2-Day Zagora Desert Trip from Marrakech
- Duration: 2 days / 1 night
- Starts in: Marrakech
- Private
From €150 per person
Short on time but set on a night in the desert? This Zagora desert trip from Marrakech is the answer. In two days you cross the High Atlas, visit Ait Ben Haddou, follow the palm groves of the Draa Valley and ride a camel to a Berber camp for dinner around the fire.
To be clear about what you will see: Zagora's dunes are small and stony compared with the great sand sea of Merzouga. What you gain is time. If tall golden dunes are your dream, the three-day Merzouga trip is the better choice; if you want the desert feeling in a weekend, Zagora is perfect.
Highlights
- Tizi n'Tichka pass
- Ait Ben Haddou
- The Draa Valley, lined with palm groves and kasbahs
- Sunset camel ride to camp
- Dinner and music around the fire
- Stargazing far from city lights
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1: Marrakech to Zagora
Morning departure over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, a walk through Ait Ben Haddou and lunch in Ouarzazate. In the afternoon, the road follows the Draa Valley south to Zagora. Camel ride at sunset to a Berber camp, dinner and music around the fire.
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Day 2: Zagora to Marrakech
Sunrise over the desert, breakfast at camp and a short camel ride back. Return drive through the Draa Valley and over the High Atlas, arriving in Marrakech in the evening.
Included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with a local driver
- Pick-up and drop-off at your riad or hotel in Marrakech
- 1 night in a Berber desert camp
- Dinner and breakfast
- Camel ride to and from camp
Not included
- Lunches
- Lunch and drinks
- Entrance fees
- Tips
Good to know
- About 7 hours of driving each way, with stops
- Zagora's dunes are small: choose Merzouga for big sand dunes
- Warm layer for the evening, all year round
