7 Days / 6 Nights Morocco birding tours from Marrakech
Day 01: Marrakech » High Atlas Mountains » Oukaimeden(dinner and accommodation in Boumalne Dades for 01 night)
After great meet and welcoming you in Marrakech We’ll drive up to the High Atlas Mountains and Oukaimeden mountain peak about 2600m Altitude.
– 1st day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Little Owl, Spotliss Starlin, Moroccan Magpie, Moussier’s Redstart, Blue Rock Thrush, Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker, Crimson-Winged Finch, Rock Sparrow…etc
Day 02: High Atlas Mountains » Ouarzazate » Boumalne Dades(dinner and accommodation in Boumalne Dades for 02 nights)
2nd we drive back to Marrakech ( starting point), then We turn back driving via Tizi N – Tichka Pass toward Ouarzazate, we continue to Skoura and valley of Roses to reach Boumalne Dades(overnight and dinner in Hotel or Riad in Boumalne Dades)
-2nd day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Tristram’s Warbler(not easy to find), Bonell’s and long Legged Buzzard Eagle, Maghreb Wheatear(Mourning Wheatear), Desert Lark, Marbled Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Black Winged Stilt, Maghreb Lark…etc
Day 03: Boumalne Dades » Tagdilt Track » Dades Gorge(dinner and accommodation in Boumalne Dades for 2nd night)
After an early breakfast we’ll explore the Tagdilt Track(one of the top birding point in Morocco), then we’ll visit a Rocky canyon(Monkey Paw Mountains)
– 3rd day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Red –Rumped Wheatear, Temminck’s Lark, Short-Toed Lark, Cream-Coloured Courser, Thick-Billed Lark, Trumpeter Finch, Maghreb Wheatear(Mourning Wheatear), Pharaoh Eagl-Owl…etc
Day 04: Boumalne Dades » Todra Gorge » Goulmima » Merzouga(dinner and accommodation in Merzouga for 02 nights)
We leave Boumalne Dades after an early breakfast to visit Todra Gorge, then we travel to Our desert hotel in Merzouga after an exciting stope at a scrubby wadi(seasonal river)…
– 4th day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Tristram’s Warbler, Black Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Crag Martin, Rock Dove, Bonell’s Eagle as possible, Scrub Warbler, White-Crowned Wheatear, Trumpeter Finch…etc
Day 05:Sahara Desert of Merzouga » Rissani rejion(dinner and accommodation in Merzouga for 2nd night ))
After an early breakfast, we head to the captivating sandy dunes of Erg chebbi around, we may visit a seasonal lake (Dayet Srij) between Merzouga and Rissani(3,5km from Merzouga)…
– 5th day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Desert Sparrow, Brown-Necked Raven, Bar-Tailed Lark, Spotted Sandgrouse, Crowned Sandgrouse, Pin Tailed Sandgrouse, Babary Falcon, Lanner Falcon, Blue-Checked Bee-Eater, Egyptian Nightjar, Desert Wheatear, Saharan Olivaceous Warbler(if the season allows)…etc
Day 06: Merzouga » Tizi N’Telghomt pass » Zaida(dinner and accommodation in Zaida for 01 night)
After a relaxing breakfast in Merzouga, we’ll transfer You To Zaida through Tizi N’ Telghomt pass…
-6th day, we’ll try to see bird species as: Tristram’s Warbler, Dupont Lark(diffecult bird to locate), Black Eared Wheatear, Desert Wheatear…ext
Day 07: Zaida » Bni Melal » Marrakech(the trip will end in Marrakech)
We’ll leave Zaida after an early breakfast in our hotel driving back to Marrakech through the mesmerizing Middle Atlas Mountains.
We’ll have several birding stops on the way before dropping you off in your Marrakech hotel/ Riad, or transfer you to the Menara Airport where our trip we’ll end and then we say goodbye, and smile if we meet again.