Most guests from the USA will be flying to Marrakech on May 14th or May 15th to arrive on May15th when the tour officially begins. If you're flying from anywhere else in the world, make sure you arrive on May 15th.

One of our tour guides will meet you at the Marrakech airport on May 15th.

If your flight arrives early enough on May 15th, after getting settled into your room, you'll be able to enjoy a luxurious hammam bath experience at the brand new spa in the riad where we are staying.. If you do not wish to have a hammam bath, you will be able to relax as you wish.

(If you plan to arrive in Morocco before May 15th to explore on your own, you are more than welcome to do so. Transportation to the riad on May 15th would be at your own expense.)

Dinner and accommodation at a beautiful riad in Marrakech.

Rise and shine, if you want! We have arranged an optional activity (extra cost) for those adventure lovers. You can choose to start your day early in the morning to enjoy a hot-air balloon ride at sunrise overlooking Marrakesh and a beautiful view of the Atlas Mountains. Traditional Moroccan breakfast will be served at the conclusion of our ride.

Once we return to our riad, our private English speaking guide will meet us and take us to uncover Marrakech and its treasures for you. He will pick you up at 11 AM at your riad. It is inspired to start with the Bahia Palace and nearby, the ruins of the Badi'a, guarded by the storks. Next door, the imposing marble columns of the golden dynasty , the Saadis, adorn the mausoleums. The small yet very richly decorated Douiria is a fine example of crafts and architecture from two centuries ago. Lunch is included in this tour.

Across the souks, Medersa Ben Youssef koranic school will awe you with its intricate stucco engravings as well as the Quobba Almoravide, the oldest still-standing structure in the city.

Accommodation as per the previous night. Dinner on your own and we will be there to recommend the best places.

Take on the High Atlas mountains and cross them at 2200 meters high. Shortly after the pass, take the off-road and reach Pasha's ruined palace and the salt mines of Telouet. Follow the dramatic canyon of Ounila while on the other side of the canyon, the troglodyte grottos can be glimpsed in the distance.

Stop and wander around UNESCO world site Ait Ben haddou citadel. right after leaving Ait Ben haddou behind, the road skirts through desolate arid landscapes. Soon after, the road climbs, twists and turns its way up into the bare dark brown mountains, before breaking through the scarp at the pass of Tizi n'Tinififft and descending onto the lush palm-grove of Agdz.

Right after the pass you catch a first glimpse of the valley and the oases, the green swath of palms snaking up into the haze bordered by the Kasbahs, adobe guardians rising as if from the earth where the green gives way to the desert. There is no road sign but somehow you become aware you have entered a different land, Le Grand Sud. 

We will stop at Tamnougalt and roam through the eerie kasbah before crossing over the palm grove and stopping to see a small untouched community of Harratin, likely descendants from traded slaves.

Dinner and accommodation in a Hotel at the heart of the Draa Valley.

May 18th- After breakfast, discover the nearby village of Amezrou and its Jewish heritage - the old adobe synagogue and the silver jewelry craft. Further on, the stoves of Tamegroute cast the emerald glaze so easily identified on mosque tiles, dishes and pots across Morocco. The nearby Nassiriya library holds a 10 century old gold- engraved Koran and various treaties on astronomy, medicine and Arab poetry among other gems.

Before leaving the tarmac behind and taking on the Sahara, we will visit a traditional ksour and having lunch with a local family. From Mhamid, across various types of desert, you will reach the dunes of Erg Chigaga before sunset.

Dinner and accommodation in a private basic or luxury tent with ensuite shower and toilets. 

May 19th- Today is a day full of offloading in the Sahara Desert. Leave the camp after breakfast and then drive to explore the tallest dunes and the different terrains of the Sahara desert. Lunch is included today and it will be planned in a beautiful shady oasis in the middle of the Sahara.

There may be time to sandboard or ride 4-wheelers in the desert. In the early evening , enjoy a camel ride to the top of the dunes for a magical sunset.

Dinner and fire-side music.

Overnight at the Sahara desert camp once more.

Wake up to admire the sunrise and stroll around the dunes. Later on, you will take on the hamada ( rocky desert ) and cross the dry lake Iriki.

Have tea with the nomads, pry out fossils and later join the tarmac again at Foum Zguid.

Have a tasty lunch by the pool at Bab Rimal or opt for the more formal choice of a kefta in the village. Take the route west and soon reach the village of Tazenakht, very famous for its huge selection of Berber rugs and it's the destination of different merchants who sell rugs in different other Moroccan cities.

Reach Taroudant at the end of the afternoon. Dinner and accommodation in a beautiful hotel.

May 21st

After breakfast, have a caleche ride around the city walls and/ or browse the souks for the best Argan oil or honey in Morocco. Or, arrive rather early in Mirleft to make the best out of your time there. You don't have to plan anything ahead but rather decide on the day. Leave Taroudant and head to the Atlantic coast.

Stop at the Souss Massa National Park to explore the coastal wilderness and fantastic bird-watching opportunities. Lunch in the village of Massa or picnic at the park. R

each Mirleft early afternoon, drop your luggage off and rest to then go out and take a walk at the beach of Imi N Targa and enjoy the most amazing sunset.

Dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Mirleft.

May 22nd

Leave Mirleft after breakfast. The picturesque road from Mirleft to Legzira and then further to Sidi Ifni goes through the mountains, then crosses the wide valleys. Legzira is only 10 km south of Mirleft on the rocky coast. It is famous for its huge red-orange colored arches carved by the ocean in coastal cliffs. The place is still not particularly known to the general public, but well known among surfers and paragliders.

Picnic at the beach or a café. Sidi Ifni is a little coastal town with an interesting history and eclectic Moorish Art Deco architecture. It was the last Moroccan city surrendered by Spain in 1969. It was called Santa Cruz de la MarPequeña and was kept under Spanish control even after Moroccan independence in 1956.

Spain resisted a series of Moroccan attacks to take the territory in the Ifni War of 1957–58. It eventually ended in 1969. There is no special tourist infrastructure here, but you can walk in the old Spanish Town.

Dinner at a restaurant of your choice. Accommodations as per the previous night.

May 23rd- After breakfast, leave Mirleft and stop to see the city of Tiznit, famous for all the silver work. drive for another hour to reach Agadir and take a nice walk along the bay. follow that by a tasty seafood lunch.

Later, drive along the Atlantic coast to Essaouira and admire the goats up in the trees as you approach the wind city.

Dinner and accommodation in a riad in the Medina.

Today is an easy day, and we will decide earlier in the trip how we can to spend our day. We can spend more time in Essaouira and take a surf lesson or wine tasting. The other option is to drive straight to Marrakech after breakfast and get there by noon so that you can make the best of your time there and maybe go for some last-minute shopping at the Medina.

Accommodation in a Hotel downtown. Dinner on your own.

Depending on your flight, your drivers will be there to take you to the airport two-three hours before your flight. End of the tour.