Published on Nov, 2019
An excellent experience. The van is comfortable enough for the long time you spend on the road, and it's also safe.
Our driver did a really good job and stopped frequently for taking pictures and for bathroom/snacks breaks.
After crossing the Atlas mountains, our first stop was at AĂŻt Benhaddou, where we had a guided tour (not included). This place is famous for being the filming location of several movies and series, like Gladiator and Game of Thrones, and you get great views from above.
We had lunch in a restaurant nearby (lunch is not included, but dinner is). Food was delicious, and the menus are around 100dh each (starter, main and desert).
After that we headed to the hotel La Gazzelle du Dades, where we had dinner and a well deserved rest. The food there was good (a soup and a chicken tajine) and abundant. The room was good also, taking into consideration that the place is in the middle of nowhere. Although the mattress was really hard, but for one night it was ok.
Next day we had breakfast and headed up to Les Gorges du Toudra, a canyon with really nice views, and we went to a craft carpet shop where they showed us how do they make them (and of course tried to sell some of them to us, but they weren't pushy at all).
We finally arrived to Merzouga around 16:30, and drove through the dunes with a 4x4 truck that carried us to our camels. The experience was amazing of riding the camels was great and we were able to see the sunset from the dunes, which was breathtaking.
Last but not least, we headed to the Berber camp, where we were received by some tea. We had dinner there and listened to some live local traditional music (they even teached us to play the instruments).
We stayed in a private tent, really big, with a double bed, really comfortable.
Next day we catched the sunrise, had breakfast and headed back for a long 10 hours drive back to Marrakech.
All in all, a magnificent experience!!!
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