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Skoura palm grove, near the Valley of Roses

Festivals

Kelaat M'Gouna Rose Festival

The Damask rose harvest celebrated in the Dades Valley.

© Paweł Wielądek / Unsplash

When
Every year, in May
Cities
Ouarzazate
Best time
May

Exact dates are published by the organisers; check them before booking.

What to see

Parades, ahidous dances, rosewater markets and a valley in bloom.

Combine with

Our Desert Adventure plan goes through the Valley of Roses.

Cities involved

The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

Ouarzazate

Earthen kasbahs, film studios and the gateway to the desert

Where next?

Camel caravan in the dunes at sunset
7Mid-range · Moderate

Morocco in 7 Days

Marrakech, the road of kasbahs, a night in the Sahara and the Fes medina: the great classic.

  1. Marrakech
  2. Aït Ben Haddou
  3. Merzouga
  4. Erg Chebbi
  5. Fes

from 7,000 MAD
per person

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Aerial view of the Dades Gorges
5Mid-range · Moderate

Morocco Desert Adventure

Five days round trip from Marrakech: kasbahs, gorges and two Sahara nights.

  1. Aït Ben Haddou
  2. Merzouga
  3. Erg Chebbi
  4. Dades Gorges
  5. Marrakech

from 4,500 MAD
per person

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Desert sunrise near Zagora
5Mid-range · Moderate

Kasbahs and the Draa Valley

Five days round trip from Marrakech: Aït Ben Haddou, the Draa palm groves and the dunes near Zagora.

  1. Aït Ben Haddou
  2. Zagora
  3. Ouarzazate
  4. Marrakech

from 4,000 MAD
per person

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