Marrakech Trip Overview
Limited amount of time to explore but still want an adventure experience? Join our small group budget tour to visit the Zagoura desert of South Eastern Morocco and make lasting memories and lifelong friends. Learn of Berber culture, enjoy Morocco’s beautiful landscapes, ride a camel, and spend an unforgettable night beneath the stars. Tour includes visits to Unesco’s Ait Ben Haddou and Atlas Film Studios and kasbahs in Ouarzazate.
Additional Info
* Duration: 2 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Limited amount of time to explore but still want an adventure experience? Join our small group budget tour to visit the Zagoura desert of South Eastern Morocco and make lasting memories and lifelong friends. Learn of Berber culture, enjoy Morocco’s beautiful landscapes, ride a camel, and spend an unforgettable night beneath the stars. Tour includes visits to Unesco’s Ait Ben Haddou and Atlas Film Studios and kasbahs in Ouarzazate.
Itinerary
Day 1: High Atlas Mountains
Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
Leaving Marrakech, we will travel through the High Atlas Mountains over the Tichka Pass, the highest road in Morocco at 2260 meter, traversing winding roads through Berber villages and lush valleys of fruit and nuts trees. There are plenty of opportunities for photos and refreshments.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
A visit to Morocco is incomplete without a visit to UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Ait Ben Haddou, a beautifully preserved fortress on the old caravan road. A nice walk to the top affords panoramic vistas of the valley as far as the eye can see.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Zagora, Zagora, Souss-Massa
The highlight of your trip! Located in the Draa Valley, we will arrive in time for a sunset camel trek to overnight camp in nomadic Berber tents. An evening of traditional music and entertainment with a fantastic dinner are included.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Traditional Moroccan cuisine provided in desert camp
Accommodation included: Overnight in private Berber tent in desert camp
Day 2: Return to Marrakech
Stop At: Draa Valley, Zagora 45600 Morocco
Arise with the sun before your camel-back trek to rendezvous with your guide. Enjoy a nice breakfast and shower before returning to Marrakech. We will have a brief and lovely walk through parts of the longest valley in Morocco to break up our journey.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
Visit the home of Atlas Film Studios, dubbed the “Hollywood” of Africa. Films like Gladiator, Cleopatra, and Game of Thrones were filmed here. We will visit the Taourirt Kasbah built by the family who controlled access to the Atlas mountains in this region and later used by the French Legionnaire during French occupation 1912-1956.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Evening drop off at hotel
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast served in desert hotel
No accommodation included on this day.
