From Errachidia: desert, Zagora and the Draa valley in 5 days

Itinerary: From Errachidia: desert, Zagora and the Draa valley in 5 days

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   Day 1 · Errachidia — Rissani — Merzouga

   Down the Ziz valley with stops in Erfoud and Rissani. In the afternoon a camel ride to the Erg Chebbi camp, sunset, dinner and a night in the desert.

   
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   Day 2 · Day in the Merzouga desert

   Sunrise on the dunes, then a 4x4 tour: a nomad family, Khamlia with its Gnawa music, the highest dunes and, when there is water, the flamingo lake. Free afternoon for sandboarding or quad. Night in a hotel at the foot of the dunes.

   
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   Day 3 · Merzouga — Alnif — N'Kob — Zagora

   One of the most beautiful roads in the country: Alnif, the trilobite fossil capital, then the Jebel Saghro plateau with its volcanic rocks and shepherd villages. Lunch stop in N'Kob among the kasbahs. Arrival in Zagora and evening in a kasbah in the palm grove (about 5 hours' driving).

   
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   Day 4 · Zagora — Tamegroute — Draa valley — Ouarzazate

   In the morning Tamegroute, a potters' village famous for its green ceramics and old Koranic library. A photo at the 'Timbuktu 52 days' sign and then up the Draa valley: palm groves, mud-brick ksars and the viewpoint over Agdz. Night in Ouarzazate.

   
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   Day 5 · Ouarzazate — Skoura — Dadès — Todra — Errachidia

   Last day heading east: the Skoura palm grove, the Valley of Roses, a short stop at the Dadès Gorge and a walk in the Todra Gorge. Back in Errachidia in the evening (about 5 hours' driving).