Agafay Desert Trip from Marrakech

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Start our 1 day Agafay desert trip , the closest desert to Marrakech. A hilly barren landscape in the foothills of the Atlas the Agafay Desert is a playground for quad bikers and buggy enthusiasts with a backdrop of often snow-capped peaks. Next you’ll pause for tea at Lake Takerkoust, a popular weekend recreational lake for Marrakchi from the city. Boating, swimming and sailing are popular activities here.

You can also discover traditional market days:

Asni : Saturdays

Lala Takerkouste : Sundays

Amizmiz or Tahenouete : Tuesdays

Ouirgane : Thursdays

Additional Info

* Duration: 1 day
* Starts: Marrakesh, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours



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Start our 1 day Agafay desert trip , the closest desert to Marrakech. A hilly barren landscape in the foothills of the Atlas the Agafay Desert is a playground for quad bikers and buggy enthusiasts with a backdrop of often snow-capped peaks. Next you’ll pause for tea at Lake Takerkoust, a popular weekend recreational lake for Marrakchi from the city. Boating, swimming and sailing are popular activities here.

You can also discover traditional market days:

Asni : Saturdays

Lala Takerkouste : Sundays

Amizmiz or Tahenouete : Tuesdays

Ouirgane : Thursdays

Itinerary
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Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi

You will be picked up from your Hotel or at the nearest parking lot and drive and head to Agafay Desert. Along the way there were plenty of picture opportunities and you will get some insight into the history of the Berbers.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Agafay, Agafay, Marrakech-Safi

go off road and driving through a completely different scenery of stone desert, barren light brown plateaux, Bedouin village, Oasis then high hills with panoramic views on the High Atlas

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lalla Takerkoust, Lalla Takerkoust, Marrakech-Safi

A few hours later small patches of green will start to show and not long after you will be back on the tarmac road side-lined by the old eucalyptus trees. You will arrive to the edge of the Lalla Takerkoust lake built as a dam where Marrakech gets its electricity.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Aguergour, Aguergour, Marrakech-Safi

In Aguergour you will have the opportunity to visit a Berber house and have a lunch inside.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Plateau du Kik, Marrakech Morocco

Visit the immense Plateau of Kik with landscapes as far as the eye can see. The views are very beautiful and varies according to the season (snow-capped peaks in winter, fruit trees in bloom in spring …)

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Asni, Asni, Marrakech-Safi

Stop in Asni, a small town (market on Saturdays) with a view on Toubkal the highest peak in North Africa. Then you will pass Moulay Brahim gorges, Ghighaya valley and Tahanouete before getting to Marrakech.

Duration: 30 minutes



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