If you need rest and relaxation, and you want to reconnect with nature, then join this journey. On this journey, you will walk through the silence of the desert as you dive into the beautiful sand dunes of the Sahara desert. Experience Taroudant in a new light as you will live the authentic life of the Moroccans and the flair of 1,101 nights. The daily yoga practice promotes balance and connects you to your inner center.
Day 1: Taroudant
You will be picked up by the organizer or the driver at Agadir airport and brought to the hotel in Taroudannt.
Taroudannt (also called little Marrakech) is 50 km away from Agadir airport. A very authentic place away from mass tourism surrounded by orange, citrus, and banana plantations. You stay in a very exclusive oriental hotel with a pool. For all those who arrive in time, together with the tour guide, a short walk through the streets of the old town to get a first impression. Afterward, free time to relax at the pool, chat, and get to know each other. Program presentation during dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: Taroudannt - Talioune - Tazenakht - Agdz - Zagora (about 3,8 hours)
The contrasting and entertaining drive towards the desert leads over the earth-colored Antiatlas, which is densely overgrown with argan trees. Known throughout the country, Taliouine is a small mountain village, because of its production of saffron, here you pause and drink saffron tea. The journey then continues over a high plateau to Tazenakht, a small oasis town, a center of production of traditional Berber carpets (very colorful sheep wool carpets dyed with natural colors, Glaui). Here the nomads practice agriculture and harvest pomegranates, almonds, and figs. Along palm forests over mountain ridges, we drive towards Zagora. We are accommodated in an extraordinary, luxurious lodge hotel with a pool in the middle of a palm oasis.
Day 3: Zagora - Mhamid - Chegaga sand dunes (approx. 2 h jeep safari - 2 h hiking)
After a delicious breakfast and an hour through the mountains, you start with the offroad vehicles towards the stone desert, over gravel roads, passing red-golden table mountain ranges, steppe plants, and nomad tents. You reach the sea of dunes, observe numerous Fata Morgana and then glide up and down the winding sandy tracks of the Sahara. This desert safari is a very special experience! In the middle of nowhere a tiny palm oasis swaps up!
Day 4: Sahara - Erg Chegaga Camel trekking (5-6 h walking)
A magical yoga session at this wonderful place of power in the middle of the desert nourishes the body, mind, and soul. Breakfast is served in a nomad tent overlooking the Sahara dunes. You can decide today if you want to be on or next to a camel. Strengthened by breakfast yoga and meditation to the sunrise in the desert you hike or ride into the mighty sand dunes of the Sahara. At noon a traditional dish will be prepared for you by your Saharan nomads. In the evening you reach the camp again and you enjoy the magic silence and the wonderful dinner by candlelight. While drumming and philosophizing around the campfire with the locals you enjoy the impressive starry sky. The hikes are feasible for everyone who gets tired and can always get on a camel and relax.
Day 5: Sahara - Erg Chegaga (2 h hike)
A desert meditation in the morning clears the mind. The silence and vastness of the desert have already captivated us, those who still feel like hiking will be guided today by the guide through this powerful nature and up to the highest dune in the middle of the dune sea. A wonderful view awaits you. For lunch, you will reach the camp again. If you are tired you can stay in the bivouac camp and enjoy the desert and silence for yourself. Today there is time to hike up the dunes for the last sunset - it is always a magical moment when the sun disappears into the desert on the horizon.
They say the desert cleanses the soul, and you return from it changed. You will learn from the nomads how to bake bread in the sand and prepare traditional Moroccan dishes. In the evening you will have a fire ceremony to let go of. Your guides will teach you conventional drum rhythms at the campfire during a drum workshop if you wish. The dreamlike starry sky, the magical silence, and the endless expanse enchant all hearts!
Day 6: Sahara - Mhamid - Zagora - Agdz (about 3 h)
In the morning yoga in the desert and breakfast in the Bedouin tent overlooking the enchanting dune landscape, are a wonderful start to the day. Today you say goodbye to this wonderful place of silence and drive with the jeeps over sand dunes and gravel roads out of the Sahara, towards Zagora, and further to Agdz into a traditional Riad. Full of inspiration you enjoy the sunshine and relax in the palm oasis in the afternoon.
Day 7: Agdz - Tazenakht - Talioune -Taroudannt - Douira (about 3,8 h)
After the last yoga session together and an extensive breakfast, the journey continues back towards the coast. Via Tazenakht and Taliouine we continue to Taroudant and the last stage along the sea on sandy roads to our yoga hotel the Tiger Lounge, and a second Hotel with a sea view nearby. The rooms were given in booking order. A highlight of the trip is the beautiful kilometers of sandy beaches. Time for swimming and beach walks. The last sunset at the sea is the perfect end to this inspiring week. Dinner together at the hotel.
Day 8: Departure day
Breakfast at the hotel. Those who have extra time and desire can still go to the beach before departure. Depending on the departure time, independent transfer to the airport. Yogitrip is happy to organize group transfers depending on departure times (30 EUR per person).
During days two to seven, there will be daily yoga practice, meditation, and breathing exercises in the morning and evening. Also Qigong, Qiwalk®, and Naturecoaching.
Taroudannt (also called little Marrakech) is 50 km away from Agadir airport. A very authentic place away from mass tourism surrounded by orange, citrus, and banana plantations. You stay in a very exclusive oriental hotel with a pool. For all those who arrive in time, together with the tour guide, a short walk through the streets of the old town to get a first impression. Afterward, free time to relax at the pool, chat, and get to know each other. Program presentation during dinner at the hotel.
You meet your nomad team a friendship of many years connects the organizer with you and it is almost as if you are with your family on journeys. A real treat awaits us, a traditional Moroccan dessert lunch is already prepared for us. A romantic picnic in the shade of the tamarisk trees directly in front of the sea of dunes! After lunch, you walk into the sand and dive into this fascinating landscape. In the evening you will arrive at our bivouac camp where a delicious dinner will be prepared for you. Candle-light yoga and a relaxing meditation at sunset in the desert will round up the day. You stay in very comfortable cabins with comfortable beds. Most of the clients put the bed in front of the hut to sleep under the open sky and enjoy the indescribably beautiful starry sky! Countless shooting stars have already fulfilled many wishes of our customers.
They say the desert cleanses the soul, and you return from it changed. You will learn from the nomads how to bake bread in the sand and prepare traditional Moroccan dishes. In the evening you will have a fire ceremony to let go of. Your guides will teach you conventional drum rhythms at the campfire during a drum workshop if you wish. The dreamlike starry sky, the magical silence, and the endless expanse enchant all hearts!
For the retreat, breakfast and dinner are included and will be served in the respective hotel. You will have lunch in very nice traditional restaurants while on the road. The food in Morocco is very varied and good. There is a strong French influence, remaining from the colonial era. Fresh fruits and vegetables of local farms are available in the local markets.
The traditional dish is tajine, a dish cooked in a clay pot over the fire, vegetarian if desired, with lamb, chicken, fish or beef, mixed with vegetables, dried fruits, pickled lemons and olives and wonderful spices. Patisserie with almonds, lemons, dates, and dessert. The national drink is the "thé à la menthe," a green tea with mint leaves and fresh sugar.
The following meals are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and catered for:
