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You should wake up early to start our trip to Fes to the Todra Gorges through Ifrane and Azrou cedar forests where wild monkeys are found. It is the chance to take photos of the vast nature. We will stop at Zaida Valley for lunch before continuing our way through the Atlas Mountains enjoying the landscapes of Midelt before arriving at a small town, then, to Imilchil towards the Toudra Gorge where we will have dinner and spend the night at a hotel.
The locality of Imilchil represents the symbol of the Berber culture of all Amazigh and it is known by its festival, officially called festival of engagement, traditionally Souk Aam or Agdoud N’Oulmghenni. Thanks to the tribe of the Aït Yaazza who remained faithful to the tradition of the collective marriage despite the mutation to the individual marriage. This grand moussem represents a meeting place where inter-tribal ties are woven.
The combination of the festival and the moussem generates an important commercial activity and tourism which gives a breath to the region by the influx of the national and European tourists but much remains to be done to make this festival more significant on the cultural plan.
After breakfast, we will drive towards Merzouga where there are the golden dunes passing by the Berber villages. We will pass by Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud where we will have the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet. Then continue to Merzouga, the departure will be from our hotel in Merzouga. Your will ride camels in the Erg Chebbi Dunes. Camels will take you to your camp on a passing towards a panoramic beautiful view of the Gold sandy dunes.
Your guide will share some of the Sahara Deserts’ secrets. You will have the chance to take pictures of these magical views in the middle of Sahara. We will continue to the camp where we will leave the camels and walk to the high dune to see the sunset. After that, you have to come back the Erg Chebbi Dunes and settle at your Berber bivouac tent.
Wake up early to not lose the beautiful view of the sunset. Upon returning from your trek, enjoy a healthy breakfast. It is time to continue our adventure on the way back to Fez watching the golden dunes. We will drive through the middle Atlas Mountains with a visit to the Ziz Valley, Medilt, Azrou. Once we arrive in late afternoon to Fes, we will stay at our hotel and have dinner at a local traditional restaurant.