Marokko Fotoreise

With arrival and airport collection, we head to the desert over the High Atlas and the Tizi n Tichka summit before arriving at Ait Benhaddou. En route includes several opportunities to photograph crumbling Kasbahs perched overlooking the river valley. Ait Benhaddou is the site of the oldest Ksar in Morocco and still houses many families within its labyrinth of mud-brick walls. We’ll arrive in time for the ‘golden hour’ of light whilst the remote setting offers the chance for some time-lapse star trail night sky photography from the terrace of your auberge.

The morning is set aside for both exploring the village, concentrating on the stunning views around the Ksar and the narrow passageways as well as photographing two families in their homes including their work on a traditional loom weaving Berber carpets. After lunch, we depart for Dades Valley arriving in the late afternoon light to photograph the rock formations known as ‘monkey toes‘. The auberge for the evening is a short drive further on.

After breakfast, we’ll visit a sandal maker and his Berber family where you can photograph him in his workshop and at home. After lunch you’ll begin to return to Marrakesh with an overnight at Skoura and its palmeries, a UNESCO heritage site.

An early start in the tunnels and an opportunity for our ‘model’ shoot photographing a local woman. Lunch is followed by a portrait workshop photographing a Ksar resident in her mud-brick home.

After breakfast, we’ll set off for the dunes at Merzouga and our hotel: Kanz Erremal. The afternoon arrival allows the opportunity to photograph your first desert sunset via a camel trek through the dunes ending with your overnight stay in nomad tents (optional & included in the tour price).

After some morning photography, we’ll head to see a family of Gnawa musicians in a nearby village followed by a large desert market at Rissini. We’ll take lunch before our onwards journey to before setting off Skoura and its palmeries, a UNESCO heritage site. Arriving there, we’ll photograph a crumbling Kasbah in the oasis.

This is departure day and we’ll make our way back to Marrakesh airport in time for late afternoon flights.