Southern Loop

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 Ouarzazate, the city of cinema. Night in a typical guest house.

Departure for the palm grove of Skora and its beautiful kasbahs. After Kelaa M’gouna and the valley of roses, the Boutaghar track crosses a rocky plateau where troglodyte nomads live. In Ait Youl, the road runs along colorful and surprising rock formations to the Dades Gorge.

After a walk in the gorges, the road follows the Dadès wadi to M’Semrir and Agoudal, small Berber mountain villages. In Imichil, located on a plateau at an altitude of 2200m, you will discover the lakes of Asli and Taslit, which legend says were born from the tears shed by two young lovers separated by their parents.

Departure for the Imiter gorges, an oasis of peace far from the tourist circuits before reaching Goulmima and its old ksar. Then the road takes you to Merzouga, at the foot of the dunes. Camel ride to admire the sunset. Dinner and night in a Berber tent.

Spectacle of the sunrise then departure to cross the Tafilalt and the mineral immensity of the Massif Bougafer before reaching Alnif and Tazzarine. From Tansikht, the track follows the palm groves and oases of the Drâa valley to Tamnougalt, a former caravan stopover, then Agdz and its typical market. Continuation towards Ouarzazate in lunar landscapes via the Tizi-n-Tinffift pass.

The return is via the old caravan route via Ait ben Haddou, a magnificent ksar classified as a UNESCO heritage site, then the Kasbah of Telouet, ancestral home of Pasha Glaoui. Crossing the High Atlas via the Tichka pass offers magnificent landscapes to Marrakech.