Lens on Morocco: A Photographic Expedition Tour
Lens on Morocco: A Photographic Expedition Tour
Overview
Great for experienced photographers and budding new talent looking to challenge themselves alike, Morocco is a destination full of vibrancy, fun and colour that makes for perfect photo opportunities moment after moment. Guided by an expert and experienced photographer, you will make your way through the country, seeing it’s most beautiful and breath-taking sights in ways that only we know how to access. You will experience the sights of the High Atlas Mountains, the bustle of the cities you pass through and the vast desert plains of the Saharan Desert, all the while learning about the culture and customs of the country.
Morocco Getaway Signature Experience
- Ride a camel in the Sahara (Desert)
- Erg Chebbi sand dunes – reaching some 300m high
- Camp out under the stars while having a sing-along by the fire
- Todra Gorge – towering red canyon
- Ait Benhaddou – UNESCO-listed fortified kasbah
- Visit the film studio in Ouarzazate
- Marrakech – UNESCO-listed Place Djemaa el Fna,(medina, souks and market place)
Included/Excluded
- Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
- Full breakfast daily; selected lunches and dinners
- Hand-selected comfortable accommodation
- English-speaking Tour leader and local guides
- 24/7 on-call support
- International Flight
- Travel Insurance
- Drinks, Tips
What to Expect
One of our most popular photography tours, this tour gives you the opportunity to explore some of the country’s most breathtaking landscapes and cultural wonders. You will travel to Dades Gorge, revel in it’s greenery and Kasbahs, and then arrive at your hotel for a photography lecture. You will also visit the Valley of the Roses with more opportunity to photograph the colours, and then visit a local village in which you will be able to explore and mingle with the locals. You will also here be given tips on how to politely photograph the village’s inhabitants. From here you will travel to Erg Chebbi and begin your exploration of the dunes, riding camel-back into the desert to a Berber village where you will staying. You will have another lecture before sunset and then rise early to capture the sunrise over the desert. After this, you will travel past the architecturally wonderful Ait Benhaddou before driving deep into the High Atlas region to visit the lost palace of Glaoui in Telouet before heading back towards Marrakech. Once here, you will visit and photograph the Djemma el Fna before dinner with your group at a local restaurant.