Early morning pickup, around 6:30–7:00 AM, from your hotel or riad in Marrakech. We leave the city and head south toward the High Atlas Mountains, where the flat plains quickly give way to rolling hills and rocky foothills. The road climbs through a series of winding bends to the Tizi n'Tichka Pass, at over 2,200 meters one of the highest mountain passes in North Africa.

We stop at scenic viewpoints for photos and pass through traditional Amazigh villages built into the hillsides, where you can see local life, roadside stalls selling minerals, rugs, and dried fruit, and the rugged mountain scenery.After crossing the pass, we arrive at Ait Ben Haddou, the iconic fortified village and UNESCO World Heritage Site, also known as a filming location for Gladiator and Game of Thrones.

Your guide will explain the history of the ksar as you walk through its narrow lanes, admire the earthen architecture, and climb up to the old granary for panoramic views over the palm grove and valley. There is also time to browse small artisan shops selling local paintings and crafts. Lunch can be taken here or in Ouarzazate (not included).From Ait Ben Haddou, depending on timing, we may make a short stop in Ouarzazate, nicknamed the "Hollywood of Africa" for its film studios.

We then follow the Draa Valley, one of Morocco's longest and most scenic palm-lined valleys, passing kasbahs, mud-brick villages, and dense palm groves as the landscape gradually turns drier and more desert-like. We make photo stops along the way.We arrive near Zagora in the late afternoon, as the desert light turns golden.

Here we exchange our vehicle for camels and trek into the dunes to watch the sunset. On arrival at the camp, you are welcomed with mint tea and settle into your tent. Dinner is a traditional Moroccan meal, often a tagine, followed by Amazigh music and drumming around the campfire under a sky full of stars.