Morocco: Desert Tour

Desert, Camels, and Nomads....

These were typical images that come to mind when one imagines Morocco. We didn't want to go to Morocco without experiencing such unique aspects of the country. So for three days, we went on a Desert Tour with a private driver.

Driving distances in Morocco are long, so for the majority of this tour, we were actually in the car, just observing the scenery. It was truly fascinating, as we drove through remote villages, abandoned villages, snowy mountains, and barren deserts. The terrain was constantly changing, and we were really thankful for a local driver, because we could not peel our eyes from the view out our window.

Pictures summarize this part of our trip better than words, so I will let them do the work in this post.

This was our sweet ride

We crossed over the Atlas Mountains - We loved the contrast of mountains and desert.

There were wild monkeys as we went over the mountains.

We were excited to ride the camels, little did we know how painful it would be.

We climbed a dune to watch the sunset.

What our camp looked like, set up in the middle of the desert.

Typical scenery during parts of the drive.

We stayed in the Todra gorge in a hotel that was a cave built into the rock.

Exploring the area surrounding the cave hotel.

Our cave hotel room.

We learned and observed a lot during our three days in the desert. It was a fascinating part of the country, and we spent a lot of time asking our driver about what we were seeing, and the culture we were in the middle of. 

The desert tour concluded our week in Morocco, and before we knew it, we were headed back to the Western world.