5-Day Morocco Tour from Agadir: the Sahara & Todgha Gorges

An easy day east along the old kasbah road. We follow the valley through the Skoura palm oasis and the rose-growing villages below Kelaat M'Gouna, reaching the mouth of the Dades gorge in the afternoon. Around three hours of driving.

• The Skoura palm oasis and the Amridil Kasbah
• The old kasbah road along the Dades valley
• Kelaat M'Gouna, where the rose harvest is distilled each spring
• Lunch en route
• The Valley of Roses and its terraced fields
• Arrival at Boumalne Dades
• Late afternoon walk up the gorge to the switchback viewpoint

Overnight in the Dades Valley.

A day that ends on foot. We follow the road east through Tinghir to the Todgha Gorges, then cross the hamada to Merzouga, timed so the camels leave in the late afternoon and you reach camp as the light goes.

• Morning through the Dades gorge and its switchback road
• Tinghir, with its palm oasis strung along the valley floor
• The Todgha Gorges, where the cliffs close to a few hundred metres apart
• Lunch in Tinghir
• Afternoon across the hamada by Tinejdad and Erfoud
• Arrival at the edge of Erg Chebbi
• Camel trek into the dunes, roughly ninety minutes
• Dinner and Gnawa drumming at camp

Overnight in a desert camp at Erg Chebbi.

We leave the dunes after sunrise and take the southern road west, running below the Jbel Saghro through Alnif and Nkob before dropping into the Draa. It is a quieter road than the way out, and the palm groves along the river are the longest in Morocco. Around six hours.

• Sunrise over Erg Chebbi before breakfast
• Rissani and its souk, on the site of the caravan city of Sijilmassa
• The southern road below the Jbel Saghro
• Alnif, known for its fossil beds
• Nkob and its cluster of kasbahs
• Lunch en route
• Descent into the Draa valley
• The palm groves running north along the river

Overnight in Agdz, in the Draa valley.

The last stretch of the loop, west through Ouarzazate and Tazenakht and down the Souss valley to the coast. Around seven hours, so this is a driving day rather than a sightseeing one.

• Morning through the Draa palm groves
• The Tizi n'Tinififft pass and the view back over the valley
• Ouarzazate for a short stop
• West across the plateau by Tazenakht
• Lunch at Taliouine
• The descent through Taroudant into the Souss valley
• Evening arrival and drop-off in Agadir

A long final day. Ending in Marrakech instead shortens it considerably, if that suits your onward plans.