Zagora Desert

Cross the High Atlas mountains to spend the evening in a bivouac campsite on this 2-day desert tour. With your local guide, you will explore the castle in Ait Benhaddou, climb to altitudes of 3,800 feet to reach Ouarzazate city and take a 1-hour camel ride from Zagora to reach your campsite. Transport by minivan/coach, tent accommodation, traditional dinner at the camp and Berber breakfast are included.

Discover Ouarzazate and Zagora on this 2-day trip from Marrakech. Visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou fortress and admire stunning views of the Atlas mountains. Ride camel through the Sahara during the sunset. Savor a local dinner and breakfast and stay overnight in a tent at the Zagora dunes. Day 1: Begin with early-morning pickup from Marrakech. Travel through the dessert sandstone city of Ouarzazate. Stop at the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, where you will have free time to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to the verdant Draa Valley, which is well-known for its amazing ksour and kasbah. Head to Zagora and make your way to the windswept dunes for a sunset camel ride. Make camp at a campsite in the Zagora dunes and enjoy a hearty dinner of local flavors. Day 2: Wake early morning for a typical Berber breakfast before watching the sunrise from the back of your camel in the dunes. Board the bus and take the road back to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains.

the 2 days trip to the zagora desert is ideal especially for tourists who stay in Marrakech for a short time, it will allow you to discover an authentic and diverse Morocco rich in culture and geography totally contradictory from your departure from Marrakech to your arrival in the desert of Zagora, while admiring the magic and height of the high Atlas mountains and the only one in its kind such as anti Atlas and the splendor of the oasis of DRAA.

Zagora desert is an opportunity to discover the moroccan beauty at its hybrid desert made of mountains and sand. You'll pass by the high atlas mountains full of mesmerising sceneries, crossing berber villages before stopping at the Kasbah ait ben haddou where you'll discover a 2000 years old village before heading to Ouarzazate to make a quick stop at the cinema museum or the kasbah of Taourirt before hitting the road to Zagora desert where you'll ride the camels during 45min-1h and get welcomed by the local nomads to spend an amazing night under the desert sky and inside a luxury tent with private shower and toilet inside it. The next morning you'll cross the palm grove of Daraa Valley full of greenery like a huge oasis. All in all this desert tour experience would be more than interesting specially for persons with short stays who want to experience the desert.

You will get to explore a wide range of appealing places and sites, including high Atlas mountains, fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou, Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate and Draa valley. Experience camel riding and overnight in the desert.

Day 1: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Agdz – Zagora Depart Ouarzazate and visit the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou, famous for its ksar and film appearances. After a photo stop, enjoy lunch with views of the Kasbah. Continue through the Anti-Atlas Mountains and Draa Valley, with stops at Kasbah Taourirt or the Cinema Museum. Arrive in Zagora for a camel ride at sunset, followed by a traditional dinner and overnight in a Berber desert camp under the stars. Day 2: Zagora – Draa Valley – Tizi N’Tichka – Marrakech Catch the desert sunrise, then enjoy breakfast at the camp. After a camel ride back to the van, explore the Draa Valley’s palm oases and drive through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass. After lunch, continue to Marrakech, arriving by 7 PM to end your 2-day adventure.

Of all our excursions in the desert; This excursion from Marrakech to Zagora "mini circuit" is the perfect plan for those who have no more than two days to discover the Moroccan Sahara, so book / join one of our shared circuits, or book in private and enjoy of the beauty of the Moroccan desert

Discover the Sahara during a 2-day trip from Marrakech Explore the Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate Enjoy camel rides at sunrise and sunset

Explore the Atlas Mountains, Berber Kasbahs and the desert of southern Morocco. Take the road to the kasbahs, most of which are inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Enjoy a camel ride and follow the footsteps of the ancient caravans in the Zagora desert. Sleep under the stars in a bivouac in the middle of the dunes of Zagora. Discover the lifestyle of the Berber inhabitants of the Atlas and Zagora desert.

The 2 days 1 night tour to Zagora desert is a condensed experience that lets the traveller enjoy a big part of Morocco’s landscapes, geography and lifestyles. The tour takes you from the metropolitan city of Marrakech to the perched berber villages on the foothills of the mountains along the Atlas chain where the mountains change their color and form frequently making each and every corner of the road new to the eye. The road continues through beautiful small oases before arriving to the immense palm grove of the Draa valley. Once in zagora, the tour includes a camel ride for about 40 minutes during a majestic sunset to reach the nomad tents in the bivouac behind the hills. On the way back during the second day of Zagora tour, you have the opportunity to visit many attractions on the road, including the beautiful kasbahs in Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou and some cinematographic locations before heading back to Marrakech.

Check out the desert beauty on this 2 day tour of the Zagora desert camp from Marrakech. You’ll visit kasbahs, ait behaddou villages, and plenty of other natural and cultural sites. Travel with a small group to keep costs down, but still have plenty of time to explore at your own pace. At night, sleep in a nomadec tent in the zagora desert camp to get another perspective on desert life > Explore the draa Valley the traditional way on this camel safari & desert camp > Your guide leads you deep into the rugged wilderness > With tented accommodation and meals included, you can relax > Hassle-free round-trip transport from central Marrakech

Day 1: After a delicious breakfast, we will head towards Ouarzazate. On the way, you will enjoy the breathtaking views of the Tizi-n-Tichka pass and admire the picturesque Berber villages that unfold before your eyes. Our route will take us to UNESCO World Heritage sites that are not only culturally significant but also offer wonderful photo opportunities. Don't forget to have your camera ready as the sceneries are spectacular and offer numerous opportunities for unforgettable shots. Day 2: After a hearty breakfast, we will continue to Ouarzazate. From there, after lunch, we will make our way back to Marrakech. The road back to Marrakech is just as impressive as the journey there, with plenty of scenic views that will put your camera in action once again. Get ready for a journey that not only takes you through the Sahara but also gives you the chance to

This private desert tour from Marrakech to the dunes of Zagora through the gate of the desert Ourzazate, the valley of deraa and the village of Agdez is the best way to discover the authentic morocco, way of life of the Berber nomads, the local culture during an animated evening by the nomadic music of Sahara and spending the night under the stars in a private Saharan tent in the desert, after a lifetime camel trek through the arid Sahara desert of Zagora. – Drive through the highest road of Tichka pass 2260 M – Explore the world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Meet the locals and discover their culture – Experience a camel ride and enjoy a nigh in berber tent in desert camp – Enjoy the beautiful sahara landscapes in zagora desert – Enjoy beautiful landscapes of Draa palm groves – Discover the film studios and Kasbah Taourirte in ouarzazate – Explore the hidden berber villages in the high atlas mountains

Private day tour from Ouarzazate to the famous Draa valley & Zagora and even further to the sandy dunes of Tinfou.

Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech is your best choice to discover the sand dunes in the city of Zagora, passing through the High Atlas Mountains and on Tizi n’Tichka (2260m), the views of the valleys and Berber villages perched on the hillsides of the mountain, hardly distinguishable from the mountains themselves, are spectacular. After crossing the pass you continue to descend until reaching Ouarzazate where you stop for lunch. In the afternoon you cross another smaller passage Tizi n Tinififte before reaching the head of the Draa Valley in Agdez. We go to the road along the old road of the caravan between the mountains and the river passing many villages and gardens so that you can better know the lifestyle of the oases. You will then reach Zagora and the dunes where you will have a Camel Ride to watch the sunset and dine in the dunes at the Bivouac of the nomad tents where you will spend the night.

This programm will begin at 7 am from Marrakech. First, you will take the road to Zagora city, via  Ouarzazate.

Zagora desert tour is one of the best short tours . 2 days at the desert of Zagora departing Marrakech is perfect for those who are short on time and wish visiting the Moroccan desert., mainly, individual travelers, couples or small groups of travelers with the same values. The trip is animated and economically advantageous because the costs are shared. Group Maximum 7 travelers

The 2 days 1 night tour to Zagora desert is a condensed experience that lets the traveller enjoy a big part of Morocco’s landscapes, geography and lifestyles. The tour takes you from the metropolitan city of Marrakech to the perched berber villages on the foothills of the mountains along the Atlas chain where the mountains change their color and form frequently making each and every corner of the road new to the eye. The road continues through beautiful small oases before arriving to the immense palm grove of the Draa valley. Once in zagora, the tour includes a camel ride for about 40 minutes during a majestic sunset to reach the nomad tents in the bivouac behind the hills. On the way back during the second day of Zagora tour, you have the opportunity to visit many attractions on the road, including the beautiful kasbahs in Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou and some cinematographic locations before heading back to Marrakech.

All you can hear are the footsteps of the camel on the soft sand, the sky is vast and clear in the day and filled with millions of bright stars at night. The feeling of calm and peacefulness is indescribable – do not miss the chance to experience the amazement of the desert….

Morocco is a country located in North Africa. It is a country that is full of beautiful sceneries and different landscapes that everyone should try to visit. It will entice you with its golden beaches and its crimson houses located in Marrakech. It will make you fall in love with the beautiful Sahara desert and the stunning Atlas Mountains. Those beautiful places are the reasons why Morocco is well-known all throughout the world. In fact, we strongly suggest to everyone to visit this country and discover all its diversities. In 2 days, you can already enjoy the life in the desert. You can enjoy the view of the sunrise, framed by the golden sands of the desert. If you’re lucky, you may even meet some adorable desert animals like desert foxes and camels. Below is the list of activities that we will do on our two days and one night trip to the Zagora desert.