BIG SOUTH & KASBAHS TOUR

07 Nights / 08 Days Tour - From Marrakech every Saturday, by 4X4 Toyota Land Cruisers A/C

Itinerary - Departure Dates – Prices & Selected Hotels

Itinerary

Saturday: MARRAKECH
Arrival at Marrakech Menara Airport - Meeting & greeting by our representative.
Assistance and transfer to your hotel - Dinner and accommodation.

Sunday: MARRAKECH
Full day sightseeing of Marrakech: The Menara gardens, The Bahia Palace, The Saadian Tombs, and the Koutoubia mosque. Lunch at the hotel then in the afternoon we visit of the famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks and handicraft centres - Dinner with oriental show and overnight at the hotel.

Monday: MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE – ZAGORA (375 km)
Departure by land rover to Ouarzazate via the High Atlas Mountains passing through the Tizi’n’Tichka pass at an altitude of 2260 m. Lunch in Ouarzazate and we continue to Zagora via the Anti-Atlas Mountains. From Agdz, we drive trough a track road via numerous Berber villages and palm groves along the Drâa River - Dinner and accommodation at the hotel

Tuesday: ZAGORA – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA (250 km)
Excursion to Tamegroute, visit of the famous library containing old books and documents dating from the 12th Century. Visit of the sand dunes of Tinfou. Then we continue to Erfoud, partly by track road and partly by normal road, through Tansikht and Nkob where splendid sceneries of pre-Sahara desert dotted with Berber villages, and of the Sargho Mountain massif follow each other perpetually.
We take a break at Tazzarine, small Berber village, for lunch then we continue to Erfoud via the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the present Alaouites Dynasty.
Dinner and accommodation at Auberge Tombouctou in Merzouga

Wednesday: MERZOUGA – ERFOUD – DADES (250 km)
Early morning, excursion to see the sunrise over the huge sand dunes of Merzouga,
Back to the Auberge for breakfast and we continue to Tinghir Oasis via Erfoud. Tinghir is famous for its magnificent Todghra Canyons / Gorges - its rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters. Excursion to the canyons and possibility for a short hike. Lunch at a restaurant situated at the feet of the
Gorges then we continue to Boulmane where we enter the Dades canyons for a visit. Via the road of the thousand Kasbahs - Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Dades

Thursday: DADES - OUARZAZATE (150 km)
Departure to EL Kelâa from where we take again the track road to the village of Skoura. On the way, we drive pass the beautiful kasbah of Amerhidel - Lunch on the way. The track road continue till Ouarzazate following the feet of the Atlas Mountains. Dinner and accommodation in Ouarzazate

Friday: OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH (200 km)
Short visit of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt and we continue to the famous Aït Benhaddhou Kasbah - Ait Benhaddou is the one most famous kasbahs in Morocco and was featured  in many great movies. The Kasbah is a patrimony of UNESCO.
We continue to Telouet by a track road which is one of the most difficult parts of this tour. We will be crossing two river beds and climbing the Atlas Mountains - The scenery is stunning - Visit of the Kasbah of Telouet, former residence of the Glaoui family, one of the most influential families of this Region, lunch on the way then we continue towards Marrakech via the Tizin’N’tichka pass.
Dinner with FANTASIA Show and overnight at the hotel in Marrakech

Saturday: MARRAKECH

Transfer to Marrakech Airport and assistance with return flight formalities.

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Departure Dates / Schedule

Low Season
October 2009: 31^st

November 2009: 07^th + 14^th + 21^st + 28^th

December 2009: 05^th + 12^th
January 2010: 02^nd + 09^th + 16^th + 23^rd + 30^th 
February 2010: 06^th + 13^th 
June 2010: 05^th + 12^th + 19^th + 26^th  
August 2010: 14^th + 21^st + 28^th  
September 2010: 04^th

October 2010: 30^th

Medium Season
October 2009: 3^rd + 10^th + 17^th + 24^th

February 2010: 20^th + 27^th

May 2010: 29^th     
July 2010: 03^rd + 10^th + 17^th + 24^th + 31^st  
August 2010: 07^th  
September 2010: 11^th + 18^th + 25^th

High Season
December 2009: 19^th + 26^th 
March 2010: 06^th + 13^th + 20^th + 27^th
April 2010: 03^rd + 10^th + 17^th + 24^th
May 2010: 01^st + 08^th + 15^th + 22^nd

October 2010: 02^nd + 09^th + 16^th + 23^rd

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Prices & Selected Hotels

Big South & Kasbahs Tour in 4 star Hotels

Selected Hotels: Ryad Mogador Gueliz Hotel (Marrakech) + Palais Asmaa Hotel (Zagora) + Auberge Tambouctou (Merzouga) + Xaluca Dades Hotel (Dades) + Riad Tichka Salam Hotel (Ouarzazate)

Low Season: £695 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £120

Medium Season: £715 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £120

High Season: £739 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £130
* Supplement for departure on the 19^th December: £15
* Supplement for departure on the 26^th December: £75 (including compulsory New Year’s Eve dinner on the 31^st Dec 2009)

Big South & Kasbahs Tour in 5 star Hotels

Selected Hotels: Atlas Medina Hotel (Marrakech) + Palais Asmaa Hotel (Zagora) + Auberge Tambouctou (Merzouga) + Xaluca Dades Hotel (Dades) + Berbere Palace Hotel (Ouarzazate)

Low Season: £835 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £155

Medium Season: £875 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £170

High Season: £899 per person (sharing Twin or Double Room)
* Single room supplement: £180
* Supplement for departure on the 19^th December: £20
* Supplement for departure on the 26^th December: £155 (including compulsory New Year’s Eve dinner on the 31^st Dec 2009)

The above prices include:

Ø        Meeting & assistance at Marrakech airport by our representative

Ø        Transfers: Airport – Hotel - Airport

Ø        Accommodation (7 nights) in the selected Hotels

Ø        Full board (Breakfasts & Dinners in Hotels) + Lunches in restaurants including lunch on day 2+3+4+5+7 and dinner on day 7 as per our programme

Ø        Dinner with Fantasia Show in Marrakech

Ø        Transportation A/C 4x4 vehicles during the tour

Ø        Guided City tour of Marrakech (Transportation by A/C Coach)

Ø        Multilingual tour escort /guide for the sightseeing and roundtrip

Ø        Visits and Entrance fees to the monuments indicated in the programme

Ø        Luggage portage and tips at the hotels and restaurants

Ø        Our assistance

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