M'Hamid el Ghizlane means "the plain of the gazelles" because of their strong presence in times now gone...
Day 1: Marrakech - Telouet - Ouarzazate
Departure in the morning towards the High Atlas via the Tizi n'Tichka pass at 2260 m of altitude passing by the kasbah of Telouet (visit of the Kasbah of Pacha Glaoui). Lunch on site. Then by an old caravan track we reach the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou by the valley of Ounila dotted with Berber villages, Ksars and Kasbahs. Visit of the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. Night and dinner at; the hotel.
Day 2: Ouarzazate - Mhamid via Zagora
Departure in the morning in 4x4 with driver for Mhamid, passing through the Draa Valley and its thousand and one thousand-year-old kasbahs, along a palm grove for more than 200 km. Passing through Agdaz, taking the track and visiting the Kasbah of Alkiad Ali. Then resumed the road, crossing Zagora. Stop at Tamgroute and visit the Zaouïa, an old Koranic library, workshops of potters and an underground Kasbah. Continuation by the track through the palm grove of Ouled Brahim and the Reg of Elfaija and continuation to M 'Hamid, the last palm grove of the Drâa and the beginning of the desert to get to the bivouac, at the gates of the desert. Installation in the bivouac, before admiring the sunset. Dinner and night at the bivouac, Sahrawi evening with atmosphere and music.
Day 3: M'Hamid - Chegaga
After breakfast, camel ride for an hour, then departure in 4x4 by a sandy track for the big dunes of Chegaga. Lunch under the shade of palm trees and tamarisk. In the afternoon resumption of the track towards Chegaga. Arrival at the Bivouac to watch the sunset, dinner and night at the bivouac.
Day 4: Chegaga - Oasis Fint
After breakfast, departure for the Oasis Fint by the track, between the Erg of Chegaga and the dry bed of the Drâa passing by the lake Iriqui, then by Foum Zguid and continuation by the road via Taznakht. Stop and visit a carpet cooperative for a detailed explanation and demonstration of the manufacture of different types of carpets in the region. Continuation to the Oasis of Fint, a small oasis with palm trees located in the middle of the volcanic mountains.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Oasis Fint - Marrakech
After breakfast, visit the Oasis of Fint, with the remarkable fauna and flora of its palm grove and its wadi. Departure for the visit of Ouarzazate: the Kasbah of Taourirt, the cinema studios (if desired, entry at your expense). Lunch in Ourzazate. Then we take the road again passing through the villages of Merzgane, Ighrem, then a short stop at Tadarte. Continue to Marrakech crossing the Tizi-n-Tichka pass.
Included: Transport in 4x4 with driver and diesel and car insurance (tourist transport); Half-board hotels and bivouacs; Camel ride