Morocco School Group Holiday

You head out of Marrakech through green valleys with olive groves then over the Atlas range of mountains at the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass (2260 metres above sea level) into the barren slopes of shattered rock on the southern side of the pass. Witness how the forces of nature have helped shape these mountains offering an insight into plate tectonics and fold mountain formation. You continue onto Ouarzazate. Driving time approx. 4:30  Lunch will be taken en route.Overnight:, Ouarzazate, Hôtel Les Jardins De Ouarzazate (BLD)

This morning you leave the camp very early as it is a long driving day. Returning back to Marrakech along the Draa valley, you will stop en route at Ait Benhaddou for lunch and of course a visit of the Kasbah which is probably the best-preserved fortified kasbah in the country. With its dramatic walls of red earth, slit windows and crumbling towers, it is a magnificent example of a traditional stronghold. Chosen as a location for Hollywood films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Jewel in the Nile and more recently Gladiator, Ait Benhaddou sits upon a lofty pinnacle of rock overlooking a river. After this visit you continue your journey and head up North to the Tizi n'Tichka pass, crossing the High Atlas once more and will reach early evening the red city of Marrakech.Approx. 9 h of driving ( 3 ½ h from Ait Ben Haddou in the afternoon)Dinner will be at a Restaurant close to the Medina.Overnight:Marrakech Hôtel Majorelle (BLD)