2-Day Zagora Desert Trip from Marrakech

View from the top of Ait Ben Haddou Village Ouarzazate

Duration2 days

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

If you're in Marrakech for longer than a weekend break, there is nothing more authentic than a desert trip where you spend the night in a traditional Berber tent.

Options

Luxury Desert Camp

✔ Luxury Desert Camp: Private, spacious tents with proper beds, rugs, and solar lighting. Attached private bathrooms
✔ Ait Ben Haddou Guided Tour: Explore the UNESCO-listed ksar with a local guide
✔ Private Tour: Dedicated guide/driver, customizable stops, flexible timing.
Duration: 1 day 12 hours: Total Tour Duration: 36 hours (approx. 1.5 days).
Camel Ride Duration: 1-1.5 hours (round-trip to camp).
✔ Included: Day 1: Dinner + breakfast (Day 2). Unlimited Moroccan mint tea at the camp.
Optional wine with dinner (paid locally).
✔ Standard Route: Marrakech → Tizi n’Tichka Pass → Ait Ben Haddou → Draa Valley → Zagora → Desert Camp → Return via Ouarzazate.
✔ Vehicle: Private 4x4 or minivan Air-conditioned (fewer passengers, more comfort).
✔ Included: Pickup/drop-off at Marrakech hotels/riads.
Camel ride in Zagora.
Berber music performance at camp.
Pickup included

Standard Desert Camp

✔ Standard Berber Camp: Traditional nomadic-style tents with private sleeping area and shared bathroom & Shower for all guests
✔ Ait Ben Haddou Guided Tour: Explore the UNESCO-listed ksar with a local guide
✔ Private Tour: Dedicated guide/driver, customizable stops, flexible timing.
Duration: 1 day 12 hours: Total Tour Duration: 36 hours (approx. 1.5 days).

Camel Ride Duration: 1 / 1.5 hours (round-trip to camp).
✔ Included: Day 1: Dinner + breakfast (Day 2).
Unlimited Moroccan mint tea at the camp.
Optional wine with dinner (paid locally)
✔ Standard Route: Marrakech → Tizi n’Tichka Pass → Ait Ben Haddou → Draa Valley → Zagora → Desert Camp → Return via Ouarzazate.
✔ Private Vehicle: Private Air-conditioned minivan or 4x4 (fewer passengers, more comfort)
✔ Other Inclusions: Pickup/drop-off at Marrakech hotels/riads.
Camel ride in Zagora.
Berber music performance at camp
Pickup included

What's included

Transport in 4wd or minivan
Accomodation in a Berber tent
Sunrise and sunset camel rides
Dinner
Breakfast
Multi languages speaking driver.
Pick up from hotels outside the historic centre

Lunches and drinks
Gratuities
Entrance fee

What to expect

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Draâ Valley - Zagora

Merzouga Dunes
Pass by

On the first day we leave Marrakech behind at 8 am, on the road to Zagora. On the way we pass through the Tizi-N-Tichka mountain pass, a road which crosses the High Atlas 2260 metres up, and from where various Berber villages can be seen.

Having made a brief stop at the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, we continue on the way to Zagora, crossing the Anti Atlas and seeing the Berber village of Agdez, the Draâ Valley and its palm grove, the last sign of vegetation before entering the desert.

The tour arrives in Zagora with enough time to ride a camel and enjoy the desert sunset, and having eaten a traditional dinner we spend the night in an authentic Berber tent with a drum show.
Merzouga Dunes
Pass by

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Taourirt Kasbah
20m · Admission ticket included

Visit Taourirt Kasbah
Ksar Of Ait-Ben-Haddou
1h · Admission ticket included

1 Hour to visit the old town Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
Zagora Markets
Pass by

Desert tour
Tizi n Tichka
5m · Admission ticket included

a stop in high mountains to take some pictures
Draa Valley
10m · Admission ticket included

to see Draa Valley, more than 100 km of palms tree.