Optional 4×4 desert tour. The tour includes a stop at the village of Khamlia to enjoy some Gnaoui music and a. visit to a nomad family. From Merzouga proceed to Tinghir a gorgeous 40km oasis, which boasts one of the largest palm groves in the country via Rissani and Tinjdad. Stop at Todra Gorge, a 300m cliff carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. With its robust rock sides and many uneven surfaces it is popular among rock climbers as it has more than 150 routes rated French Grade 5+ to 8 bolted in the canyon. Todra Gorge was featured on the premiere of the United States reality show Expedition Impossible.
Leave Tinghir and head to Dades. The drive is spectacular, winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages with the expansive Jebel Sahro lunar-scape. Dades is known for its figs; it was the valley featured in a 2012 advert for the Cadillac CTS.
Finally arrive in Ouarzazate, known as Morocco’s Hollywood. The drive is spectacular, with hundreds of red Kasbahs lining the route. Possible stop at Kelaat M’Gouna famous for cultivating roses from which many fine, rose-infused products are produced. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Ouarzazate.