Toubkal Adventure Expedition in Morocco - Trekking - Adventure - Excurtion - Expedition

Explore the Moroccan Desert...
Draa Valley From the town of Ouarzazate, a paved road winds 120 miles (193km) along the spectacular Draa Valley to the desert town of Zagora. Along the way, there is some exceptional scenery, the intense cultivation of the valley cutting a broad band of colour through the surrounding desert. Dotted along the valley are red-earth kasbahs, Berber villages, and the many beautiful oases for which the valley is known. After Zagora, the road continues another 55 miles (95km) through a parched, desolate landscape to M'Hamid, where it literally disappears into the sands of the Sahara. Ziz Valley & Tafilalt The Ziz Valley runs from the town of Rich to the edge of the Sahara Desert at Merzouga. It was once a passage for the caravans that crossed from sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean. The valley has an abundance of palm and date trees and contains what is probably Morocco's most important oasis, Tafilalet, an enormous palm grove fed by the waters of the Ziz.	Mohamed offers a wide range of private tours for those planning a trip to Morocco, from basic one day guided walks to full package tours, including transfers, accommodation, food, guides, mules, tents, kitchen materials and much more. Below are the tours he offers in the Moroccan Desert MARRAKECH & THE SAHARA 8 days A short journey to the Moroccan Sahara: Berber kasbahs, remote sand dunes and snow-capped mountains ANTI-ATLAS TREK 8 days A remote trek amongst the terraced valleys and oases of Morocco’s isolated south-west GREAT SOUTHERN DESERT TREK 8 days A trek to explore Morocco's magnificent desert landscapes JEBEL SAHRO 15 days An escape traversing the wild desert landscape of Morocco's Jebel Sahro
	For further information or bookings contact Mohamed: Phone: 00212-67168906 Email: imerhane1973@hotmail.com

The Ziz makes its mark in numerous places on its journey south, before disappearing into the sands of Taouz. First there is the impressive Wadi Ziz, carving out of the limestone a long corridor lined with tall palm trees that shade the ksour and kasbah of Ifri. Then, held back by the Hassan Addakhil dam, it forms a vast emerald lake. Women do their washing in it crouching on its red-ochre shores, cooled by the shade of the apricot trees.

Dadès Gorge
A little north-east of the southern city of Quarzazate, lies the Dadès Gorge-stretching out between the peaks of the High Atlas and the Jbel Sarhro mountain range. Known as 'The Valley of One Thousand Kasbahs', it is the most prominent of the oasis valleys that dominate southern Morocco. Originating from melt water high up in the snowfields of the Haute Atlas, the river Dadès cuts a steep gorge, known as the Dadès Gorge, at Aït Oudinar and Aït Ali. From here, it flows across the broad Dadès Valley in a south-westerly direction towards Quarzazate.

Todra Gorge
Todra Gorge is situated on the remote east side of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Both the Todra and neighbouring Dades Rivers have carved out cliff-sided canyons on their final 40km through the mountains. The final 600m of the Todra gorge are the most spectacular as the canyon narrows to a flat stony track as little as 10m wide in places with sheer and smooth rock walls up to 160m high on each side. The tiny glacier stream is something of a misfit and the river which once filled the gorge can only be imagined.

Dunes of Merzouga - Erg Chebbi
Morocco has the closest 'real' sand dunes to Europe in the Sahara Desert region called the Erg Chebbi. There is also another region of the Saharan Desert in Morocco which is accessed from the southern town of Zagora.
The spectacular sight of Erg Chebbi is near Erfoud, a small town on the edge of the Saharan desert. It is about a 7 hour drive southeast of Fez through mountain scenery including the spectacular Ziz Gorges.
Erg Chebbi is a massive area of Saharan sand dunes. These dunes here are the biggest in Morocco. Locals at the nearby village of Merzouga would no doubt say that they are the largest in the world. It is a spectacular sight, an awe-inspiring expanse of sand with ever-changing colours at sunset and sunrise.

Zogora
Zagora is situated at the southern end of the Draa Valley. Surrounded by lush oases and palm trees, it makes a good base for heading out into the Sahara Desert, less than 20 miles (35km) away.
Camel caravans from the south would once stop at Zagora before continuing their journey north or east. Indeed, there is still a sign in the town, saying Tombouctou 52 jours (by camel, of course).
Zagora is the main market town of the area and, although inhabited since the 13th century, it is today a modern, thriving administrative centre and a popular tourist destination.