For many, if not all, first-time visitors, Morocco's main attractions are the imperial cities, ancient medinas, the Sahara and the Atlas Mountains. However, despite the rich history, natural beauty of the desert and mountains, the beauty, charm and allure can also be found along Morocco's shores. Finally, Morocco is blessed with 1,200 miles of coastline spanning the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas, along with warm weather all year round. Summer temperatures along the coast are between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, just right for enjoying a yoga holiday.
We welcome all levels of experience to join us on this beautiful week long journey through Morocco. During this retreat we will be on the road and touring some of our favorite places in Morocco, from the desert to the sea. This retreat invites you to take a break, slow down with daily yoga and meditation program as well as cultural experiences and explorations!
If you are in the mood for something very special, then this trip to Morocco is just right for you. The time out in the enchanting region of Morocco and the endless Sahara is a great opportunity to reflect on your life and be inspired for new things. From Marrakech we drive around the "High" Atlas directly into the Sahara. Yoga sessions, a visit to the nomads and a delicious picnic in the holy oasis await you. This will help center you and recharge you from within. Coaching strengthens you mentally, you determine the topic in a one-to-one discussion. Classic topics are self-confidence, goal setting or work-life balance. Whether on a beautiful roof terrace, in the warm sand on a dune at sunset or under a palm tree in the Sahara.
Day 1: Marrakesh
You will be picked up at Marrakech airport, and taken to the riad. Here you can make initial contacts with the city of Marrakech. From 3:00 p.m. you can take part in the first cooking workshop, and get to know the simple yet healthy Moroccan cuisine. Group dinner and get-together + overnight stay in a beautiful riad in the medina!
Day 2: Marrakesh - Telouat - Ait Ben Haddou
From 8 to 9 a.m.: Vinyasa Flow Yoga.
After breakfast, you start the private desert tour from Marrakech in a 4x4 vehicle with a driver-guide to UNESCO World Heritage Site Ait Ben Haddou. You drive through the High Atlas Mountains with the highest main road pass in Morocco (2260 meters) and enjoy the stunning nature and lush valleys of the traditional Berber villages. Take the route to Telouet (to Kasbah Glaoui) and then follow the course of the beautiful Ounila Valley to explore the to reach Ait Benhaddou. There, you spend the first night in the Kasbah. Workshop dinner and overnight in a Kasbah hotel.
Day 3: Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Agdz
After breakfast, you visit Ait Ben Haddou and let Rachid show and explain everything before the tourist rush. Back at the riad, you will practice Vinyasa by the pool from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. After that, if you like you are welcome to have lunch here and from there you then cross the gorges and reach 1700 meters altitude from where the panorama of the legendary Draa Valley unfolds. Once in Agdz, it is worth visiting the village of the blacks and the Tamnougalt ksar. You arrive at the hotel in Agdz in the early evening. Workshop dinner and overnight in a Kasbah hotel.
Day 4: Zagora - Tamegroute - Mhamid - Erg Chigaga
From 8 to 9 a.m.: Vinyasa Flow Yoga.
After breakfast, a dusty terrain takes you to the local prehistoric rock carvings at Foum Chennai before you continue the trail to Zagora to discover the nearby village of Amezrou and its Jewish heritage, the old mudbrick synagogue, and silver jewelry crafts. The kilns of Tamegroute poured the emerald green glaze so easily recognized on mosque tiles, crockery and pots throughout Morocco. The nearby Nassiria Library contains, among other things, a 10-year-old golden Koran as well as various treaties on astronomy, medicine, and Arabic poetry.
Before you leave the asphalt behind and face the Sahara, Nella-Yoga recommends visiting a traditional ksour and having lunch in Mhamid. From Mhamid, you reach the dunes of Erg Chigaga via different types of desert. Dinner and accommodation is in a private tent!
Day 5: Erg Chigaga
Sunrise and breakfast await you. At around 10:00 a.m. you will ride camels for about 2 hours to the sacred oasis of Laalag. Desert Flow Yoga awaits you there, followed by a picnic. The driver will take us to some local nomads to learn about their lifestyles and connect with them while we share a cup of tea. You will also visit the sacred oasis of Oum Laalag followed by a picnic lunch. Back at Camp Ayurveda Coaching and you will watch the beautiful sunrise together. Dinner and accommodation are the same as the night before.
Day 6: Erg Chigaga - Foum Zguid
Day 7: Foum Zguid - Tazenakth - Taroudant
Get up early in the morning to admire the sunrise and walk through the dunes. After breakfast, you drive towards Hamada (rocky desert), where you cross the dry Lake Iriki. Here you can have tea with the nomads. After that, you make your way to Foum Zuguid and there you will have a lunch break. You take the route west to the village of Tazenakht which is famous for the wide range of Berber carpets. In the late afternoon, you reach Taroudant! Meditation, dinner, and overnight at the hotel!
Day 8: Taroudant - Agadir - Marrakesh
Vinyasa Flow Yoga!
After breakfast, the tour goes through the city walls and rummages in the soutes for the best argan oil or honey in Morocco. You drive towards Marrakech, making a stopover in the Bach city of Agadir. Afterward, you continue on the highway, reach Marrakech in the late afternoon and there you will spend the last night in a riad in the medina including dinner.
Day 9: Marrakesh
If time permits today after breakfast, try to catch up on things you may have missed earlier in Marrakech. The driver will bring you to the airport two hours before departure time. The yoga trip ends here!
Above represents the daily schedule for 9 Day Yoga Private Coaching And Explore Desert Tour In Morocco Nella-yoga it is subject to change with notice from the yoga school.
If you are in the mood for something very special, then this trip to Morocco is the right thing for you. Your break in the enchanting region of Morocco and the endless Sahara is a great opportunity to reflect on your life and to be inspired by new things.
Starting from Marrakech, the tour takes you to the "High" Atlas directly into the Sahara. Yoga sessions, a visit to the nomads, and a tasty picnic in the sacred Oasis await you. This will help you get centered and will recharge you from within.
Coaching will make you stronger mentally, you choose the topic in one-on-one discussions. Classic topics are self-confidence, goal-finding, or work-life balance.
Whether on a lovely roof terrace, or in the warm sand on a dune in the sunset, or under a palm tree in the Sahara, use this mixture of relaxing yoga and inspiring coaching in the wonderful world of Morocco.
The package includes half board meals.
The following meals are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for: