The Trail of thousand kasbahs

South of Morocco is completely different from the North geographically, contrasting both in climate and landscapes.  The South seems to embody a step back in time, to an era of biblical aura in a surviving Mesopotamia like, as life of evryday records in the valley of Todra, Dades and Draa valley.  The vast Sahara seems surreal, with its plateaus bordered by desert mirages, waddies punctuated by sandcastle-like Kasbahs, and romantic oases where tall date palms grow surrounded by silver-green reed, all found on a horizon of sand dunes constantly reshaped by gentle winds, sheltered by azure-blue African skies over these outstanding landscapes from the dunes of Merzouga to Tinfou oasis.  Filmmakers Cecil de Mill and Martin Scorsese were unable to capture on film the majesty and unsurpassed beauty of Morocco’s Southern lands, a literal heaven on earth, which has a depth that can only be truly embraced and appreciated by the naked eye.  Welcome to Morocco! Marrakech is the best place to begin a road trip to Ouarzazate and Zagora. Rissani and Merzouga are best visited overland from Fez.  The best time of year to visit southern Morocco is late fall (October-November) and early spring (February-March). December and January are ideal months for cultural touring but often too cold for multi-day desert safaris as warm days turn to cold nights.  A trip to southern Morocco is a journey through stark gorges and palm-studded oases. And is the birthplace of two Moroccan dynasties, Saadian and Alawite. Spend the night in a kasbah, an adobe castle of sorts. Tour a ksar, a fortified village. Explore the Sahara by camel, 4X4 SUVs or foot. Learn about khettara, ancient underground canals. Discover the local culture. Or simply take in the beauty of a very different Morocco.  Alcazar Tours can take on a journey to a dream land simply on tour to southern Morocco.