Discovering South Morocco
Zagora-Morocco desert, Camel hire
Hiking, trekking and camelriddings in the Draa valley and in the desert
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One night 
Depature at around 4 p.m. Two to two and half hour camel-ride we get to the first and nearest sand dunes to zagora, Dunes of "Nakhla", and the ritual gets on its way: Mint tea Tagine (diner meal)and so on. A magic night in the open air under a starry sky or in a confortable tent will conclude this day. The following morning we wake up at dawn to enjoy the sunrise then have breakfast and find our way back to zagora to arrive in around 10:00.

One day
Oasis, palmgrooves
Departure early in the morning, 8-9 o'clock. Two to three hour camel ride. towards Nakhla dunes or through the palm plantaion (oasis)Then stop for lunch break in the shade of palmtree or under the tente, meal freshly prepared, a vegetable or meet tagine and a rich salad, mint tea.. At around 4p.m., we start walking back across the palmgroves and the kasbahs to arrive in zagora late afternoon.

And then you won't resit

Two days (1 night) 
Day 1: Departure in the morning, heading south-Est trough Fezwata palm groves (Dra oasis) where we discover the life of the oasis inhabitants, the irrigation system and wheat, barley, vegetables, grass cultivation… different depending on the season… The palm tree the tree-brother of the Dra oasis inhabitant, as it is considered by the locals, offers good food for him and for his animals, wood for houses construction and for fire and leaves to weave different things…Lunch in a shade of a tree. The afternoon we walk in the desert (stony desert) and night bivouac in the Tizi-n-Iguido (sand pass) in the sand on the foot of Adafen hills.

Day 2: After breakfast we will head Nord-east along the hills that we cross through Tizi-n-Kho, have lunch in the dunes of Nakhla in the camp, and arrive in Zagora the late afternoon.

Two nights (1day)
Day 1:
We start in the afternoon, 2 to 2 and half hour camelriding and we get to the Nakhla dunes, dinner and night in comfortable tents.
Day 2:
After breakfast we go spend the day in the desert around Adafen hills, lunch in a shade of an acacia tree, or in the oasis (palm groves) depending on your wish, lunch in a shade of palm tree. Late afternoon we come back to the same tent and night bivouac dinner and sleep.
Day 3:After the breakfast we come back to Zagora to arrive between 9:00 and 10:00 o’clock.

Three days 
Day 1: After dressing up as nomads, departure in the morning, heading south-Est trough Fezwata palm groves where we discover the life of the villagers and the irrigation system in the palmplantation. Lunch in a shade of a tree and night-bivouac in Tizi-n-Iguido(sand pass)
Day 2: After breakfast heading north-Est for Hassi Toumiat, Lunch in a shade of locust tree and night-bivouac in Boudhaîr little sand dunes.
Day 3: Waking up at dawn to enjoy the sunrise, breakfast and ridding back through Ternata palmgroves, lunch on the away, arrival in zagora late afternoon.

Four days 
Day 1: After dressing up as nomads, departure around 09:00in the morning. Hikking or ridding across the Elfayja flat desert recently begining to be used by some former nomads to cultivate watermelon. Lunch in sade of a locust tree. Night bivouac in Hassi Tjiniya on the foot of Bani mountains.
day 2: Trekking across the Jebel Bani at Tjiniya pass (1095m high) around 3-4 hundred meter denevele, lunch in in the dry Moulili oasis beyond the mountains and night bivouac at Lamrayer sand dunes.
Day 3: After two to two and half hours trek in the sand, and stop for lun breakch. In the afternoon we reach Erg Elghool or erg Lihoud (depending on the time and the season) sand hills and bivouac-night.
Day 4: Hikking or camel-ridding across the sandy (M'hamid dunes).Lunch in the way and in the afternoon we reach the road where we leave the camels, catch a taxi to drive us back to zagora.

Five days 
Day 1: Departure in the morning, heading south-Est trough Fezwata palm groves (Dra oasis) where we always discover the life of the villagers and the irrigation system in the oasis. Wheat, barley, vegetables and grass cultivation… different depending on the season… The palm tree the tree-brother of the Dra oasis inhabitant; it offers good food for him and for his animals, wood for houses construction and for fire and leaves to weave different things…Lunch in a shade of a tree. The afternoon we walk along the oasis and night bivouac next to Dra river.
Day 2: After the breackfast, we always try to start around around 09:00. Hikking or ridding across the Elfayja flat desert. Lunch in sade of a locust tree. Night bivouac in Bani mountains.
Day 3: After two and half hours trek we leave the montans, a stop for luch next to lamrayer dunes.In the afternoon we walk trhough the sand and night stop.
Day 4: we continue through the desrt, luch in a the shade of a tamrix tree in mouzmou dunes and night bivouac after two hours walk i the afternoon.
Day 4: Hikking or camel-ridding across the sandy (M'hamid dunes).Lunch in the way and in the afternoon we reach the road where we leave the camels, catch a taxi and back to zagora.

Eight days 
Day 1: Departure early in the morning, heading south to the Elfayja flat desert. Night bivouac next to Bani mountains.
Day 2: We cross the Bani mountains, through Tjinia pass with 3-400m denevelé, lunch break in the dry moulili oasis and night bivouac in Lamrayer sandy desert .
Day 3: Along the Oued mezouria valley and night bivouac in in Bertam sandy desert..
Day 4:Trekking or camel ridding throught a flat desert and night bivouac in Talhat sandy desert.
Day 5: Arrival at the very scenic sandsea with its high ripples chigaga desert.
Day 6:we leave the sand towards the mountains and night bivouac in the entry of Oued Lamhasser valley.  
Day 7: Hikking or camel ridding a long the valley, and night bivouac in Diabi oasis in the mountains admist pam trees and rose-laurels.
Day 8: Arrival We cross back the bani mountais and after the lunch break we get to the road, leave of the camels and back to zagora in a taxi.

Ten days 
First route : Th same route as in the eight-day trip up to hassi Oued Naâm. The eighth day across the Bou Amred desert (loccust tree desert), the ninth day across Moulili Oasis an Bani mountains and the tenth day in the Fayja flat desert. Arrival at zagora late afternoon.
Second route : Departure from zagora, heading south along the Draa valley across the palmplantation, fields, the kasbahs and fotified villages up to the last palmtree in Ketawa palmgroves. Leaving the valley to trek into the erg (sandy desert), reg (stony desert),Bani mountains and various landscapes alredy mentioned in the preceding trips. Arrival at zagora on the tneth day in the afternoon

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