From the Portfolio · 2027 · In design
Marrakech to the Sahara's Edge
Riads, private camps, and a helicopter home over the Atlas.
Duration
Six days
Party
Two to six
Bases
Riads · private camps
Shape
Expedition
The Trip
Day One
Marrakech
Private arrival, a riad in the medina, and the souks on foot with a guide who grew up in them.
Days Two–Three
The western slopes
The Atlas foothills and the Agafay desert — stone villages, terraced valleys, and a night in a private camp under more stars than seems reasonable.
Day Four
Over the range
Into the High Atlas. A mule-supported village-to-village walk for anyone off the bike, lunch in a family home.
Day Five
To the desert
Down the eastern slopes toward the dunes. The last camp sits at the Sahara's edge — fires, music, nobody checking the time.
Day Six
The helicopter home
Back over the Atlas by air, a hammam in the afternoon, one last dinner in the medina.
You ride to the edge of the Sahara. The helicopter brings you home.