Our 7 or 8 day Blissful quickie overview tour includes two days exploring Marrakech, a Tichka pass traverse over the High Atlas mountains to Ait Benhaddou World Heritage Site, Todra and Dades gorge visits, a walk in the desert oasis palmeries and Berber villages, an overnight camel trek in the Erg Chebbi dunes, and a day trip to the Atlantic seaside town of Essaouira. Start end in Marrakech or to/from Fes/Marrakech or add on more days for Casablanca.

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Sample Seven Day Tour

This 7 days is a very nice overview of the best of Morocco. We highly recommend adding one more night in the desert region to make this an 8 day tour. What a difference one day makes. You can enjoy off road visiting Nomads and remote Berber villages, take a long walk in in Todra or Dades, and arrive early in Erg Chebbi to enjoy swimming and explore in the desert.

Day 1
Arrive Marrakech. Evening drums will draw you to the Djemaa El Fna (main city square) where a festival atmosphere awaits. Plunge past the snake charmers and have your fortune told, listen to Berber and Gnoua musicians, or storytellers, or watch the "exotic" dancers illuminated by lamplight and wreathed in smoke. Food stall meals range from a bevy of fresh salads, harrira (lentil and bean soups) fried fish and chips (Moroccan style) to kebabs and even sheep's head (a specialty that has its own dedicated stalls). Stay Marrakech ancient medina in the heart of the old city. Your riad (old house) has a central, tiled, courtyard, with breakfast served on a rooftop terrace.

Day 2
Depart early morning (3 hours) and head for the High Atlas passes, where Ait Benhaddou, World Heritage Site of Kasbahs (used as a backdrop for more than 20 films) sits perched on the Old Salt caravan trail. After lunch transport (2 hours) to Dades, a small valley with stunning rock formations. You will pass through many Berber villages, and once in the desert, see riverside oasis and barren hillsides clustered with ksours (fortified dwellings that house many families and their livestock). Stay in old kasbah, with dinner beside the pool.

Day 3
Morning departure after breakfast (1 hour) to visit Todra gorge, a massive fault dividing the Atlas mountains, rising to 300 m. Walk among Tinehir palmeries, gardens, Berber villages and old kasbahs. After lunch transport (2 hours) further into a desert auberge near the tiny village of Merzouga, and take your camels at sunset into the glowing Erg Chebbi dunes for a traditional nomad tajine dinner under the stars. You will sleep in traditional nomad tents, with modern comforts, mattress and sheets. Auberge overnight is optional with sunset camel trek into the dunes.

Day 4
Return by camel at sunrise the next morning to desert auberge for breakfast and shower, then transport (7 hours) back to Marrakech. Stay Marrakech medina riad.

Day 5
Explore Marrakech. Visit Majorelle gardens, Ben Youssef Medersa and the Marrakech Museum. Afternoon explore the Jemma El Fna and the vast Souk. The Souk is comprised of many specialist areas e.g. metalwork, where crafters ply their trade; dyers workshops are strung with colourful skeins of wool; carpets, and carpet sellers entice you into their shops with a cup of mint tea; search tiny shops selling Berber jewellery, old silver, and African beads; or spices, olives, fresh herbs; or traditional apothecaries where you can buy all manner of potions to heal or cast spells of love or revenge. Stay Marrakech medina riad.

Day 6
Day trip to Essaouira (3 hours one way), a relaxing town set on the Atlantic coast with an expansive golden beach popular with surfers; famous for its seafood, thuja wood crafts and artists colony. Old Portuguese ramparts guard the walled city where you can watch silver craftsmen and wood carvers at work in one of the most charming medinas in all of Morocco. Visit a traditional pharmacy and learn about natural medicines and cures, and a Women’s cooperative where Argan nuts are processed by hand into one of the rarest oils in the world. Stay Marrakech medina riad.

Day 07
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