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DAY 1: MARRAKECH
Get ready to celebrate the New Year Morocco style! Arrive Marrakech, included transfer to hotel. Be sure to arrive in time for your pre-departure meeting at 6:00pm. Your first night will be spent at our pre-expedition hotel in the centre of town. Dinner and overnight - Marrakech
DAY 2: GORGE DU DADES
Breakfast. We leave Marrakech by road and take in the stunning scenery of Dades Valley, which extends from the High Atlas to the Jebel Sarhro range in the south, to reach the Gorge Du Dades. With towering red cliffs, winding streams and ancient Kasbahs, the Gorge Du Dades is incredibly beautiful. You can the area independently or take an optional bicycle ride. Lunch, dinner & overnight - Gorge du Dades
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DAY 3: TODRA GORGE - XMAS DAY
Breakfast. Merry Christmas! Today is spent exploring the magnificent Todra Gorge. This dusty red canyon is just 10m wide at its narrowest point, with its cliff walls towering 300m above and a small glacier stream flowing through it. Enjoy a trek through the gorge, or for the more adventurous, treat yourself to an Xmas present of rock climbing! (payable locally). Lunch, dinner & overnight - Todra Gorge
DAY 4: BERBER CAMP
Breakfast. Today we drive to Erg Chebbi sand dunes, the large peaks that mark the start of the vas Sahara Desert. We grab ourselves a camel each and ride across the sands to a Berber camp. This evening we are provided with a traditional meal, and spend an amazing night, sleeping out under the Saharan stars!
Lunch, dinner & overnight - Berber camp |
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DAY 5: OUARZAZATE
Breakfast. Leaving the desert, we travel through the lush Draa valley, along the route of 1000 Kasbahs, a beautiful landscape. We continue on to Ouarzazate, which African traders once used as a resting point, on their journeys up to Europe. Feel like a movie star as you visit the place that has been the setting for the films Alexander the Great, The Last Temptation of Christ and The Living Daylights.
Lunch, dinner & overnight - Ouarzazate
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DAY 6: AIT BENHADDOU
Breakfast. This morning we visit the remarkable Aït Benhaddou, a ‘fortified city’, situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. Sitting on a hill along the Ouarzazate River, Ait Benhaddou is one of the best preserved ancient Kasbahs in the Atlas region. Granted UNESCO World Heritage listing, some Kasbahs date back to the 16th Century and the site has been the setting for many films including Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator. This afternoon we travel back over the beautiful High Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. Lunch, dinner &
overnight - Marrakech |
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DAY 7: DJEMÂA-EL-FNA
Breakfast. Enjoy the sights sounds and smells of Marrakech this morning in a guided tour, with free time in the afternoon to explore independently. Set within the rose-coloured walls of the medina, is a reality that is not that far removed from an exotic film set – a tangle of winding streets that open onto green gardens and dark alleyways that lead to bustling souks. The focal point is the central square, the Djemâa-el-Fna, an extraordinary gathering and market place. Full of colour, spicy aromas and traders, it is best seen in the evening, when the overflowing with food stalls, dancers, acrobats, fortune tellers, musicians and henna artists make this a magical place. Lunch, dinner &
overnight – Marrakech
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DAY 8: TAGHAZOUTE
Breakfast. This morning we drive south for approximately 4 hours to the Souss Valley and the Agadir coast, stopping en route for lunch. Your base for the next two nights will be the small fishing village of Taghazoute. The laid back atmosphere, beautiful beach and traditional charm of Taghazoute, has made it popular with hippies since the 60’s and surfers soon discovered its world class point breaks, making it the surfing Mecca it is today. We check into our surf accommodation and then spend the rest of the day chilling out or trying out some optional activities and in anticipation of our surfing lesson tomorrow. Lunch, dinner &
overnight – Taghazoute
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DAY 9: NEW YEAR'S EVE
Breakfast. This morning, we put on our wetsuits and then head to the beach for a morning of surf coaching and riding the waves! In the afternoon why not continue perfecting your surfing skills with more coaching, horse trek along the beautiful Moroccan coastline or try Quad biking, to get your adrenaline really pumping! This evening enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinner with your group in a local restaurant! Lunch, dinner & overnight – Taghazoute |
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DAY 10: MARRAKECH
Taghazoute – Marrakech - breakfast. This morning is free for you to spend at leisure or the final opportunity to try one of the optional activities. We have lunch in Taghazoute before heading back to the hustle and bustle of Marrakech, stopping en route for dinner.
Lunch, dinner & overnight – Marrakech
DAY 11: MARRAKECH
Breakfast. The tour finishes after breakfast. |
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