Marrakech: 2 Days tour to Sahara Zagora Desert & Ait-BenHaddou

4.7 (196 reviews) Marrakech, Morocco
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Duration2 days
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LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
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Overview

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.

Options

Camp with Shared Bathroom

Pickup included

Camp with Private Bathroom

camp with private Bathroom: On this option the Camp with private bathroom and also will be an upgrade of Food .
Pickup included

What's included

  • Camel Ride
  • Dinner
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Accommodation in private Berber Camp
  • Breakfast
  • Pick up and drop off from your accommodation if it's accessible by car
  • Lunch and Drinks
  • Visit Studio Cinema in Ourazazate ( not allowed if there is not enough time or if they making movies
  • Local guide in Ait ben Haddou Optional (Cost 3€)

What to expect

Day 1: Marrakech to Kasbah ait Ben Haddou-Ouarzazate-Zagora
  1. Marrakech
    10m
    First enjoy your breakfast at your hotel before your picke up from your accommodation at 7:00am The tour Departs from Marrakech at 7:30am in a modern, air conditioned minibus.
  2. High Atlas Mountains
    1h
    Travelling over the Atlas mountains,
  3. Ait Ben Haddou
    1h 30m
    Traveling over the Atlas mountains enjoying the magnificent views of the surrounding countryside below and we visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. This journey takes approx 3hrs .
  4. Ouarzazate
    1h
    After our break, we continue to Ouarzazate (approx 1 hour or so) for lunch break and visit the Studio Cinema. If we have enough time . But not allowed to visit if they are making some movies
    Lunch is available in the local cafe's.
  5. Draa Valley
    30m
    we continue along the Drâa valley to reach our destination of Zagora.
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  6. Zagora
    7h
    After a break in Zagora, we will meet our Camels, who will take us on a 1 and half hour trek into the dunes to reach our desert camp in the dunes of Nakhla.
Day 2: From Zagora back to Marrakech
  1. Zagora
    7h
    After a traditional Berber breakfast, just prior to sunrise, we have 1 and half hour camel ride at sunrise to explore the area further and we head back to Zagora on our Camels. When we reach Zagora, we have the opportunity to take a shower and then we begin our journey through the Draa valley and over the Atlas mountains, with plenty of stops for photos and lunch, to Marrakech.
  2. Marrakech
    7h
    We usually return to Marrakech, arriving between 17:00hrs and 18:00hrs

Meeting and pickup

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The pick up time is about 7h20

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The pick up tim3 is about 7h15 min

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The pick up time at 7h20 min

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You need to be innour meeting point arround 7h25 min .

Meeting point

If your accommodation is near to Jamaa elfna our meeting point is Maroc post office in jamaa Elfna . For that you need to be at front of Poste office at 7h30 min .

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The pick up time is about 7h20

End point

The pick up tim3 is about 7h15 min

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The pick up time at 7h20 min

End point

You need to be innour meeting point arround 7h25 min .

End point

If your accommodation is near to Jamaa elfna our meeting point is Maroc post office in jamaa Elfna . For that you need to be at front of Poste office at 7h30 min .

Pickup details

The pick-up is included if your Hotel/accesible by car but if your accommodation doesn't accesible by car we will provide the nearest meeting point possible to your Hotel/Riad . BUT if your accommodation doesn't accesible by car and doesn't near to any of our meeting point or it far from the jamaa elfna square more then 6 km . The pick-up will cost an extra charge we will discuss about it .

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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