10 Day Unforgettable Luxury Yoga Trip, Culture and Nature Adventure in South of Morocco
All-Inclusive Luxury Yoga Tour in Morocco
Enrich your life with an unforgettable yoga trip and unique experiences. Reconnect with yourself, interrupt the hectic pace of everyday life, experience moments of fulfillment in the unique country of Morocco, and discover this charming Morocco, its peaceful desert, its culture, its food and kasbahs while practicing your daily yoga to promote balance and connect with your inner center: this is what this authentic trip offers. Resourcing, connecting with locals, tranquility and self-respect will be present at all times. This yoga trip is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a joyful, relaxed and friendly atmosphere that harmonizes the pleasures of the senses with a healthy lifestyle.
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Highlights
- 8 yoga classes with amazing views
- Guided walking tours in Marrakech and Zagora oasis palm groves
- Crossing the Sahara Desert via 4WD like a local
- Surfing on one of the best surfing spots in Morocco
- Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Benhaddou
- Visting Kasbah Tourirt and Ouarzazate famous films town
- Luxury desert glamping and witnessing a spectacular sunrise riding a camel
- Discover Moroccan cuisine, pancakes, tea, champagne and nomad dinner
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Mohammed V International Airport (US$ 193 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Golf course
- Spa
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
You will be accommodated at high-quality boutique and traditional riads, retreats, and hotels*:
- Day 1: Marrakech, 72 Riad living
- Day 2: Marrakech, 72 Riad living
- Day 3: Ait Benhaddou, Ksar Ighnda
- Day 4: Zagora, Azalai Desert Lodge
- Day 5: Erg Cheggaga, Desert Luxury camp
- Day 6: Taroudant, Hotel Dar Zitoun
- Day 7: Taghazout, World of waves
- Day 8: Taghazout, World of waves
- Day 9: Marrakech, 72 Riad living
*There may be changes in hotel selection for unexpected situations, especially during the high season.
Program
Day 1: Marrakech
Welcome to Morocco! On arrival at Marrakech or Casablanca airport, you’ll be greeted by Wild Travel DMC's representative and transferred to your boutique accommodation in Marrakech medina. Your Morocco adventure will start in the evening with a welcome meeting with your tour leader and your yoga host.
Marrakech is a dazzling feast for the senses, this historic medina is ideally located between sea, mountains, and desert. Marrakech medina is famous for its beautiful history, ancient culture, and inspiring spirituality.
Tonight, join your group for Moroccan dinner at a gastronomic restaurant where you’ll enjoy traditional and classic Moroccan dishes like Couscous, Tagine and Pastilla.
Included activities
- Welcome meeting
- Arrival airport transfer
- Welcome dinner at a Moroccan gastronomic restaurant
- Accommodation: 72 Riad living or similar
Day 2: Marrakech
Start the day with your first-morning yoga session in Morocco at your magical accommodation. Afterward, enjoy your Moroccan breakfast. After connecting with yourself, join your local guide to discover the hidden cultural sides of Marrakech city.
Start with Majorelle Garden a stunning site in Marrakesh. Named after its creator, French artist Jacques Majorelle. The garden is hidden behind high walls and contains plants of all kinds from all over the world. This exceptional garden is beautiful memorial photos.
Continue to the old medina to visit the colorful Souks with their tinsmiths, dyers, herbalists’ stalls, and workshops, and stop by the massive minaret and the largest mosque in Marrakech, Koutoubia Mosque. Afterward, head to Bahia Palace, a 19th-century royal dwelling intended to be the most splendid palace of its time.
Finish the tour with a visit to the amazing Secret Garden, the garden is part of the great tradition of stately Arab-Andalusian and Moroccan palaces. It was recently renovated, so nowadays, visitors can appreciate and discover its gardens and buildings, which are outstanding examples of Islamic art and architecture. Finish the tour with tea/coffee while admiring this beauty.
The rest of the day is at leisure, discovering Djemaa El Fna square, where hundreds of locals meet every day to enjoy the storytellers, musicians, acrobats, jugglers, and performers of each and every sort.
Included activities
- Morning yoga session
- Guided tour of Marrakech's old medina
- Visit of Majorelle Garden
- Visit of Secret Garden with tea/coffee break
- Visit of Bahia Palace
- Visit of Koutoubia Mosque (from outside)
- Accommodation: 72 Riad living or similar
Day 3: Ait Benhaddou
Start your early day with sunrise yoga and a healthy Moroccan breakfast and then journey into the High Atlas Mountains and cross the Tizin'Tichka Pass, which sits 7,410 feet above sea level to arrive to your tonight destination the famous Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. The Kasbah is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most extraordinary kasbahs in Morocco.
Join your tour leader for a walking tour of the old town's multiple kasbahs, fortresses created for the town's defense and to signal the wealth of the merchants that lived in them. Finish the tour with a tea and Moroccan pancake break at a local tea house.
The evening is at leisure, perhaps enjoy a sunset yoga session at your accommodation roof terrace before dinner.
Included activities
- Sunrise yoga session
- Kasbah Ait Benhaddou walking tour
- Tea and Moroccan pancake time at local tea house Tawesna
- Dinner at your accommodation
- Accommodation: Ksar Ighnda or similar
Day 4: Zagora
This morning you’ll travel more south towards the Sahara desert and overnight at Zagora palms town. On route stop at Ouarzazate Hollywood of Morocco where world-famous films were made where we visit Taourirt Kasbah the former Glaoui residence and one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco. Continue to travel through the Draa Valley to Zagora and join a local family for a Moroccan plant-based and homemade meal.
On arrival to Zagora, you’ll have some free time to walk through the palm groves and explore the ksars before your sunset yoga session at your Paradise in Zagora.
Included activities
- Visit of Ouarzazate town
- Guided tour of Kasbah Taourirt
- Moroccan plant-based lunch at a local family house
- Zagora walking tour
- Sunset yoga session
- Dinner at your accommodation
- Accommodation: Azalai Desert Lodge or similar
Day 5: Erg Cheggaga
After a delicious breakfast, drive one hour through the mountains to the frontier town of M’hamid where you’ll meet your local driver of 4WD to start an unforgettable desert safari experience. You’ll journey towards Erg Cheggaga the biggest desert in Morocco.
You’ll be in the most exclusive location in the middle of the dunes with nothing but the dunes on the horizon. Your luxury camp has everything you need to spend a magical, authentic, and luxurious night.
On arrival enjoy welcoming tea and Moroccan pastries. At sunset, enjoy your yoga session before a private champagne drink and dinner in the dunes before sitting around the campfire and enjoying Berber music under a beautiful and starry sky. You’ll have free time to relax and meditate in this peaceful place if you wish.
Included activities
- 4WD ride to desert Erg Cheggaga
- Sunset yoga session at the desert
- Private Champagne drink and dinner in the dunes
- Campfire and local Berber music experience
- Accommodation: Desert Luxury camp
Day 6: Taroudant
Sahara's amazing experience still has not finished, enjoy a one-hour sunrise camel ride before your magical yoga session at this wonderful place of power in the middle of the desert that nourishes body, mind, and soul.
Breakfast will be served at a nomad tent looking over the dunes. After breakfast, it is time to say goodbye to this peaceful gem and continue your journey taking a different route out of the desert towards Foum Zguid to meet your driver and continue to Taroudant town. Check in to your charming accommodation and relax after a long day of travel.
Included activities
- Sunrise camel ride
- Morning yoga session in the desert
- 4WD ride from the desert to Foum Zguid
- Dinner at your accommodation
- Accommodation: Hotel Dar Zitoun or similar
Day 7: Taghazout
Taroudant is a former capital of Morocco, built by the Saadian dynasty as a base to attack the Portuguese on the Atlantic Coast. The town is considered a market town instead of a city.
This morning, join your local guide for a walking tour of Taroudant medina. This great market town offers a quite authentic view of daily life activities within a relaxing atmosphere. Today you’ll walk through the souks, where you will find yourself overwhelmed by the smell of colorful exotic spices and goods on offer, continue with the visit of many breathtaking monuments and finish the tour at its small historic tannery.
After the tour, you say goodbye to the town known as small Marrakech and drive to Taghazout the fishing village on Morocco's Atlantic coast and considered Morocco's premier surfing destination. On route, you’ll go for a picnic lunch on the beach.
On arrival to Taghazout, check-in and chill before you’ll join your group for sunset yoga with an amazing view overlooking the ocean. Dinner at your accommodation restaurant.
Included activities
- Guided tour of Taroudant town
- Picnic lunch on the beach
- Sunset yoga session with a beach view
- Dinner at your accommodation
- Accommodation: World of waves or similar
Day 8: Taghazout
After breakfast by the pool, join your surf instructor for a morning surf lesson. Taghazout is famous for its consistently sunny weather all year around, with different waves suitable to all standards of surfer.
Lunch at a local fish restaurant (vegetarian option is available). The afternoon is at leisure to discover the colorful old town of Taghazout, followed by a sunset yoga session before a typical dinner.
Included activities
- Morning surf lesson
- Lunch at local fish restaurant
- Sunset yoga session with beach view
- Dinner at your accommodation
- Accommodation: World of waves or similar
Day 9: Marrakech
Start your day with a morning yoga session followed by breakfast. Free time to enjoy the beach before leaving back to Marrakech for your last night in Morocco. Enjoy free time on arrival to explore further Marrakech medina or shop local crafts for friends or family.
Finish this amazing adventure with your new friends and head for farewell dinner at Comptoir Darna a chic and exotic decorated restaurant with belly dancing shows offering Moroccan and international gastronomic cuisine.
Included activities
- Morning yoga session
- Farewell dinner at Le Comptoir Darna
- Accommodation: 72 Riad living or similar
Day 10: Departure Day from Marrakech
Today enjoy your last breakfast in Morocco. With no activities planned for today, you are free to leave at any time. Check-out time is usually around midday, however, if you wish to spend more time in Marrakech, we can organize additional accommodation for you (subject to availability) or you can do one of the optional activities below.
Your airport transfer to Marrakech or Casablanca airport will be arranged.
Optional activities
- Private hot air balloon ride
- Moroccan cooking class with a local chef at a local farm
- Moroccan hammam and massage at a luxury riad
- Sidecar ride
- Private shopping tour
- Healing sound workshop
Included excursions
- Marrakech guided walking tour with entry fees to Bahia Palace, Majorelle Graden and Secret Garden
- Crossing Sahara Desert via 4WD like a local
- Surfing on one of the best surfing spots in Morocco
- Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Benhaddou and enjoy Moroccan tea time at tea house run by local women
- Visiting Kasbah Tourirt and Ouarzazate famous films town
- Glamping at Luxury desert camp and tasting dinner of nomad cuisine followed by dancing under stars around campfire and Berber local music
- Witnessing a spectacular sunrise while riding a camel the top of the Sahara dunes
- Wandering in Zagora oasis palm groves and the local village
Instructors
Nora Benhenia
Nora, a Moroccan Yin yoga teacher, finds her joy in simple yet profound things. Born in Marrakech, she fell in love with the slow, soothing practice of Yin yoga, guiding others to inner peace with every stretch. Beyond yoga, she dances to the rhythm of Afro music and the sensuous sway of belly dancing, paints colorful canvases reflecting her world, and whips up Moroccan-inspired healthy dishes that nourish both body and soul. Nora's journey is about embracing passions and sharing them with the world, showing us all that life can be beautifully balanced, healthily creative and deeply authentic.
Retreat location
Marrakech and South of Morocco is a wonderful destination for a yoga trip for several reasons. The region is known for its stunning natural beauty, with a mix of desert landscapes, mountains and sea views. This creates a peaceful and serene environment that is perfect for practicing yoga while discovering its rich cultural heritage and delicious and healthy cuisine.
Food
Food is an essential part of Moroccan culture and is known for its rich flavors, textures, and aromas. Moroccan cuisine is a blend of Berber, Arabic, and Mediterranean influences and is characterized by the use of spices and herbs such as cumin, cinnamon, saffron, paprika, and ginger.
Vegetarian and vegan options are widely available in Moroccan cuisine as well with choices from salads, soups, tagines, and couscous. Moroccan cuisine is also known for its healthy dishes because many traditional recipes are made with fresh ingredients and are low in fat and calories.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Raw food
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
- Hallal
- Seafood
- Lactose Free
- Yogic
Things to do (optional)
- Private hot air balloon ride in Marrakech
- Moroccan cooking class with a local chef at a local farm in Marrakech
- Moroccan hammam and massage in Marrakech or Ait Benhaddou or Taghazout
- Sidecar ride in marrakech
- Private shopping tour in Marrakech
- Healing sound workshop in Marrakech
Spa treatments
Moroccan hammam and massage in Marrakech or Ait Benhaddou or Taghazout can be arranged at an additional cost.
What's included
- 9 nights at handpicked high-quality boutique riads and hotels in Morocco
- Daily breakfast, 3 lunches, and 8 dinners with vegetarian, vegan and plant-based options
- Marrakech guided walking tour with entry fees to Bahia Palace, Majorelle Graden, and Secret Garden
- 8 yoga classes with a qualified yoga teacher with amazing views
- Qualified English-speaking tour guide for 10 days
- Private comfortable transportation with A/C
- Crossing the Sahara Desert via 4WD like a local
- Surfing on one of the best surfing spots in Morocco
- Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Benhaddou and enjoy Moroccan tea time at a tea house run by local women
- Visting Kasbah Tourirt and Ouarzazate famous films town
- Glamping at a luxury desert camp and tasting dinner of nomad cuisine followed by dancing under the stars around a campfire and Berber local music
- Witnessing a spectacular sunrise while riding a camel on the top of the Sahara dunes
- Mineral/drinking water included with all meals and on all bus rides
- Luggage services at all accommodations
- Wandering in Zagora oasis palm groves and the local village
- Private arrival and departure airport transfers in Marrakech in an air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
- Services not mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tips for tour leaders, guides, hotels, restaurants, drivers and all activities
- Personal and trip insurance
- Early and late check-out at hotels
- Soft and alcoholic drinks with included lunches and dinners
- Visa services
- Optional activities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Mohammed V International Airport
196 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 193 per person
Marrakesh Menara Airport
5 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
A complimentary airport arrival transfer is included, valid if you are arriving on Day 1. you’ll be met outside your arrival terminal if you arrive at Casablanca Airport (CMN) or outside the airport exit if you arrive at Marrakech airport. Wild Travel DMC's representative will be holding a sign under your name. The driver will wait a maximum of two hours from the time the plane lands. In case of flight cancellations, changes, if you experience severe delays at immigration, baggage collection or customs, or if you are not able to find the driver, please let Wild Travel DMC know.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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