2-Day Tour from Ouarzazate to Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert

This tour starts at 8.30 for the Dades Gorge, through the Oasis of Skoura, where several abandoned kasbahs lie among the palm palms. Be sure to visit Kasbah Amredhil beside the gardens and meadows. It's wonderfully renovated and shows living in such dwellings. It is entirely composed of adobe, a great building material that stays warm in winter and cool in summer because to its thick walls.

You continue to Kelaa Mgouna, the Rose Valley. Stop to observe the valley's plentiful flowers used in cosmetics. These goods are popular and regarded worldwide.Lunch is in the lush Dades gorge. This seafloor region formed the Dades Gorges millions of years ago. With time, silt around huge coral reefs compressed into sandstone and limestone. The Atlas Mountains and surrounding terrain developed when the earth's crust steadily rose above the sea.

The tour continues via the Ziz Valley, famed for the November Date Festival, Erfoud, noted for its millions of fossils, and Rissani, where the River Ziz vanishes. Sijilmassa, the desert capital, was here from the 14th to 18th century. Sahel caravans made fortunes in gold and slave trading. Sahara camel rides are available throughout the afternoon. The 250m-high dunes offer a stunning sunset