10 days Atlantic Coasts birding tour via Sahara Desert

We will greet you wherever you are in Marrakech and then take you to Oukaimeden (2600m), which is located in the High Atlas Mountains. A good variety of native species, including the Southern Gray Shrike, Little Owl, Sardinian Warbler, Spotless Starling, Moroccan Magpie, Moussier’s Redstart, and House Bunting, should be seen as we travel through the farmed fields. We will look for the endemic Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker and Blue Rock Thrush a little higher up, among the rocky slopes. We will look for the attractive African Crimson-winged Finch on the snowline once we arrive at the Oukaimeden ski resort. Other species here include Rock Sparrow, Black Wheatear, African Chaffinch, Alpine Chough and Atlas Horned
Lark.Seebohmi’s Northern Wheatear race

After an early breakfast, we leave the mountains and drive from Marrakech to Boumalne du Dades via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2260 meters). We’ll try to spot Tristram’s Warbler on the pass. As the road climbs, we may see raptors like the long-legged buzzard and Bonelli’s eagle. Before reaching Boumalne du Dades, we’ll stop in Amerzgane to look for the rare Maghreb Wheatear and Desert Lark. We’ll also explore the barrage at Mansour Eddahbi to see Marbled Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Black Winged Stilts, Maghreb Lark, Cormorants, Herons, and various waders.Dinner and accommodation in
Boumalne Dades.

We will leave early today to go to the Tagdilt Track, which is unquestionably one of the best places to go bird watching in southern Morocco. If the weather permits, we will spend the majority of the day exploring this area, and then we will visit a rocky canyon to look for Maghreb Wheatear, Desert Lark, and Pharaoh Eagle. There are also excellent chances of seeing Red-rumped Wheatear, Thekla Lark, Trumpeter Finch, Temminck’s Lark, Short-toed Lark, Cream-colored Courser, and the highly nomadic Thick-billed Lark.Dinner and accommodation in Boumalne du Dades.

We start by visiting a Todra gorge to look for Tristram’s Warbler, Black Wheatear, Blue Rock-Thrush, Rock Dove, Crag Martin, and possibly Bonelli’s Eagle. Then, we head east and stop at a scrubby wadi to look for the elusive scrub warbler, where we might also be rewarded with a Trumpeter Finch and a white-crowned Wheatear.
Dinner and accommodation in Merzouga.

Content of the ItineraryWe will spend the entire day today touring the surrounding stony desert of Erg Chebbi and its sandy dunes.There are excellent opportunities to see: The Fulvous Babbler, the African Desert Warbler, the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, the Brown-necked Raven, the Hoopoe Lark, the Desert Sparrow, the Spotted Sandgrouse, the Crowned Sandgrouse, the Lanner Falcon,Accommodations and dinner in Merzouga

The day of the Merzouga to Ouarzazate transfer. Drive across the Anti-Atlas Mountains, which are made up of cliffs, deep valleys, and rugged hills. Southern Gray Shrikes and White-crowned Wheatear could be abundant when birdwatching along the road.
Dinner and accommodation in Ouarzazate.

We will first keep our eyes open for various larks by the roadside and for wheatears as we drive west over the Anti Atlas mountains, into the Souss Valley, and then on to Agadir. In the Souss Valley, we may see Black-crowned Tchagra, Laughing Dove, Cirl Bunting, and Spanish Sparrow, and over the town of Taroudant, we may see Little and Pallid Swifts. Lastly, after another exciting stop, we arrive at our hotel in Agadir for the night.
accommodation in Agadir
An early start will get us to the Atlantic coast in time. We’ll spend the morning in Sous Massa National Park, walking along this important spot for the endangered Bald Ibis and searching the vegetation for Squacco Heron. Easily observed birds include Marbled Duck, Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Black-shouldered Kite, Glossy Ibis, and more. After lunch, we’ll drive into the Souss valley’s semi-arid steppes, looking for Lesser Short-toed Lark, Cream-colored Courser, and Stone Curlew. Later, we’ll visit the Oued Sous, known for waders, terns, and large flocks of roosting gulls. Dinner and accommodation in Agadir

We travel through the Atlas Mountains from Agadir to Marrakech, stopping along the way for a few birdwatching stops. We arrive in Marrakech late in the afternoon, have a free evening to explore the city’s old quarter and the magnificent Jema-el-Fna square, which is an incredible experience for any visitor—snake charmers, water vendors, spice stalls, and the allure of haggling in the Souk (OPTIONAL), and then head to the airport, where our journey comes to an end