The Other Morocco

The other Morocco 

From Marrakech to desert to the coast in 9 days. Our most off- the- beaten- track 4x4 Morocco tour, away from the tourist crowds: pristine gorges with see- through natural pools where fish swim, Bronze- Age rock engravings, wildlife including gazelles, falcons and hares, 3000- year old tombs, century- old towering Berber granaries, majestic saffron dunes, a 12th century mosque. And then some. Yet, the ultimate luxury is the feeling that you may be thefirst person to ever walk there.

There is a part of Morocco little known by the general public, a land where one wonders if it is still the same country, if it wasn’t for the tagine cone- shaped pot where food is cooked all over Morocco. This unique 9 day Morocco itinerary is about trekking up a dry river bed to find yourself in the middle of primordial gorges, their wax- like lava walls appearing to have caught time suspended. Natural pools of deep- green transparent water where fish swim. The majesty of century old Berber igoudars still used nowadays to stock grains. The surprise of walking through a palm grove to stumble upon a century- old unfinished mosque… TheBronze Age rock engravings, speaking of an era when elephants, lions or buffallos were roaming around. The area is still rewarding with wildlife and, at the right time and place, you can spot falcons, wild boar or gazelles. The unspoilt beaches, many of them accessible only by 4x4, hidden behind sand dunes. It is, ultimately, about taking in the majesty of the landscape, being enveloped by the otherworldly remoteness and just soaking in the sights. And, occasionally, the feeling that you may be the first person to ever walk there. This trip is for those that want to stay off the beaten track and away from the crowds or those that have already visited Morocco before and want to experience something different. This off- the- beaten- track Morocco tour has been carefully crafted such as to include no more than an average of 3-4 hours of driving per day with due time for relaxing and unwinding. 

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Agafay Desert Lodge & Camp

Only 40 minutes drive of Marrakech lies the desert of Agafay. It isn’t sand dunes like the Sahara. Yet layer after layer of rock dunes instill a similar feeling of remoteness. Of nothingness. Only troubled by the occasional douar, local hamlets with their mud houses which seem to slowly return to the adobe they’ve been molded from. There is no living soul in sight, if not for the solitary camel grazing by. It is one of the few places in Morocco where near- total desolation manifests with such exquisite beauty. Although some in- the- know travelers pass through the desert as part of a 4x4  day trip from Marrakech into the High Atlas mountains, not many are aware that it is also possible to spend the night in Agafay desert, without necessarily roughing it up. 

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