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Trekking in the Chegaga Desert. New Year's Eve in Morocco.
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Trekking in the Chegaga Desert. New Year's Eve in Morocco.

950,00€

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  • From December 28 to January 4, 2020
  • If you want to know the desert well you must walk it, cross the oases and discover life under the palm groves, enter the hammada and see the mirages, ascend the dunes to see the wonderful shapes that the wind has sculpted and above all, travel with a caravan of camels just like those that have crossed the Sahara during centuries,

    Come discover the secrets of the desert with us!

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Description

DESCRIPTION

This trip, which we have been doing for more than 20 years, combines in a very interesting way the visit of the most important kasbahs on the route. Marrakech to Tombouctou and the Draa Valley with a 3-day trek through the desert in which you visit all the ecosystems that we can find in the desert: the oases, the hammada and the great dunes.

Our camps are very well equipped and allow us to stay in extraordinary environments in the heart of Saharan nature.

PRICES

Prices and Supplements. MINIMUM GROUP 8 pax.
Travel cost€950 + taxes
Room and individual tent supplement€140
Accompanying supplement from 12 pax€70
Optional insurance cancellation€25

PROGRAM

DatesFrom December 28 to January 4, 2020
AccommodationsAccommodation in Marrakech in a 4*** hotel on a half-board basis, in Ouarzazate 2** on a half-board basis, camps in Zagora and during trekking with a dining tent with chairs and tables, kitchen tent, toilet tent, shower tent, thick mattresses foam rubber and igloo tents during the 3 days of trekking on a full board basis.
Departure fromDecember 28, 2019. Madrid Airport at 16.10:18.15 p.m. on a direct Iberia flight to Marrakech. Arrival at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
He came backJanuary 4, 2020. Return flight departing from Marrakech airport at 18.55:20.55 p.m. Arrival in Madrid at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

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INCLUDES

Direct flights Madrid / Marrakech / Madrid with Iberia
Moroccan guide titled hiking and trekking sports.
Airport transfers.
Visit of Marrakech on foot.
Accommodation in Marrakech in a 4*** hotel on a half-board basis, in Ouarzazate 2** on a half-board basis, camps in Zagora and during trekking with a dining tent with chairs and tables, kitchen tent, toilet tent, shower tent, thick mattresses foam rubber and igloo tents during the 3 days of trekking on a full board basis.
Carrying material, luggage and food on camels.
Support camels to take turns among group members in numbers proportional to the size of the group. One camel for every 3-4 people.
Cook.
Transfer to the beginning of the trek by minibus.
Return transfer from the desert to Ouarzazate in 4×4. Toyota Land Cruiser or similar.
Travel and trekking insurance.
If the group exceeds 12 registered, Entornos tour leader from Spain with the supplement that appears in the price table.

NOT INCLUDED

Entrance fees to monuments.
Taxi for the visit of Marrakech.
Tips for guides, cooks and camel drivers.
Any concept that does not appear in the “includes” section.
Airport taxes: €150.

NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS

The visits included in the program could change order according to the needs of the organization.
The Guide will have the power to alter the scheduled route or the order of the visits and activities or even proceed to suspend them, always motivated by circumstances of major cause.
Passport required with at least 6 months validity from entry into Morocco.
Necessary sleeping bag and trekking material such as boots, backpack, mountain jacket, fleece, etc. Possibility of renting sleeping bags for €3 per day with a clean sheet. In this case, the organization in Marrakech must be notified before departure to the circuit.
What are the camps like? It is our accommodation during the trekking. It consists of Igloo tents where we sleep on thick foam mats. It has a dining tent with chairs and tables and a kitchen tent. Also WC store.

Itinerary

Difficulty level: easy. Effort level: easy.

December 28 - Madrid / Marrakech:

Departure from Madrid at 16.10:18.15 p.m. on a direct Iberia flight to Marrakech. Arrival at 3:XNUMX p.m. Assistance at the airport and transfer to a XNUMX*** hotel.

December 29 - Marrakech / Zagora. (MP)

During our transfer we enjoyed spectacular panoramas on our journey through the Atlas and later through the Great Draa Oasis with its ancient kasbahs. If time permits, we will visit the Kasar of Tamnnugalte on the way, an old caravanserai that housed caravans from Tombouctou loaded with gold and spices. We spent the night in a camp in the palm grove of Zagora, a mythical city at the true gateway to the desert. Night and dinner in camp.

December 30 - Zagora / Bono / Ras n´Khal - Trekking (PC)

We leave Zagora to visit on the way the underground kasbah of Tamegroute and its Islamic library Nassiria founded in 1575. A little further south we begin our trekking in the Kasar de Bono, one of the oldest on the trans-Saharan route to Timbuctu. We enter the Palmeral and cross the Kasar and oasis of Mhamid the old, the last town before the great desert. In the afternoon we tour the Ras en Khal, the end of the Draa palm grove between dunes and a decaying palm grove that announces goodbye to civilization. Night in camp.Journey: 10 km / 4,5 hours

December 31 - Ras n'Khal / Marabou Sidi Najib - Trekking (PC)

We begin the crossing of the desert now dominated by a large hammada with borjones. The Bani mountains stand out on the horizon, the bed of the Draa River appears from time to time between groves of tarai trees, the landscape becomes sandy until the tomb of the Marabou Sidi Najib next to an old fort on the route to Timbuktu. We spent the night in camp next to the sea of ​​dunes. Journey: 14 km. 4 hours.

January 1 - Marabou Sidi Najib / Erg Zhar - Trekking 19 km / 4,5 hours. (PC)

We walk next to the dunes that are getting bigger and bigger. We ascend to the great dune of Erg Zhar along a narrow ridge that dominates the entire region, which turns into incredible colors during the sunset over the immense sea of ​​dunes. Night in camp. Journey: 17 km / 5 hours.

January 2 - Erg Zhar / Ouarzazate (MP)

In 4x4 we take a spectacular route to Ouarzazate passing through the Chegaga dunes, Lake Iriki and the Antiatlas. Night and dinner at Hotel 2**

January 3 - Ouarzazate / Ait Ben Hadou / Kasbah of Telouete / Marrakech (AD)

We return to Marrakech crossing the Atlas through the true caravan pass, the Ounila valley where we find a spectacle of ancient kasbahs or caravanserais that housed the caravanners on the route to Tombouctou. We visited Ait Ben adou and the surprising kasbah of Teouete with its Pacha Gilawi palace. Arrival in Marrakech. Night and dinner in a 4**** hotel. Note: During winter, the Ounila route may be subject to snow or poor road conditions.

January 4 - Marrakech / Madrid (AD)

We visit on foot the city of Marrakech that begins at the Koutubia, the sister tower of the Giralda of Seville, Dar Zitoune street, the Dar Si Said palace, the Jemma el Fna Square, a living heritage of humanity and the souks and medina markets. At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport to take the return flight departing at 18.55:20.55 p.m. Arrival in Madrid at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.The end of the trip.Important Note: For departures from other airports you can consult connections and flight alternatives.Meal plan in the itinerary: (PC) – Full board (MP) – Half board (AD) – Bed and breakfast.

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