Marrakech Festival Tour Balthazar Tours offers itineraries tailor made to your needs and budget.  The exchange between us and our customers is at the heart of our tours. If you can’t decide how to make the most of your holiday we offer the following tour as a suggestion.  In keeping with our belief in preserving the culture and ecology of Morocco we donate 5% of our profit to the Association Mqourn which assists with development and regeneration of the local area and historic sites in Tinghir.

July 19 Arrive Marrakech.  Your driver will collect you from the airport and take you to your accommodation.  Depending on your time of arrival you will have the afternoon/evening to explore the wonders of Marrakech.  Visit the Jemaa El Fna Square, the Old Medina, the Koutoubia Minaret, the Bahia Palace, the Majorelle Botanical Gardens, the ruins of Elbadii Palace where you can see the tanners and dyers quarters, join the hustle and bustle and bargain in the souks or if you just want to sit back and get orientated, take a position in one of the many cafe's & restaurants that border the main square and observe the madness beyond.   July 20 Marrakech.  A full day to explore this exotic city.  In the evening enjoy the festival performances. July 21 Marrakech.  A full day to explore this exotic city.  In the evening enjoy the festival performances.   July 22 Marrakech - Dades Gorge (290km). Early in the morning we make our way across the High Atlas Mountain via the Tiz -n - Tichka. Pass observing some of Morocco's most pictuersque scenery to the oasis town of Ouarzazate.     July 23 Dades Gorge - Erfoud - Merzouga (200km).  After breakfast we depart for the Merzouga Dunes (Sahara Desert) via Erfoud. On the road you will see the Rissani Oasis before crossing the sandy track that leads to the dunes.  Merzouga village is located in front of the big dune of Erg Chebbi.  From here we will take a camel into the desert and spend the night at a traditional Berber camp and experience total peace and serenity.      July 24 Merzouga - Ouarzazate (360 km).  Rise early and climb to the top of the dunes and experience the magical sunrise and after breakfast we take our camels back to Merzouga before departing for Ouarzazate via Alnif and Tazarine, a vast stony plain.     July 25 Ouarzazate-Marrakech (240km).Early in the morning we make our way across the High Atlas Mountain. We will visit the Kasbah fortified village of Ait Ben Hadou, a World Hertiage Site that contains the best preserved collection  of Kasbahs in Morocco, and Glaoui Kasbah at Telouet via the Tiz-n-Tichka.   July 26 Your driver will collect you from your hotel and take you to the airport for your flight departure.

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