Enjoy this festive season and start the new year with an incredible experience that will take you deeper into the ancient culture of the Berber people of Morocco. From Marrakech we set off to Ait Ben Haddou, the setting for several American films and series, but where the traditional culture is still so deep-rooted. From there we cross the Atlas and visit several villages in the High Atlas where we can experience Berber hospitality at its best. Finally, we arrive at the rocky desert of Agafay, a peculiar desert landscape overlooking snow-capped mountains, where we will have a party and celebrate the entry into a new year in a memorable way. We finish where we started, in Marrakech, where we complete this tour that allows us to get to know the mountains, the desert, the city and tradition.
Morocco is much more than the sandy desert we usually see in photographs. This trip will take you on a different kind of exploration of Morocco, always in comfort, in a special end-of-year edition. From the studio cinemas that have served as backdrops for such well-known films and series as Game of Thrones, Prison Break or Tomb Raider; to the foot of Mount Toubkal, the second highest point on the African continent.
It will be in the middle of the Agafay desert – a rocky desert overlooking the High Atlas mountain range, as special as this commemorative date – that we will spend a special New Year’s Eve in an iconic luxury camp inspired by the nomadic Berber tribes of North Africa.
Welcome to Marrakech!
Your driver will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your accommodation where you will meet the rest of the group and the leader of this trip.
In the evening we’ll have dinner on one of the restaurant terraces overlooking the iconic Jemaa el Fna square. Depending on what time the group meets, we can do other activities in the city during the day.
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Accommodation: hotel
Meals: –
After lunch we leave for Tamdakhte, where we will stay overnight. Along the way, we’ll make a few photo stops. Dinner at the riad.
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Accommodation: riad
Meals: breakfast
After breakfast we head to Ouarzazate, the city of cinema, to visit the studios where some of Hollywood’s biggest hits were filmed. We will have lunch in Ouarzazate and then travel to Ain Ben Haddou to visit its famous kasbah, best known from the Game of Thrones tv series. Here we will watch the sunset from the top. Return to the riad for dinner.
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Accommodation: riad
Meals: breakfast
We got up very early to watch the sunrise in Ait ben Haddou. After sunrise, we go back to the riad to have breakfast and continue our journey through the majestic Atlas Mountains to our destination – Imlil.
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Accommodation: riad
Meals: breakfast
Today we spent the whole day in the Berber villages of the High Atlas, with a nature walk and a traditional lunch in a Berber house overlooking the valley.
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Accommodation: riad
Meals: breakfast and lunch
We leave in the morning for the Agafay desert, where we will celebrate New Year’s Eve. On the way, we will stop to visit the Saida Berber House, where we will taste a traditional lunch in a Berber house by the river. In the evening we celebrated New Year’s Eve in unique style, in the middle of the Agafay desert.
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Accommodation: luxury desert camp
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner
After breakfast we can take the opportunity to explore the desert by quad bike or buggy, or simply enjoy and absorb the scenery that surrounds us.
On the way to Marrakech, we pass a women’s cooperative where cosmetics are made from argan oil, where we can learn more about this product, both in cosmetics and for cooking.
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Accommodation: riad
Meals: breakfast
Today is the end of our trip and our departure from Marrakech. A driver will take you to the airport. Depending on the time of departure, we may also do other suggested activities.
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Accommodation: –
Meals: breakfast