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The desert: fascinating, grandiose, endless, and always originating where
sand, wind and sun form a union with one single goal - to create
infinity.
We ride across dunes shaped by winds, and through one of Morocco’s
most beautiful landscapes - the Draa-Valley.
On account of the Draa River, nature presents itself in a colorful
way - palm groves heavy with yellow fruits, blossoming
laurel trees, oasis, hot springs, gardens and typical villages
built from clay as is the old Cashbah style.
This trail is ideal for competent riders in good physical
condition, who enjoy fast gallops and long trots.
 PR-MKTS 
Rates: All incl. from Quarzazate, meals except
in Quarzazate, 2 nights in hotels (dinners extra), 5 nights in tent camps and local habitations, transfers, 6
riding days
8 Days/7 Nights $ 1,325
-- based on
€ 925
Single not available
2008 Dates:
01/12-01/19
01/19-01/26 02/02-02/09
02/09-02/16 02/16-02/23
02/23-03/01
03/01-03/08 03/08-03/15
03/15-03/22
03/22-03/29 10/25-11/01
11/01-11/08
11/15-11/22 11/22-11/29
12/06-12/13
12/07-12/14 12/13-12/20
12/20-12/27
availability & reservation
Meeting: Ouarzazate
Airport: Ouarzazate
Level:
Strong Intermediate
Tack:
English Trekking
Horses:
Arab and
Berb
Pace:
Moderate to fast with long canters
Min/Max Riders:
4-10
Note: this rides has very few amenities - only for adventurous
riders - excellent riding !
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at the Ouarzazate Airport, transfer to the hotel, overnight in
Ouarzazate. Dinners at the hotel are not included.
Day 2:
Transfer to Zagora ( 2.5 hour drive by taxi or van), where we
begin our ride. We get to
know our horses, and after a sumptuous picnic, we ride along the Draa-Valley
irrigation canals, the “Ksar’s” (typical villages) and palm groves.
Overnight at Biwak.
Day 3:
A relatively
fast paced ride takes us to the canyons of l’Oued Draa, where the river
runs over a cliff. We enjoy
a picnic close to an ancient Ksar village, before continuing to Tagounit,
where we set camp in a palm
grove.
Day 4: On horse back, we climb the Foum Larsam Mountain and enjoy
endless views over sand and dunes that surround M’hamid - the gate to
the desert. The wide open
spaces and firm sand are inviting for extensive and fast gallops.
The day ends with an overnight at a traditional house where we
enjoy the hospitality of the Draa-Valley people.
Day 5: Today’s ride takes us into the Sahara.
Leaving the protective shade of the palm grove, we gallop across
sand dunes, through dry, oven-hot river beds, until we stop in the
middle of nowhere
to spend the night in a “Biwak” by a well.
Day 6: Sand, hot sand that is,
- and at the horizon the silhouette of a smaller mountain range. We ride into the sun set, coloring the far away cliffs in red
and purple shades. Last
nomadic “Biwak” camp that has been set up near a well by our friends,
traditional camel breeder.
Day 7: We take an early rise and a spirited gallop takes us to Zagora,
just in time for a lunch picnic.
In the shade of palm trees, we return to our original trail head of
the enchanting Draa-Valley. We part from our two and four-legged friends
and stay the night at the hotel in Ouarzazate.
Day 8:
Transfer to the
airport after breakfast.
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