rain as an electical storm blew over, and during all this Essalah was fantastic arranging for us to eat our dinner in the tent of a local nomad family who lived in the desert — which was amazing!

I will recommend Morocco Explored to any friend of mine visiting Morocco in the future...
A Wrangles, UK, 2006

I am sending you this e-mail on behalf of all our party to thank Morocco Explored for a fantastic time in the mountains and the desert, all without exception thought that this was the highlight of our visit. Please thank the drivers, Essallah and Salim for a wonderful tour and particularly how they looked after us.

My biggest dissapointment was not being able to say a proper "thank you" at the tour end - particularly to Salim who was my driver - because of the traffic chaos ensuing at the drop-off point, (and) because he was very friendly, good company and worked hard throughout.
R Spry and friends, UK 2006

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This spectacular route starting from Marrakech is an extra-fine mix of gorges, volcanic mountains, remote Berber villages, Nomadic tribes, wild desert, rocky hamada and dune fields. Optional camel trekking available. Tours by 4x4 cross the High Atlas to offroad into Dades Valley and Tinehir, traverse the remote Anti Atlas Saghro mountains, then head further south to overnight and camp in Sahara's big dunes before heading back to Marrakech. 5, 6 and 7+ day excursions available.
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September 15 to May 15 departing any day with 2 or more persons to a maximum 6 passengers per car. We welcome vegetarians, use air conditioned vehicles, and unique boutique hotels. Email your requests or questions.

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SAMPLE ITINERARY
MARRAKECH TO MARRAKECH
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PRICE
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Includes:
Transport and fuel costs by 4x4 seating 6 passengers; experienced driver; ensuite hotel rooms with air conditioning/heating; swim stops when available; desert bivouac; breakfast and dinner; personalised extended walks and exploration of oasis palmeries and kasbahs, markets and medinas; camel trek with guide and camels.

Day 1
We will meet you at your riad or hotel, depart Marrakech and transport over the High Atlas mountains Tizi nTichka pass, taking time to stop and enjoy impressive landscapes, and have coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice. We pass through Ouarzazate and stop for lunch. Our next destination is Dades valley. You will pass through many Berber villages, and in the desert, see riverside oasis and barren red rock formations clustered with kasbahs (fortified dwellings that house many families and their livestock). Stay in Dades valley auberge (small country inn) with Moroccan dinner on the terrace, overlooking the valley gorge and gardens.

Day 2
After breakfast we will drive off road drive to Tinehir for lunch. After lunch we'll walk through a massive fault dividing the Atlas mountains. Todra Gorge sheer limestone walls rise over 300m in its narrowest part. You can wander with a guide through palmery villages, gardens and kasbahs for a close look at traditional Berber ways of life and visit the evening women’s market in Tinehir. We will stay in a traditional old kasbah with evening Moroccan dinner.

Day 3
Today we rise early and leave the tourist route behind for the Saghro massif, one of the most remote regions in Morocco, populated by the Ait Atta nomad tribes. We’ll visit their camps and perhaps be invited in for tea. We’ll traverse the range off-road, crossing high plateaus, volcanic cones, ridges, and take time to enjoy spectacular views over this area. Stop for a picnic lunch near Bab n’Ali, two ancient weathered volcanic cores. We’ll be in the Draa valley by late afternoon, and our Zagora hotel by dinner.

Day 4
Back on the road again, we’ll take a scenic drive south to the very edge of Sahara, near M’Hamid. After lunch, you can hop on your camel and explore the dunes.

Day 5
Across the desert again after breakfast, we’re off road on the trail to the Chegaga dunes. Along the way we’ll find camels at wells, nomads with their goats, and flat desert Hamada covered with fossils, crystals, perhaps stone age tools, or if you’re really lucky, you’ll find a meteorite. We’ll be in Chegaga after lunch, and you will have the day and evening to enjoy your time in a desert bivouac. Explore and climb the dunes to watch the night sky. A traditional Moroccan tagine will be served for dinner, before you retire to your bed in a nomad wool tent.

Day 6
Today we’ll go off road further south through the dunes, following the Algerian border (yes it’s safe!) through stark desert landscapes, bordered on one side by mountains, and the other by sand dunes. Few nomads live in this area, and there is little else. We’ll arrive at Foum Zguid for lunch, then head north to Ouarzazate over a very scenic route. Back in civilization, we’ll stay outside of Ouarzazate, in a modern kasbah.

Day 7
Back on the tourist route heading back to Marrakech today, we’ll take a side road visit to tour World Heritage Site Ait Benhaddou. This village of clustered Berber Kasbahs has been used as a backdrop for more than 20 films and was one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road where caravans brought slaves, gold, ivory and salt from Saharan Africa to Marrakech and beyond. After lunch we’ll off road to Telouet, back down the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech, arriving approximately 6 pm. You will need to book a hotel this night in Marrakech, or we can book (with extra cost) for you.

Add more days:
Want to chill in the Sahara? Take another day (or more) to explore and enjoy, or include daytrips from Marrakech to Essaouira or Cascades Ouzoud.

Extended Camel Treks
Experience the ancient ways of the desert on a camel trek in Erg Chebbi dunes or the Draa Valley on the Old Salt Road caravan route. These tours run with 2 or more people, an English speaking guide, and all meals enroute, plus transport to and / or from Fes or Marrakech. Prices available for 5 (3 day trek + 2 transport days) or more days.

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