Merzouga Desert Extension from Marrakech
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circuit details
What is included?
- Private transportation throughout the tour in a 4x4 vehicle with a Spanish-speaking driver-guide (maximum 4 people per vehicle).
- 3 nights' accommodation on a half-board basis.
- Visits mentioned in the itinerary.
What is not included?
- Services and accommodation in Marrakech.
- Drinks.
- Lunches.
- Extras and personal expenses.
- Tips.
- Optional insurance.
- Any other service not mentioned in the "What's included?" section or in the itinerary.
Observations
- Passport with a minimum validity of 6 months is required to travel to Morocco.
- Certain nationalities require a visa (please check with your travel agency).
- Check the mandatory nature and supplement for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve dinners.
- Program NOT recommended for people with reduced mobility.
IMPORTANT
- The order of the visits may vary, but always maintaining the content of the trip.
- In relation to the accommodations, it must be taken into account that the categories in Morocco does not correspond to the categories in Europe, the standards in Morocco are lower. The categories of the hotels offered in this program are the official ones in Morocco, which does not mean that they correspond to the official categories in Europe. As for the camps, these do not have official category.
- Possible changes in accommodations: If in any of the departures it is not possible to confirm the planned hotels or camps, it will be will offer the client an alternative within the same contracted category.
- Baggage: In the event of lost luggage by the airlines or shipping companies, it will be the passenger's responsibility to manage the claim and call the company directly to process delivery or compensation that may apply. Luxotour will not be responsible for any processing due to loss or breakage of suitcases.
- People with reduced mobility: Many places in Morocco, hotels and transport are not wheelchair accessible. , please consult it and notify it before making the reservation. Any additional expenses for assistance required throughout the tour will be borne by the client.
- Special foods: Cases of food intolerances (allergies, celiac disease, vegetarian food, etc. .) must be communicated before arrival in Morocco, although it is not possible to guarantee any type of diet or special menu.
- Consumer withdrawal: The circuit is sold as a closed package , so there will be no refund or discount for services that clients decide not to enjoy or in which they cannot participate due to personal, medical reasons, flight schedules or other events.
- Behavior during the trip: In the event that a passenger's attitude endangers the operation of the tour and/or causes inconvenience to the rest of the group, he or she will be forced to leave the circuit without any type of discount or refund for the services that you cannot enjoy.
- Credit card: Generally, hotels require the passenger to provide a credit card or cash deposit as a guarantee to be able to facilitate the services. of telephone calls, extras in bars and restaurants, minibar, laundry, room service charges, etc.
- Personal documentation: It is the passenger's responsibility to inform themselves about the regulations in force in matters of entry and exit from the country to which you are traveling, as well as carrying the required documents in order and with the validity required by the immigration and customs authorities. Luxotour does not assume any responsibility in this regard. Please note that visa, transit and entry regulations vary from country to country and may be modified at short notice and without prior notice.
Cancelation conditions
- Management fees: €30 per reservation.
- Regular airline flights:
- Name change NOT allowed.
- Date change allowed only before the issuance of air tickets.
- Once the tickets are issued, they are non-refundable.
- Land services:
- Cancellations between 15 and 11 days before the departure date will have a 5% penalty.
- Cancellations between 10 and 3 days before the departure date will have a 15% penalty.
- Cancellations 48 hours before the departure date will have a 25% penalty.
- Failure to show up on the day of departure without prior notice will have a 100% penalty.
- In the event that the client decides to reduce the program for personal reasons, unused services will not be refunded.
Merzouga Desert Extension from Marrakech itinerary
Day 1:
MARRAKECH / OUARZAZATE / DADES VALLEY
Breakfast. Departure towards the High Atlas Mountains. The route changes the landscape little by little, almost without realising it. From the strong green of the valleys, to the red ochre of the Tizi N’Tichka pass until reaching Ouarzazate. Free time for lunch (not included). Departure along the route of the kasbahs, until reaching Kelaa M’gouna (Valley of the Roses), a town famous for its rose water distillery. Doing this route by car is spectacular, with hundreds of kasbahs that the Berbers built to defend themselves from invaders and that are dotted throughout the route, winding through impressive landscapes typical of the Sahara desert such as villages, forests and palm groves. Arrival at the Dades River Valley. Dinner and accommodation.
What will you see today?
Ouarzazate
Dades Valley
Day 2:
DADES VALLEY / TODRA GORGES / ERFOUD / MERZOUGA
Breakfast. Departure via the Dades Valley, one of the most beautiful natural sites on the trip, heading towards the Merzouga desert. This valley owes its name to the river that meanders through its mountains, backed by ochre, terracotta and red cliffs. Along the way, you can see beautiful kasbahs, fortified mansions and mountains crossed by streams and canyons. The Dades Valley has a wild landscape, in winter with snow on one side and a semi-desert on the other. Its wild grandeur and supernatural silence can only be matched by the Grand Canyon. The river forms a valley with spectacular rock formations along a winding path lined with fruit trees, walnut, birch, almond and wheat fields. Stop en route for lunch (not included). As we approach the desert, the road becomes increasingly difficult and the villages we pass through become more and more authentic, until we enter the domain of the desert inhabitants, the Amazigh people, better known as Berbers. Arrival in Erfoud, the main town of Tafilalet in pre-Saharan style with an oasis that covers an area of about 5,000 hectares and has more than 300,000 date palms. Visit to a fossil extraction centre, where you can see the amount of aquatic life that existed in the Quaternary on what is now the Sahara desert. Continuation to the Merzouga desert (Erg-Chebbi). Dinner and accommodation at the camp.
What will you see today?
Dades Valley
Todra Gorge
Erfoud
Merzouga
Day 3:
MERZOUGA / RISSANI / ALNIF / AGDZ / OUARZAZATE
Breakfast. Departure to Rissani, an attractive small city both for its surroundings and its history, located in a palm grove 22 km from Erfoud. It has several monuments of interest, a very busy market and an area used as a donkey parking lot where these animals are also bought and sold. It is considered the heir to the mythical Sijilmasa, the first capital of Morocco and the origin of the country's royal family. Continuation towards Alnif, along the way you can see herds of wild dromedaries and an impressive semi-lunar landscape. Arrival in Agdz where a brief stop is made to enjoy the beauty of the Draa palm grove. Continuation to Ouarzazate. Dinner and accommodation.
What will you see today?
Rissani
Alnif
Agdz
Day 4:
OUARZAZATE / AIT BEN HADDOU / MARRAKECH
Breakfast. Departure to Ait Ben Haddou to visit its famous kasbah, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, possibly the best known in Morocco and the place where several Hollywood films such as Gladiator have been filmed. Free time for lunch (not included). Continuation to Marrakech.