Day Trip from Ouarzazate to Erg Tinfou

Starting early from your hotel in Ouarzazate we drive through:

• Rocky gorges of the Jbel Saghro mountain range
• The twisting pass of Tizi n Tinififft
• The market town of Agdz, famous for its dates and dominated by the Jbel Kissane mountain

We take off-road along the banks of the Draa River, passing through Berber hamlets with villagers:

• Tending their goats
• Working in tiny terraced fields
• Washing clothes along the river banks

• Longest river in Morocco (1,100 km)
• Flows from the High Atlas Mountains and disappears in the Sahara
• The Draa Valley is a magnificent and important oasis of palm trees, date farming, fruit groves, and agricultural produce
• Kasbahs and settlements line the valley, once the main sub-Saharan caravan trade route for gold and spices

• The Kasbah des Caids at Tamnougalte is a 16th-century Kasbah on the ancient spice route to Marrakech
• Once a thriving trade centre
• Includes a museum with architectural remains, artifacts, and utensils used by Berber, Arab, African, and Jewish inhabitants

N.B. For those opting for the luxury lunch option:

• We reach Zagora by lunchtime
• Choice of lunch venue and style:

1. In the gardens of a boutique riad in the nearby palm groves
2. At a luxury oasis boutique guest-house with swimming pool

After lunch, we continue south:

• Tamegroute pottery: famous for green-glazed ceramics
• 13th century Zaouia: includes a Koranic library open to non-believers
• Erg Tinfou desert: opportunity to explore and enjoy a camel ride

• Departure around 3pm
• Direct return via the Draa Valley
• Arrival at approx. 6/7pm

You return having experienced one of the most beautiful road trips in all Morocco and having learned a little about the local culture and traditions.