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We arrange for you to camp beneath the milky way for three nights, with one night in the wilderness adjacent to the canyon mountains of Iriqui national park and two nights on the Erg Chigaga dunes. Your teacher will ensure that you arrive at the ideal location and time to snap stunning landscape and cityscape photographs and will provide professional instruction during the trip.
Our Morocco photography tour is for photographers of all levels. Join us if you’re looking to hone your creative photography skills and travel to Morocco’s most compelling landscapes, from desert to coast.
Experience the contrast of the iconic cityscapes of Marrakech and Essaouira with the remote Saharan dunes and Anti-Atlas mountains near Tafraoute.
We run our photography tour around the period of the new moon to maximize opportunities for night photography.
We organize for you to camp under the milky way for 3 nights, with one wilderness camp next to the canyon mountains of Iriqui national park, and two nights at Erg Chigaga dunes.
Your tutor will make sure that you reach the proper place at the right time to capture beautiful landscape and cityscape photos, and offer expert guidance throughout the tour.
Day 1: Arrival at Marrakech
Day 2: Marrakech to the High Atlas
Day 3: Head to Chigaga and Berber desert camp
Day 4: Erg Chigaga exploration
Day 5: Travel to the Canyon landscapes
Day 6: Travel from the Sahara desert to Tafraoute
Day 7: Explore the Amlen valley and Tafraoute
Day 8: Travel to Essaouira
Day 9: Travel back to Marrakech
1-night Marrakech riad
1-night hotel nr. Ait Ben Haddou
2 nights Berber desert camp
1-night wilderness camp
2-nights Tafraoute hotel
1-night Essaouira riad
NB: high standard, boutique 3* hotels/riads, and a comfortable desert glampsite.
Meet at our Riad in the Medina of Marrakech at 3 pm. We head straight out to explore the various areas of the colorful Medina. Through the narrow alleyways, we make our way to the Museum of Photography to get some inspiration for our trip. Then we head up to the rooftop to photograph the Marrakech skyline with the atlas mountains in the distance.
At sunset, we spend time round the Jemaa el Fna square. Then we return to our Riad for a typical Moroccan dinner and debrief before tomorrow’s journey.
Aim to depart from Marrakech by 08:30 am. Driving hours approx. 4.5 hours (excluding visits en route).
We drive from Marrakech over the High Atlas mountains towards the Ounila Valley. on the way we make stops to photograph the different views of the mountains. A telephoto lens is helpful in capturing the layers of the mountains as they’re lit by the sun.
Around noon we visit the Telouet Kasbah and explore its interior. We photograph the various architectural styles intermixed in this Kasbah.
Afterward, we head down the unspoiled Ounila Valley to Tamdaght where we’ll stay in a very beautiful Riad just outside the historic walls of the Kasbah. This Kasbah will also be our photo subject for the evening.
After heading to the UNESCO site of Ait Ben Haddou to photograph sunrise we have a long drive ahead of us (approx. 6.5 hours excluding stops en-route) to achieve the highlight of our tour, the Erg Chigaga dunes.
We stay for 2 nights in a remote Berber desert camp in the midst of the erg. This location offers endless opportunities to photograph the Erg Chigaga. We climb different dunes to get great views of the surrounding sea of sand.
On the first evening, we head to the highest dune in the area. Here we are able to photograph altogether directions as the sun sets behind the horizon and the colors of the desert transform from gold to red, to blue.
We head out 2.5 hours before sunrise to photograph the milky way rising over the dunes, then watch as the morning light slowly transforms the desert. A wide-angle lens is going to be our tool of choice to capture as many stars as possible.
During the day we’ve got the choice to go to a nomad family and find out about their way of life in the desert. in the afternoon, we start to organize our second sunset shoot in the Sahara Desert.
We will have the possibility to photograph dromedaries in the dunes before riding back on them for our final dinner at the desert camp.
With time allocated for photographing the mountains near Lake Iriqui, Jebel Bani, and Madouar, driving hours are going to be approx. 2.5 hours from the Erg Chigaga dunes.
Another morning shoot concludes our unforgettable stay in the Erg Chigaga dunes. Afterward, we’ve got some extra time to enjoy the silence of the desert until we head towards the mountainous landscape near Foum Zguid. These spectacular cliffs and mountains have rarely been photographed. By wild camping nearby, we are going to have the chance to get some unique photos during both sunset and sunrise.
Our drive West today towards the Anti-Atlas mountains takes approx. 5.5 hours.
After photographing the sunrise near our wild camp, and having breakfast, the journey continues as we drive towards the Anti-Atlas to Tafraoute. After checking in to our hotel in the Ameln Valley (outlying Tafraoute) we explore the mountainous landscapes, attempting to find subjects in the hills filled with fascinating rock formations and huge boulders.
This is another area of Morocco that has not been photographed fairly often, so we’ll again have lots of opportunities to come away with original photos.
Our goal for the afternoon is to seek out subjects to return early the subsequent morning to photograph under the nice and cozy light of dawn.
After an early photo shoot in the hills near Tafraoute, we head back to our hotel for breakfast and to plan out the rest of the day.
The area around Tafraoute provides many beautiful hikes, of which we are able to do some shorter ones, visiting some of the spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and/or the local villages. The drivers are available to take us a touch further afield which is optional (e.g. to the Ait Mansour Gorge with its palm oasis). If you wish to explore and discover new compositions, then this day will be perfect for you.
The views we just like the most will be our destination for sunset, but not before having lunch in the hotel or in Tafraoute town and enjoying your time to relax.
Driving hours to Essaouira are approx. 6.5 hours (excluding stops en route).
After an early breakfast, we have a long, yet varied drive ahead of us to reach the Atlantic Coast. Descending from the Anti-Atlas mountains we drive towards Agadir, from there continue northwards along the coast road, then through the Argan Biosphere to reach Essaouira.
Here we spend the evening, exploring the Medina and the ramparts. There we photograph the beautiful coastline in the blue hour.
A final dinner concludes our unforgettable adventure through Morocco.
Driving hours approx. 3 hours.
We conclude our trip with a final breakfast before we head back to Marrakech airport.
We drop participants off at the Marrakech airport, or in the Medina (for those not departing today) where it’s the end of our Morocco photography tour.
Please If the itineraries we offer do not meet your needs, please contact us. and tell us about your ideas, and one of our experts will contact you to help you create a one-of-a-kind trip…
Yes! The tours our company offers are all completely private. This will allow experience Morocco the way YOU want to. In addition to that, you will of course be always welcome to request stops along the way during the tours, in order to take memorable photographs (or whatever other reason you want!).
In case you are interested in booking a group desert tour, please go ahead and contact us so as to make a suitable group tour for you.
Depending on the sort of accommodations you need or the alterations you would want to make to your personalized trip, we are completely adaptable. However, if any modifications are made at least two weeks before your trip with us, please inform us.
Actually, it could be quite the opposite. Our team makes sure to select the best quality accommodations for our clients, and those tend to get booked full pretty quickly, that’s why it’s not always easy for us to accommodate last-minute bookings.
Therefore, you shouldn’t expect a lower price for such inquiries, but instead a higher one maybe. To avoid such incidents, we strongly advise you to book your tour with us early on, so that we will be able to pick out the best accommodations for you and offer you an unforgettable Morocco experience.
Morocco’s economy is heavily reliant on tourism to meet its financial needs. To put it another way, the Moroccan government wants tourists to feel comfortable and secure while spending their holiday and money in the country.
As a result, it devotes a significant amount of resources, particularly human resources, to ensure that all tourists are secure while in Morocco; this includes tourist police and highly qualified guides who have been accredited by the government after undergoing training.
In terms of extremism and crime rates, we can state that the occurrence of such crimes is similar to that of many European countries, as evidenced by several statistics: low and uncommon.
You could enjoy traveling on your own once you’ve learned your way around and been acquainted with the local culture. You’ll be OK as long as you’re comfortable with it and stay away from the shady areas.
It will also allow you to save some money. However, some destinations require the assistance of a professional guide; you will most likely realize this once you are in such a location, particularly that outside of towns, such as the desert, where you will need a guide to assist you with camels and other items.
We’ll ask you for a deposit to secure your tour with Let’s Visit Morocco once we’ve confirmed an itinerary that works for you/your group (tours shown on our website can be changed based on your needs). We ask that you pay the remaining balance of your trip reservation at the beginning of your tour in Morocco.
Our agency works with customers from all over the world, in order to provide personalized trips to suit your needs. You can choose one of our many scheduled trips that can have as a starting point either Marrakech, Fez, Casablanca, or other cities. Our Morocco tours will allow you to experience the true genuine Moroccan culture, which will be an experience that stays with you for a lifetime. Starting from the desert trips, the camel rides, the mint tea, and the imperial cities: you won’t feel a second of boredom in Morocco!
