December Break in the Sahara Desert
In case this year your primary intention is celebrating
December break
in a different way and taking a break in the sun, the solution is very easy:
you have only to realize a magical excursion to the hearth of the Sahara desert.
We
assure you that this package is one of our best tourism services. By choosing
it, you will enjoy beautiful scenery, tasty food, friendly ambience, bustling
markets & perfect temperatures for sightseeing & lazing.
Budget: 657 Euros per pax (up from 06 participants).
PROGRAMME
28-12: Marrakech
Arrival to Marrakech’s airport. Attendance by the personnel of our company and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and lodging at Hotel Ali. At the base of the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is by excellence the most reputed of all Moroccan cities-in which the pure Moroccan relish is guaranteed.
29-12: Marrakech---Ait Ben Hadou (200 km)
After the morning meal, whole day dedicated to the visit of Marrakech, to discover it in depth and to know its culture and its past. Thus, you will have the chance to sightsee many places of interest like the Basin of Menara, the Saadies’ Tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Museum Dar Si Saiid, the splendid Minaret of the Koutobia, the grand Souk of Semmarin and the magical Square of Jamaa F´Naa, where you will find snake charmers, story tellers, salesmen, dancers, acrobats, musicians, etc. Next, lunch at Hotel Ali. In the late afternoon, transfer to Ait Ben Hadou. Supper and accommodation in a superb riad.
30-12: Ait Ben Hadou---Ouarzazate---Tamgroute---Zagora (200 km)
After breakfast, you will realize a visit of the famous Fortress of Ait Ben-Haddou, named by the UNESCO as a world heritage. In this spectacular framework of Kasbahs, films of international reputation like The Gladiator or The Jewel of the Nile were turned. Once finishing the visit of Ait Ben Hadou, you will head in direction of Ouarzazate (considered as the gate of the Grand Sahara) so as to sightsee its sites of interest, like the Atlas Corporation Studios and the Kasbah of Taourirt. Then, time for lunch in Ouarzazate. Afterwards, transfer to the tiny village of Tamgroute- situated at the surroundings of Zagora. In Tamgroute, tourists will have the opportunity to visit a theological library, a brotherhood & a pottery cooperative. At the end, arrival to Zagora. Dinner and dwelling at a Kasbah hotel**** of singular beauty.
31-12: Zagora---Dunes of Tinfou---M’hamid---Dunes of Chegaga (145 km)
Once finishing the morning meal, you will leave to the Dunes of Tinfou & where you will ride dromedaries. Then, you will continue your itinerary to the Oasis of M’amid. In this latter, participants will visit its attractive ethnographical small museum & also will take lunch. In the late afternoon, you will move in direction of the wonderful Dunes of Chegaga, penetrating through majestic landscape- consisted of lunar relief, canyons, Ergs, arid desert, sand dunes, etc.
At the end, arrival to the bivouac camp- in the hearth of the Grand Sahara. Immediately, tea will be served for the guests. By night, supper, live traditional music show and lodging in the bivouac camp.
01-01: Dunes of Chegaga---Oasis of Iriki---Foum Zguid---Ait Ben Hadou (300 km)
After breakfast, you will depart first to the famous Oasis of Iriki & afterwards to the Oasis of Foum Zguid (where you will take repast in an attractive rural inn). By late afternoon, you will continue your trajectory again to Ait Ben Hadou. Dinner & accommodation at an attractive riad.
02-01: Ait Ben Hadou---Marrakech (200 km)
Once finishing the morning meal, transfer to Marrakech. Arrival to the red-coloured imperial city of Marrakech & meal at Hotel Ali. Next, you will enjoy a leisurely carriage ride till arriving at one of the most attractive places of Marrakech: the exquisite Majorelles’ Gardens. During evening, free time for shopping in the peripheries of the vibrant Jmaa F’Naa. Supper & dwelling in Hotel Ali.
03-01: Marrakech---Air port
Breakfast, transfer to the airport. Completion of our services & culmination of a fascinating Moroccan adventure.
Pre-Travel Checklist
Date: from 28 December to 03 January
The budget includes:
***All transfers and transport quoted in the itinerary (including the expenses of the driver, fuel and parking fees).
***An English speaking travel coordinator + local guides.
***Museums & monuments tickets.
***Dromedaries ride in the dunes.
***Live musical show in the desert.
*** Carriage tour in Marrakech.
***Complete board during the days: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
***Half board during the first day & B/B during the final day.
The budget does not include:
The quoted budget does not include the following: airport taxes, travel insurance, lunch of the last day, gratuities, porters’ fees, alcoholic beverages, mineral water, personal expenses, extras in the lodging establishments, in addition to any service not mentioned above in the quoted trip itinerary.
Important:
It is necessary that your passport would not expire within six months of the trip-end. Similarly, in order to avoid inconveniences in the event of any unforeseen complications, please make two photocopies of your passport identification page, airline tickets, driver’s licenses and the credit cards that you plan to bring with you. Leave one photocopy of this data with family or friends at home; pack the other in a place separate from where you carry your valuables.
It is recommended to carry with you the items below:
*** Sleeping bag (necessary for accommodation in the bivouac camp);
*** Hat;
*** Sunglasses;
*** Sandal;
*** Fast-drying underwear & warm clothing for evenings and nights in winter;
*** Hygiene kit (tooth paste, gel, etc.);
*** Complete medical bundle (containing aspirin, anti-diarrhoea treatment, eye drops, generic motion-sickness pills, sun locution, etc.);
*** Under clothing belt that carries valuables (such as passport, airline ticket & credit card), plus neck pouch for cash.
N.B.: for more details, please contact us.