Marrakech & the Sahara Desert


Marrakech | Skoura | Sahara Desert | Ouarzazate (8 Days)

Discover the exotic souks of Marrakech and the vast romantic landscapes of desert dunes and oases of date palm and roses. See scenery and filming sets featured in ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘Sex and the City 2’, ‘Game of Thrones’ and more.

Highlights
  • Explore the elaborate monuments and aromatic souks of the ‘Red City’ of Marrakech
  • Get your camera ready for the exquisite tiled courtyards of the Bahia Palace
  • Visit the windswept fortified beach town of Essaouira, featured in ‘Game of Thrones’
  • Stop at the much-filmed fortress city of Aït Benhaddou
  • Discover dramatic earthen architecture along the ‘route of a thousand kasbahs’
  • Drive by the Todra Gorge, winding through spectacular canyon and desert landscapes
  • Sleep among the dunes of Morocco’s Sahara Desert
  • Taste a typical Bedouin meal at your campsite
  • Spend time in local Berber towns
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Brief Itinerary
Day Highlights Overnight
Day 1 Arrive in Marrakech and private transfer to your hotel. Marrakech
Day 2 Guided Marrakech city tour, including filming sites, the hotel La Mamounia, the old medina, Bahia Palace and Jema El Fna Square. Marrakech
Day 3 Day trip to seaside Essaouira, which portrayed ‘Astapor’ in ‘Game of Thrones’. Marrakech
Day 4 Start on the ‘route of a thousand kasbahs’. Travel the Tizi N’Tichka mountain pass and visit Kasbah Telouet, the popular filming site of Aït Benhaddou, and Kasbah Amridil en route to your hotel in the Skoura oasis. Skoura
Day 5 Pass through the Valley of Roses, Dades Valley, Todra Gorge and the towns of Erfoud and Rissani en route to your camp in the Sahara Desert. Merzouga
Day 6 Get a picture of Berber life in Nkob and the village of Ait Ouzzine. Continue on to your hotel in Ouarzazate, the ‘Hollywood of Morocco’. Ouarzazate
Day 7 Visit Atlas Film Studios en route to your hotel in Marrakech. Time at leisure. Marrakech
Day 8 Private transfer to the airport for departure.  

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