Overview
Get ready to blaze a trail on this nine-day active Moroccan adventure, hitting both southern gems and off-the-radar spots. Start in vibrant Marrakech before heading to Tiznit, where the Atlas Mountains set the stage for epic hikes through jaw-dropping landscapes. Along the way, enjoy village hikes with warm welcomes from local communities. Next, it’s off to Zagora, the gateway to the desert and southern Berber culture, where you'll camp under the stars, share stories around a bonfire, and ride camels through golden dunes at sunrise. With gorge hikes, visits to ancient granaries, and inspiring community read more projects, this adventure is Morocco at its most thrilling and authentic.
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Trip Length
9 Days
Trip Starts
Marrakesh
Trip Ends
Marrakesh
Departures
Trip Style
Active
Budget
Affordable
Age Range
12-99 Years
Max. Group Size
14
Pace
Moderate
Guide Style
Fully Guided
Tour Code
DCMZ
Countries Visited:
Itinerary
Arrive at any time. Attend a welcome meeting at the joining hotel in the evening before an optional group dinner to get to know your fellow travellers.
Accommodation:
Hotel Oudaya Marrakech
Included Experiences
- Meet Your CEO and Group: Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
Travel to Tiznit today, a town on the west coast of Morocco known for its silver jewelry, and mint daggers and sabres. Along the way stop for a visit to Souk EL Had and have lunch there on your own before continuing on. Visit the local silver market upon arrival and the historic medina in Tiznit. Spend the remainder of the day on your own to explore the narrow alleys and enjoy the town's gorgeous natural landscapes surrounded by mountains.
Accommodation:
Idou Tiznit
Included Meals:
Breakfast
Included Experiences
- Souk El Had Visit: Souk Lhad is the biggest souk (market) in Morocco’s city of Agadir. A popular place with locals and tourists alike. There are about 6,000 different stalls with vendors selling a wide assortment of Moroccan items from clothing and rugs to fresh fruits and vegetable. Wander the stalls, find some delicious treats to try, and soak in the beautiful atmosphere of a bustling market in Morocco.
- Tiznit Silver Market Visit: Enjoy a visit to the local Silver Market in the town of Tiznit, on Morocco's western coast. This bustling market feature artisans crafting detailed jewelry pieces using traditional methods. Watch the process and ask questions to your CEO as the demonstration continues. Tiznit is also home to a historic medina enclosed by 19th-century ramparts and the town is full of narrow alleys and traditional Moroccan houses adorned with colourful tiles and ornate doors.
- Free Time: Spend time on your own in Tiznit and explore the nature-lover's paradise. Gain a true sense of the western Moroccan countryside where it just about meets the ocean.
Leave Tiznit behind and visit the Granaries of Tigida before travelling to the remote Berber oasis of Amtoudi. Here, the group will have lunch with a local family in the village. Stop by more granaries for a visit en route to Icht, a small town on the edge of the Sahara desert. Enjoy an optional group dinner tonight at the hotel.
Accommodation:
Borj Biramane
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Guided Granaries visit: Visit the Granaries of Tigida before travelling to Amtoudi Village. Many granaries are abandoned throughout Morocco and they are an important part of the region's culture and heritage. They were used throughout history to store goods and defend communities. Their structures today are symbols of harmonious tribal organization. Later, after the lunch and before travelling to Icht, the group will spend time visiting more granaries in the area to gain a sense of their important components and differences.
- Hike in the Area & Travel to Amtoudi Village for a Local Family Lunch: Take in the serene environment of the Anti-Atlas Mountains during a short hike in the area to stretch those legs. Then travel to the Amtoudi granaries and village itself to experience the Berber ways of storage. Sit down with a local family for lunch during your time here.
Travel to Zagora today and visit Icht Village along the way for your underground tour. Your local guide will lead you on a walk around the area concluding with tea at their home in the village. Enjoy free time for lunch on your own in the town of Tata, and arrive in the desert landscape of Zagora in time to walk with your local guide to the comfortable desert camp. Enjoy welcome tea and pastries while you watch the sunset. Dinner will be served tonight at camp. Make sure you do some night sky gazing in a place with very little light pollution.
Accommodation:
Hotel Zagour - Camp
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Icht Guided Tour: Hidden at the foot of Jbel Beni, the oasis of Icht is a beautiful green spot amid the severe terrain of the Anti-Atlas foothills. Home to the incredible architectural marvel of the underground village, Icht offers travellers the chance to explore its unique alleys and small doors on a guided tour of the area. Finish up with tea at your guide's home here and gain a deeper sense of life away from the city.
- Desert Stay Experience - Zagora: After arriving to Zagora the group will walk through the desert landscape for about 2 hrs before having some welcome tea while enjoying a Moroccan sunset. Dinner will be had back at camp with the whole group and then you'll have a bonfire under the stars.
Witness sunrise in the desert then have breakfast before departing camp via a camel ride through the dunes. Arrive to a local family's oasis and enjoy a traditional welcome before a cooking experience hand in hand with members of the family. Learn about their culture and lifestyle, as the group waits for lunch to be ready. Before heading back to Zagora, the group will visit an old library to learn about ancient books from The Middle East and Africa that are a thousand years old. Then, spend time at a pottery workshop in the village, and discover a unique and preserved way of shaping clay. Return to the dunes nearby for an epic sunset (if the weather allows).
Accommodation:
Hotel Zagour
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Camel Ride: Hold on and enjoy a ride on this even-toed ungulate, also known as the desert horse. Bring your camera for some fantastic photos of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
- Cooking Demonstration and Lunch: Enjoy a welcome with dates, milk, and learn more about Moroccan sweets and dry fruits over tea. Afterwards, begin the cooking demonstration featuring regional specialties, and take part in the steps to create a delicious traditional meal for everyone to enjoy together.
- Tamegroute Library Visit & Pottery Workshop: Drive to Tamegroute Village and visit the Old Nasiriya Library here to learn about the ancient books from The Middle East and Africa. Some are a thousand years old. Afterwards, attend a pottery workshop to discover the unique and preserved art of throwing clay in this village.
In the morning begin your travels to Aït Ben Haddou. Stop along the way in Ouarzazate where the Atlas Film Studio is and take some free time for lunch on your own. Arrive at Aït Ben Haddou in the late afternoon and visit the Ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls. Enjoy the sunset at this spot before having dinner at the hotel with the group.
Accommodation:
Rose Du Sable (HB)
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah Tour: Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site and kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, the most famous ksar in the Ounila Valley, located in the foothills of the southern slopes of the High Atlas Mountains. Of all the remaining kasbahs in Morocco, the walls and interior of this area are the most intact. It's a collective grouping of dwellings inside defensive walls and was once one of the many trading posts on the route linking Sudan to Marrakech. The kasbah still houses a few families, but many now live in the adjacent village. Like many of the earthen built fortresses in Ouarzazate, Aït Ben Haddou has been used in many film and television productions like Gladiator, Babel, and Game of Thrones.
Transfer to the town of Demnat this morning and embark on a hike from this cultural crossroads to the Imi nifri Waterfalls and impressive natural bridge. Arrive at Aït Bouguemez in the late afternoon and enjoy this beautiful part of Morocco in the High Atlas Mountains with its strong ties to Berber culture and traditions.
Accommodation:
Ecolodge Dar Itrane
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Iminifri Natural Bridge Hike: Hike to the “door to the cave” or Imi n’fri in the local Berber dialect. This natural rock bridge was formed by the collapse of an underground cave system. Hike for about an hour and half total and take in this impressive natural phenomenon from above and below, where the Wadi Méhasseur flows between the sheer, vertical rock walls. Walk down the steps to the cave and perhaps take a dip in the cold waters for a quick refreshing swim.
Begin today’s hike around the valley and to the Granary of Tabat in the morning. Then have lunch with a local family before a free evening to enjoy the area on your own. Dinner is included at the hotel tonight.
Accommodation:
Ecolodge Dar Itrane
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Experiences
- Free Time: Enjoy free time in the beautiful valley setting of Aït Bouguemez on your own in the late afternoon and evening.
- Aït Bouguemez Valley Hike & Granaries Visit: The Aït Bouguemez valley is enclosed by the towering High Atlas Mountains and a beautiful patchwork of fields stretched across the banks of a river. All throughout those fields are Berber villages continuing a traditional way of life. Walk through the valley on this hike and climb a nearby hill to visit the collective granary and learn a bit about the history of the structure and how the local villages utilized it to protect their harvests.
Head back to Marrakech today stopping by a G for Good project along the way for an introduction to the work being done in the local community. The tour ends upon arrival in Marrakech.
Please do not book onward travel prior to 6pm.
Please do not book onward travel prior to 6pm.
Included Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
Included Experiences
- Zarbiat Achbarou Cooperative Visit: Head to the Zarbiat Achbarou Cooperative for a visit and to learn more about the work this G Adventures-supported initiative is doing to support the local community and preserve cultural heritage. First see the organic tree nursery started alongside a historic Jewish cemetery, and learn more about the project while having lunch and talking with the women who are gaining financial independence here as part of the community.
Trip Inclusions
- Travel to some of Morocco’s unique locally favorite destinations like Icht and Tiznit for village tours and local market visits.
- Enjoy a cooking demonstration of Madfouna and Tajin while in the desert of Zagora.
- Visit the historic ksar of Aït Ben Haddou along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech.
- Hike along trails in the High Atlas Mountain area of the country.
- Your G for Good Moment: Zarbiat Achbarou Cooperative Visit, Marrakech
- Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
- Your Foodie Moment: Cooking Demonstration and Lunch, Zagora
- Souk El Had Visit
- Tiznit Silver Market Visit
- Hike outside of Icht
- Icht Locally Guided Underground Village Visit
- Zagora Desert Stay Experience with Camel Ride
- Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah Tour
- Iminifri Natural Bridge Hike
- Aït Bouguemez Valley Hike & Granaries Visit
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
- Private vehicle, camels, walking
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout
- Hotels (7 Nights), Desert Camp (1 Night)
- On this trip you can expect to stay in local hotels or pensions (with the exception of the start and finish hotels, which are often larger city hotels), which will vary a little in standard and facilities: some may not have elevators, air-conditioning or English-speaking staff, but most importantly all are locally-run, with some traditional character, and in excellent central locations to give you maximum time for exploring the sights. Where a town has both an ancient medina and a "ville nouvelle" we generally stay in the ville nouvelle, both because the standard of hotels is higher, and because travellers (especially women) often find the medinas at night a little confronting. Please note that Morocco is a developing country and as such the infrastructure is not as reliable as you would expect at home. Expect quirky plumbing and the odd cold shower!
- 8 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 6 dinners
- Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included.
Operator
G Adventures came from a desire to deliver authentic and responsible small group travel adventures that were equally life-changing for travellers and the communities they visit. And we’re been doing just that for almost 30 years. Our award-winning trips span seven continents and over 100 countries, more giving you meaningful experiences with people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife, as well as offering you the freedom and flexibility to explore on your own.
On all of our tours, you get to know locals every step of the way, from the places you visit and stay to where you eat and drink. You’ll also get to experience our ‘G for Good’ social impact initiatives on-trip, including our industry-leading ‘Ripple Score’. This score measures, as a percentage, the amount of money that stays in the local community through on-trip services like accommodation, restaurants and transport.
On all of our tours, you get to know locals every step of the way, from the places you visit and stay to where you eat and drink. You’ll also get to experience our ‘G for Good’ social impact initiatives on-trip, including our industry-leading ‘Ripple Score’. This score measures, as a percentage, the amount of money that stays in the local community through on-trip services like accommodation, restaurants and transport.
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Dates & Pricing
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Monday
14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 26
Marrakesh
Tuesday
22 Sep 2026
22 Sep 26
Marrakesh
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Definite Departure
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A$1,949
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Saturday
19 Sep 2026
19 Sep 26
Marrakesh
Sunday
27 Sep 2026
27 Sep 26
Marrakesh
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Monday
21 Sep 2026
21 Sep 26
Marrakesh
Tuesday
29 Sep 2026
29 Sep 26
Marrakesh
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Saturday
26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 26
Marrakesh
Sunday
04 Oct 2026
04 Oct 26
Marrakesh
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Monday
28 Sep 2026
28 Sep 26
Marrakesh
Tuesday
06 Oct 2026
06 Oct 26
Marrakesh
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Tour & cruises prices are per person. Prices shown have savings applied, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Pricing and trip details are correct at this point in time, however are subject to confirmation at the time of booking and are subject to change by G Adventures. For cruise itineraries, cabin images are sourced from the cruise-line and should be treated as indicative only. Cabin inclusions, upholsteries and room layout may differ to the image(s) shown depending on the ship selected and your sailing dates.
Tour & cruises prices are per person. Prices shown have savings applied, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Pricing and trip details are correct at this point in time, however are subject to confirmation at the time of booking and are subject to change by G Adventures. For cruise itineraries, cabin images are sourced from the cruise-line and should be treated as indicative only. Cabin inclusions, upholsteries and room layout may differ to the image(s) shown depending on the ship selected and your sailing dates.
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