Day 4
Through
the Tizi N'Ougard Zegaoune pass (2800 m) and an hour's hike
downhill. Then on to the Todgha Gorge by road. A hike through
the palm grove and then overnight accommodation in a Berber
village (1992 m) in the heart of the Jbel Saghro massif.
Day 5 : Across
the crest of Jbel Saghro via the Tizi N'Tazazert pass (2283
m). Explore the rocky outcrops and strange tower formations
of the petrified forest of Bab Ben Ali on foot. Down to the
village of N'Kob and overnight accommodation under canvas in
the Draa Valley palm groves.
Day 6 : We trek along the Draa Valley - One hundred km of oases and a succession of palm groves, gardens and Ksours. We arrive at Zagora, the door of the desert. There are palm groves at Amzarou and the first sand dunes at Tinfou of the Sahara Desert. Dinner and an evenings entertainment consisting of folk songs and dances at the village where we spend the night.
Day 7 : Return to Marrakech via Ouarzazate and the Tizi N'Tichka pass, arriving towards the end of the afternoon. The night is spent in a hotel.
Day 8 : Transfer to airport and departure.
Drive yourself, sit in the passenger seat and act as the map reader when in Morocco. Or hang out in the back watching the Moroccan world go by. This is the best way to travel the sometimes treacherous piste's of the North African outback.