Our Sahara Expedition The three day tour that Matt and I signed up for was cheap, efficient, and we got exactly what such price deserved - transportation. Over the three days, we covered over 1000 km in total, travelling from Marrakech to Ouarzazate to Draa River, through Todra Gorge to a base camp near Zagora, an oasis town surrounded by palm tree plantations, and the traditional departure point for camel tracks through Sahara, and, finally, to Fes. First day: Driving, picture stop, some more driving, then some more picture stops. Our driver communicated to us in a very simple language- “Stop, 10 minutes, restaurant, café, river, toilet”, then it was “Stop, 1 hour, lunch, picture, toilet”. After spending only one hour that was allocated to us by the driver in Ouarzazate, we found ourselves helpless
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