Magic of the South
4-day desert getaway from Agadir
This four-day getaway links Agadir with the deep South via Taroudant and Taliouine, the saffron capital, before a night in Foum Zguid. The Paris-Dakar rally tracks around jbel Bani then lead to the wild dunes of Erg Chegaga, where you have dinner and spend the night at a desert camp. The return follows the Drâa valley to Ouarzazate and its Cinema Museum, then the ksar of Aït Benhaddou.
- Duration
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Departure
- Agadir
- Transport
- 4x4
- Price
- Price on request
- 4 days / 3 nights
- 9 am departure from your hotel in Agadir
- Around 60 km of track between Erg Chegaga and M’Hamid
Highlights
- Medina and ramparts of Taroudant
- Saffron tagine stop in Taliouine
- A full desert day on the Paris-Dakar tracks
- A night at a desert camp in the dunes of Erg Chegaga
- The Drâa valley as far as Agdz
- Ouarzazate’s Cinema Museum and the ksar of Aït Benhaddou
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Agadir – Taroudant – Taliouine – Foum Zguid
We leave your hotel in Agadir at 9 am and head for Taroudant for a short visit of the town, including its souk in the heart of the medina and its ramparts. We continue to Taliouine, the saffron capital, for a lunch break over a saffron tagine.
In the afternoon, we drive on to the village of Foum Zguid, the gateway to the desert. Dinner and overnight stay in a guesthouse (auberge).
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Day 2
Foum Zguid – Erg Chegaga
Breakfast on the terrace, then off by 4x4 along the Saharan tracks for a day entirely devoted to the desert. We skirt jbel Bani on the tracks of the Paris-Dakar rally and stop for lunch on the dry lake Iriki.
We reach the dunes of Erg Chegaga in the early afternoon, with time to enjoy a walk or a camel ride and to watch the sun set over the dunes. In the evening, dinner and Berber entertainment at the desert camp (separate showers and toilets).
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Day 3
Erg Chegaga – M’Hamid – Drâa valley – Ouarzazate
Photography lovers should not miss the sunrise, a truly magical moment. After breakfast at the camp, we take the 4x4 for some 60 km of track to join the road at the village of M’Hamid.
We then follow the famous Drâa valley as far as Agdz, where we stop for a local lunch. Arrival in Ouarzazate in the late afternoon, dinner and overnight stay in a guesthouse.
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Day 4
Ouarzazate – Aït Benhaddou – Agadir
Ouarzazate is renowned for its film studios and its handsome kasbahs of the Pasha. In the morning, visit the Cinema Museum in the town centre, then drive to Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, for a tour of the ksar with a local guide.
In the afternoon, we set off back to Agadir. Arrival in the early evening and transfer to your hotel or residence.
Included in the programme
- Pick-up from your hotel in Agadir and return to your hotel or residence
- Short visit of Taroudant
- Dinner and overnight stay in a guesthouse (auberge) in Foum Zguid
- A full desert day by 4x4
- Dinner, Berber entertainment and night at the Erg Chegaga desert camp (separate showers and toilets)
- Dinner and overnight stay in a guesthouse in Ouarzazate
- Visit of the Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate
- Visit of the ksar of Aït Benhaddou with a local guide
As described in the itinerary. Final details are confirmed in your quote.
Accommodation
Guesthouse in Foum Zguid, desert camp in Erg Chegaga, guesthouse in Ouarzazate.
Places on this trip
Magic of the South
4 days / 3 nights · From Agadir
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1.How do I book a trip?
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2.When is the balance due?
The balance must be paid no later than 30 days before departure; failure to pay it may lead to automatic cancellation of the booking. If you book less than 30 days before departure, the full price is payable on booking.
3.What are the cancellation charges?
If you cancel, the following amounts are retained: more than 30 days before departure, a flat fee of €50 per person; between 30 and 21 days, 35% of the trip price; between 20 and 14 days, 50%; between 13 and 7 days, 75%; less than 7 days, 90% of the trip price.
4.How do I make a complaint?
Any complaint about a trip must be sent to Atlas Experience by registered post or by email, with the original supporting documents, within one month of your return date.
5.What facilities does the desert camp have?
It depends on the tour. In Merzouga, some programmes include a comfort camp with private showers and toilets, others comfort tents. At Erg Chegaga, you sleep in nomad tents or comfort tents, with separate or shared showers and toilets. Details are given in each programme.
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