Marrakech & Sahara Xmas - 10 days

Try something a little different for Christmas this year. Just a few hours travel from Europe, Morocco is a culture and many worlds away and a perfect setting for a Xmas adventure holiday! On this hotel based tour you’ll experience the Gorge du Dades, Todra Gorge with it's 300m high gorge walls, camel trekking and overnight in a Berber camp in the Sahara, a visit to Ait Benhaddou's famous Kasbah and a tour of Marrakech. All this topped off with a surf trip to the Atlantic coast as well!!

The land price is 'all inclusive'.

Day 1: Marrakech

Welcome to Morocco! You arrive in Marrakech and, after a short transfer from the airport, spend the first night in a hotel in the centre of town and meet your fellow travellers at a pre-departure meeting at 6:00pm.

(Dinner and overnight - Marrakech)

Day 2: Gorge du dades

Leaving Marrakech, we drive through the striking Dades Valley , which extends from the High Atlas to the Jebel Sarhro range in the south, to reach the Gorge Du Dades. With towering red cliffs, winding streams and ancient Kasbahs, the Gorge Du Dades is incredibly beautiful and a fitting start to your adventure.

Lunch, dinner & overnight - Gorge du Dades

Day 3: Todra Gorge

Explore the magnificent Todra Gorge. This dusty red canyon is just 10m wide at its narrowest point, with its cliff walls towering 300m above and a small glacier stream flowing through it. Enjoy a trek through the gorge, or for the more adventurous, try rock climbing!

Lunch, dinner & overnight - Todra Gorge

Day 4: Berber Camp

Today we drive to Erg Chebbi where sand dunes signify the start of the mighty Sahara Desert . Leaving our vehicle we take a camel trek into the vast and silent Sahara desert to a Berber camp. This evening we are enjoy local food in the camp and spend an amazing night, sleeping out, under the Saharan stars! Lunch, dinner & overnight - Berber camp

Day 5: Ouarzazate

We leave the Sahara Desert and continue the adventure through the Draa Valley along the route of 1000 Kasbahs, a beautiful landscape. We continue on to Ouarzazate, which African traders once used on their journeys up to Europe. Its appeal is best conveyed by the fact that it has been used as a film set so many times - Alexander the Great, The Last Temptation of Christ and The Living Daylights.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Ouarzazate

Day 6: Aït Benhaddou

On a hill along the Ouarzazate River we find Aït Benhaddou, a ‘fortified city', situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara Desert and Marrakech. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it boasts great examples of kasbahs some of which remain inhabited. This site too has been the setting for many films including Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator. We then travel over the High Atlas mountains on our way to Marrakech.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Marrakech

Day 7: Djemâa-el-fna

Enjoy a guided tour of Marrakech this morning with free time in the afternoon to explore independently. Set within the rose-coloured walls of the medina, is a reality that is not that far removed from a film set – a tangle of winding streets that open onto verdant gardens and dark alleyways that lead to bustling souks. The focal point is the central square, the Djemâa-el- Fna, an extraordinary gathering and market place. Full of colour, spicy aromas and traders, it is best seen in the evening, when overflowing with food stalls, dancers, acrobats, fortune tellers, musicians and henna artists.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Marrakech

Day 8: Taghazoute

The adventure continues this morning as we drive south to the Souss Valley and the Agadir coast, stopping en route for lunch. Your base for the next two nights will be the small fishing village of Taghazoute. The laid back atmosphere, beautiful beach and traditional charm of Taghazoute, has made it popular with hippies since the 60’s and surfers soon discovered its world class point breaks, making it the surfing Mecca it is today. After checking into our surf accommodation, spend the afternoon at your leisure, perhaps heading to the beach or exploring Taghazoute.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Taghazoute

Day 9: Surfs Up!

This morning it's time to put on our wetsuits and head to the beach for a morning of surf coaching and riding the waves! Enjoy a free afternoon relaxing on the beach and topping up your tan, or choose from our exciting optional activities - continue perfecting your surfing skills with more coaching or horse trek along the beautiful Moroccan coastline.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Taghazoute

Day 10: Marrakech

This morning is free for you to spend at your leisure or the final opportunity to try one of the optional activities. We have lunch in Taghazoute before heading back to the hustle and bustle of Marrakech, stopping en route for dinner.

Lunch, dinner & overnight – Marrakech

Day 11: Marrakech

Your xmas adventure holiday finishes after breakfast.

Nomadic Expeditions ltd is an independent tour operator offering adventure holidays in Morocco. We provide a variety of exciting itineraries including hotel, trekking, overland, surf&ski and xmas/new year holidays.

With over a decade of operating experience, the company has worked throughout West and North Africa for individual clients, other tour operators as well as charities and schools.

The company was founded on a family led approach by Mark Stallwood and Diana Codrington and has established its place in the industry as a reliable provider of good value adventure holiday's in Morocco.

On our tours, we aim to capture the magic and mystery of this awe inspiring country whether it be the quiet vastness of the Sahara Desert or the colorful hustle and bustle of Marrakech. come and join us on a Moroccan adventure!!