Arrival in Marrakech at Marrakech-Menara International Airport (or possibly at Ouarzazate Airport). Reception and meeting then departure (around 3.30pm) towards Ouarzazate (about 200 km from Marrakech) by road crossing the High Atlas. We will pass by the tizi n’Tichka pass at an altitude of more than 2200 m which links the valley of the Tensift wadi in the north, to the Asif Ounila Valley, a semi-arid region in the southeast. We will stop for the night in Aït-ben-Haddou, located in the Ounila valley, the traditional crossing point for caravans connecting Marrakech to the south of the Sahara.

Visit and photos of the site of Ait Ben Haddou, ksar (fortified city) listed as World Heritage
of UNESCO and nicknamed, during the French protectorate, "Mont-Saint-Michel des chleuhs" (Berber people of southern Morocco). This exceptional site has been the location of many films such as : Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Killing is not playing (a James Bond), Gladiator (Ridley film Scott with Russell Crowe), Alexandre (Oliver Stone film with Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie), Babel (with Brad Pitt), Prince of Persia, or, more recently, the Game of Thrones series…
In the early afternoon, we will take the road again to Skoura (about 70 km from Ait Ben Haddou) to settle in the gite named Bassatine Skoura (the gite is located in the heart of a large 25 km2 palm grove about 40 km from Ouarzazate). Assessment of the first photo days, checking of images.

Visit of the Skoura palm grove and the old Kasbahs, ksours and Jewish Mallahs. During this walk, we will take the time to observe, appreciate, and also understand the structure and functioning of rural life (pottery and oasis agriculture). Photo course.

Departure towards Merzouga (about 320 km in all), at the gates of the desert, passing through the Toudra gorges. At the end of the afternoon in Merzouga, departure with your caravane for a 1 hour trip through the dunes on the back of dromedaries to watch the sunset. You will spend the night under the Tuareg tents in the middle of the dunes under a sky radiating stars ...

In the early morning you will admire the sun rising over this magical landscape. After breakfast, departure from Merzouga to take the direction of our lodging of Skoura, via Tafilalet and Rissani the region of the Jewish and Muslim Saints. During this journey, we will stop to admire and photograph the Dades gorges. The Dadès is a river of almost 200 km which, flowing through a mountainous region, has formed over the centuries gorges through ocre and reddish colored rocks.

In the morning, we will explore the almond valley on the Toundoute side (around 30 km from Skoura). In the afternoon, visit the Amerhidil Kasbah (a magnificent and famous kasbah that appears on the old 50 Dirham banknotes). Photo classes and image reading.

Visit the green valley of roses (towards Bou Tharar about 80 km from Skoura). Review of the photographic week.

Skoura - Marrakech journey (mid-afternoon arrival) for the return.