5 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga

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Day 1 : Marrakech – Alnif

We leave Marrakech after being picked up at the hotel, cross the High Atlas mountain, have lunch in Ouarzazate Moroccan Hollywood, and spend the evening in the Alnif desert. First meeting with the stars and sky night in a half-board hotel in the flat black stony desert.

Day 2 : Erfoud – Merzouga Desert

During the day, we visit fossil quarries to collect fossils, primarily trilobites, and spend the evening in a hotel near Merzouga’s Erg Chebbi sand dunes. After dinner, take a half-hour Camel ride for an experience to view the sunset. We give a fire and sky talk, as well as conservation. Night under the stars in the camp.

Day 3 : Astronomy in Merzouga Desert

Today We tour the magnificent landscapes of south Erg Chebbi, see old mines and cretaceous beds, meet a back community whose parents were transported as slaves in the 12th century, share a cup of tea, and experience a Gnaoua music night in the same camp. After supper, there will be a lecture about astronomy in Northwest African culture, Berbers, Bedouin, and Touaregs, mythology, and beliefs.

Day 4 : Merzouga Desert

We examine the history of the TAFILALET, Sijilmassa, which used to be one of the key caravan meeting locations from the 7th to the 12th century, then return to the camp for a 200 mm telescope and binocular cession of sky observation of the sky planets, galaxies, and night in the same desert camp.

Day 5 : Merzouga Desert to Midelt to Fes

We examine the history of the TAFILALET, Sijilmassa, which used to be one of the key caravan meeting locations from the 7th to the 12th century, then return to the camp for a 200 mm telescope and binocular cession of sky observation of the sky planets, galaxies, and night in the same desert camp.