Southern Gates

Departure by 4×4 for Demnate, a Berber village renowned for its natural Imi-n-ifri bridge and dinosaur tracks. The road then crosses the High Atlas mountains to reach the Skora palm grove and its magnificent kasbahs then the Dadès gorges. Dinner and night in a typical inn.

From Boumalne, you cross the Jebel Saghro, a wild volcanic massif and place of nomadization of the Ait Atta shepherd tribe. Arrival at N’Kob, the town with 45 kasbahs, before joining the Dra valley which you follow to Zagora. Night at the hotel.

After a visit to the Zagora souk, you take the road to the village of Tamgroute to discover its zaouia, its Koranic library and its traditional pottery workshops. At M’Hamid, the road stops, you are at the gates of the desert. A camel ride will allow you to admire the sunset before dinner and spending the night in a nomadic tent at the foot of the dunes of Erg Lihoudi.

Departure for Tamnougalte, a former caravan stopover and magnificent adobe village with interior courtyards. Lunch with panoramic views of the palm grove, the kasbah and the Draa valley before taking the road to Ouarzazate. After Agdz, you cross the lunar and barren landscapes with strange rock formations of the Tizi n’Tinififft pass. Arrival in Ouarzazate to visit the film studios.

After visiting the ksar of Ait ben Haddou, a UNESCO heritage site and filming location for numerous films, you take the old caravan route to reach the kasbah of Telouet then the Tizi-n-Tichka pass through magnificent mountain scenery. Arrival in Marrakech at the end of the day.