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Morocco ‘Arabian Nights Yoga Tour’
Any time of the year!
US$ 1,950.- for 11 days and 10 nights
‘Small groups, great guides, superb holidays’
(Included Meals, B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
For bookings on Morocco ‘Arabien Nights Yoga Tours’ please click here
Day 1: Arrival at Marrakech airport
Shopping in Marakech
Marrakech is a great starting point for any traveller eager to explore the extreme beautiful contradictions of Morocco.
We will pick you up from the airport and whisk you to our hotel the Riad Omar where a massage and some wonderful culinary delights awaits you while meeting all the other guests for this tour, your private tour guide and of course the yoga teacher for this trip; all in all, Arabian nights at your doorstep to dream away in a forgotten world.
Fortune tellers, snake charmers and music players. Early evening we will stroll through the small streets to enjoy dinner in many of those tucked away restaurants where we will enjoy our first culture entertainment of Moroccan dance. (D)
Activity of the day: Massage, Cultural entertainment
Accommodation: Riad Omar (www.riadomar.com)
Day 2: Marrakech
Kouotoubia Menaret
Early in the morning, you will have your first Yoga session followed by breakfast. Today will be dedicated to discover the unmatched red city of Marrakech. Marrakech is the capital of the south of the Morocco kingdom. Our visit will take us to the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia Menaret, Menara gardens and the famous Jema El Fna square. We will continue our trip through the labyrinth streets bustling with activity in the old medina. Lunch will be on your own while you shop till you drop. (B, D) Dinner in Riad Omar
Activity of the day: City tour, Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs, Kouotoubia Menaret, Menara garden and the Jema El Fna Square.
Accommodation: Riad Omar (www.riadomar.com)
Day 3: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou
Tizi n' Tichka Pass view
Early yoga session followed by a typically Moroccan breakfast. We will leave Marrakech for the south of Morocco through the Tizi In Tichka (2261 m) pass; a very spectacular mountain pass with magical panoramic views.
We will continue our trip to Ait Ben Haddou Village. The village is a cultural heritage for humanity and provides an exceptional setting for cinema industry. It’s no wonder then that great films like The Gladiators, Marry of Nazareth, and Lawrence of Arabia were all shot in Ait Ben Haddou. Overnight in the charming Kasbah Ellouze in Tamdakht. (B,D)
Activity of the day: South Morocco tour, Ait Ben Haddou Village visit. Accommodation: Kasbah Ellouze, http://www.kasbah-ellouze.com/)
Day 4: Ait Ben Haddou
Ait Ben Haddou "Moroccan Hollywood"
After the morning Yoga session and after breakfast, we will go to Ouarzazate (a 20 minutes drive) to discover this Moroccan Hollywood. Our visit will take us to the cinematographic studios to learn a little bit about cinema industry and how a film like the Gladiators was shot.
Optional lunch in Ouarzazate. In the afternoon, we will continue our trip by a visit to the Kasbah Taourirt and Kasbah Tifoultout, ancient residences of the Pasha Glaoui. We will go back to Tamdakht for overnight. (B,D)
Activity of the day: Studio visit, Pasha Glaoui residences
Accommodation: Kasbah Ellouze, http://www.kasbah-ellouze.com/)
Day 5: Ait Ben Haddou – Tinghir
Early morning Yoga session followed by breakfast.
Dadess Valley
We will leave Ait Ben Haddou with its cinematographic world through the one thousand and one Kasbah route towards Tinghir, passing through the village of Skoura before arriving at El Kelaa Megouna. The latter village is known with roses festival held every May.
The rose is the main product cultivated in this area and it’s very common to find all the products extracted from the roses all over the village.
We will continue through the Dadess valley and its amazing gorges before continuing to Tinghir for overnight in the great Kasbah Taborihte. (B,D)
Activity of the day: Morocco tour, rose village visit
Accommodation: Kasbah Taborihte.
Day 6: Tinghir
Oasis of Tinghir
Early morning yoga session and breakfast. We will start our city tour of Tinghir to discover its very beautiful and very green valley of more then 40 km length. The valley is very rich with palm trees, olives, almonds and many other crops. We will have a walk through the green valley which is a remarkable experience. In the north of Tinghir about 15 km, Todra Gorge, a 300m cut deep wall into the mountains of the High Atlas and one of the rarest landscapes ever, invites you to pass some beautiful moments you have never experienced anywhere else! We will have a simple pick nick lunch here to soak up Mother Nature at its best!
Overnight in the great Kasbah Taborihte in Tinghir (B, L, D)
Activity of the day: Valley tour, walk, pick nick lunch
Accommodation: Kasbah Taborihte.
Day 7: Tinghir – Erfoud – Merzouga
We wake up with a Meditation session followed by breakfast.
Sand dunes yoga & camel ride
Today we will leave Tinghir via Tinjdad to Erfoud. Erfoud is a bit small city but very strategically located at the foot of great desert.
We will discover the city centre before leaving via Rissani to Merzouga for dinner and overnight by the dunes. Merzouga provides a very exceptional environment where one can contemplate the so charming stars and the magical sun sets and sun rises in the mid of no where!
A Yoga session at the foot of the deadly quite golden sand dunes is a very rewarding and unequalled experience.
Two hours camel ride to witness the great and the most beautiful sunset over the dunes.
Yoga on sand dune
Dinner and overnight at Kan Erremal. (B,D)
Activity of the day: Star Gazin night, yoga at the dunes, camel ride.
Accommodation: Kan Erremal (http://www.kanz-erremal.com/)
Day 8: Merzouga – Zagoura
We will wake up with a yoga sunrise session. This experience in Merzouga is a rewarding one, where the setting is: the golden dunes, the moon, the stars, and the sun. In short and as one of our guests said about Merzouga “I don’t think there is a more peaceful and mysterious place on Earth than that ”We will leave Merzouga and its very peaceful world through the Berber villages of Alnif and Tazarine to Zagoura. An excursion to the famous Tamgroute library with its very old Coranic scripts dating back to the 12th century is not to be missed. Overnight in the great Ryad Ksar Melal in Zagoura (B,D)
Activity of the day: Berber village tour, Tamgroute library
Accommodation: Ryad Ksar Melal in Zagoura (http://www.riadzagora.com/)
Day 9: Zagoura – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Berber Village "Agdz"
A Morning Yoga session. After breakfast we will discover the small city of Zagoura before leaving to Agdez: a Berber village with its charming mud houses and nice people.
We will continue our trip through Ouarzazate and the Tizi In Tichka pass heading back to Marrakech for overnight. (B,D)
Activity of the day: Morocco tour, mud house visit, hands on workshop
Accommodation: Riad Omar (www.riadomar.com) Dinner included
Day 10: Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech
After breakfast and our second last early morning Yoga session we will have an excursion to the small city of Essaouira.
Essaouira Beach
Essaouira is a very attractive city with the beautiful old Medina there never ceases to seduce its visitor.
The attractiveness of Essaouira is due to historic architecture, cultural treasures, curving sandy beaches, and stunning combination of ocean views. Essaouira is also very rich with artisan charters and has a big fishing port.
We will head towards Marrakech for the rest of the day where we will enjoy our last dinner, now it is time to exchange e-mails and address. (B,D)
Activity of the day: Medina seduction, beach splash, historic architecture tour.
Accommodation: Riad Omar (www.riadomar.com) Dinner included
Day 11: Marrakech
Belly Dance in Marrakech
Today is your last Yoga Session followed by breakfast. Depending on your departure, you can do some last minute shopping or a massage. We will accompany you back to Marrakech airport to bid you farewell and looking forward to seeing you again! (B)
Yoga Tours Morocco
US$ 1950.-
Included Services:
-10 nights accommodation in standard double rooms in very comfortable Riads
-Breakfast & dinner during the tour
-Massage at the arrival in Riad Omar
-Dinner in a restaurant around Jemaa El Fna on day 1
-Pick nick lunch on day 6
-Camel ride in Merzouga on day 7
-09 days transportation in a comfortable vehicle as to the itinerary + arrival and departure transfers from and to the airport
-A yoga instructor during the tour.
-Entrance fees to monuments
-A local guide in Marrakech
-Porterage at airport and hotels
-All taxes
Not included
-Airfares
-Lunches
-Beverages
For bookings on Morocco ‘Arabien Nights Yoga Tours’ please click here
