Signature route
Sahara Classic
Nine days that move at the pace of the land: the red city, the High Atlas, a kasbah turning to honey at golden hour, two nights among the Sahara dunes, and the way home through the gorges.
Website prices are indicative. Final costs depend on group size, dates, hotels and the confirmed itinerary, and are specified in the Booking Agreement.
The route
Day by day
All by road, in one private van, with a night’s rest between the long drives.
- Day1
Arrival: Casablanca to Marrakech
You land in Casablanca and your driver is waiting. The drive to Marrakech takes about two and a half hours, and by evening you are walking toward Jemaa el-Fna as the square comes alive.
OvernightMarrakech
- Day2
Marrakech, the Red City
Rose-coloured walls, tilework and cool courtyards: Jardin Majorelle, the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the souks and the Koutoubia. Your photo session takes place here, at the hour that suits the light and the weather.
Photo sessionMarrakech · Jardin Majorelle, Ben Youssef, medina lanesOvernightMarrakech
- Day3
Across the High Atlas to Aït Benhaddou
The road climbs through the Tizi n’Tichka pass, with photo stops along the way. By late afternoon the ksar of Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO site, turns the colour of honey.
OvernightOuarzazate
- Day4
Palm groves, gorges and the dunes
Skoura’s palm grove, then the Dadès and Todra gorges, and by late afternoon the dunes of Erg Chebbi. A camel carries you into the sand, and the night is spent at a desert camp with dinner and breakfast included.
OvernightA desert camp, half board
- Day5
A day in the Sahara
Nothing to catch and nowhere to be. A slow morning, an optional visit to a nomad family, and your desert session on the dunes: the signature frame of the journey. After dinner, the stars.
Photo sessionMerzouga desert · The dunes of Erg ChebbiOvernightA desert camp, half board
- Day6
Back through the gorges
West through the Todra Gorge and the Dadès valley, on the kasbah road of the Rose Valley. Some road sections are retraced on the outward and return journeys. Stops and the exact route are set out in the confirmed itinerary.
OvernightOuarzazate
- Day7
Back over the Atlas
A scenic morning crossing of the High Atlas brings you back to Marrakech. The afternoon is at leisure.
OvernightMarrakech
- Day8
A slower final day in Marrakech
The afternoon is yours: a quiet few hours in the Palmeraie, or one last walk through the souks.
OvernightMarrakech
- Day9
Departure
A transfer to Casablanca, about three hours by road, for your flight home. An evening flight works best.
Photography included
Designed with 2 sessions with a professional photographer, marked in the days above. Like everything on your journey, the number and the places can be tailored to you. Retouched photos are delivered after the trip.
Marrakech medina
Merzouga desert dunes
Add to this route
Every route is private and can be changed. Add an activity, extra nights or a hotel upgrade, priced on request as part of your trip.
Included
- Hotels and riads (4–5★ on Standard)
- 2 nights in a desert camp, half board
- Private Mercedes van with driver throughout
- Professional photography sessions and retouched photos
- All transfers, listed entrance fees and activities
- Chinese-speaking travel concierge: communication and coordination support on WeChat before, during and after the trip
- Quality check after the trip
Not included
- International flights
- Meals not listed in the itinerary
- Tips, personal expenses and travel insurance
- Optional extras: balloon flight, extra photo sessions
- A Chinese-speaking guide (request before booking; subject to availability, at an additional charge)
During your trip, we communicate with you daily through WeChat, help with requests and coordinate local arrangements. The Chinese-speaking travel concierge is a remote service, not an accompanying Chinese-speaking guide. Local guided visits included in the itinerary are primarily provided in English, as specified in the confirmed itinerary. Request a Chinese-speaking guide before booking; availability and the additional charge must be separately confirmed. Drivers, activity instructors and local guides speak English.
Book this route
Book your trip
Ask us on WeChat and we confirm availability and send your written itinerary. Tell us:
- Your travel dates
- How many of you are travelling
- The hotel level you prefer: Standard, Luxury or Ultra-Luxury
- Whether you would like a Chinese-speaking guide (subject to availability, at an additional charge)
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