2 -Days Desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora
👉 Day 1 : Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Agdez – Zagora Marrakech
2-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Zagora (Shortened Version)
Your desert adventure begins at 8:00 AM. Our driver will pick you up directly from your hotel or riad in Marrakech. We leave the vibrant Red City and head southeast, passing through small villages on the way.
The road climbs into the Atlas Mountains and reaches the famous Tizi N’Tichka Pass (2,160 m). This high pass is often covered in snow during winter. The route offers stunning views. We’ll stop at a panoramic point to enjoy the scenery and take a short break. Afterward, we continue through traditional Berber villages.
The landscape changes as we drive another 90 km toward Ouarzazate, the gateway to the desert. Here, you’ll visit the historic Kasbah of Taourirt, once home to Caid Pacha Glaoui. You will also explore the Cinema Museum. Ouarzazate is well known for its film studios, where many international movies were shot.
We then continue for another 90 km through beautiful valleys to reach Agdez. We’ll stop to capture photos of the stunning views.
When you arrive at your Zagora desert camp, the team will welcome you warmly. You’ll be shown to your private tent and offered a cup of mint tea. This is a perfect moment to relax, meet other travelers, and enjoy the peaceful desert atmosphere.
This 2-day tour from Marrakech to Zagora offers unforgettable scenery, rich culture, and genuine Moroccan hospitality.
👉 Day 2 : Zagora – Draa valley – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Tizi-N-Ticha – Marrakech
The second day of Zagora desert trip starts with an early breakfast, so you don’t miss the awesome sunset Zagora has to offer, another opportunity to take beautiful pictures.
Then Ride the camels back to meet the car at the end of the paved road. Leave Zagora behind and head straight back to the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou, where you will have lunch, before exploring the site, declared by the UNESCO as a world heritage site… Seven families still live in the old village of Ait Benhaddou, the rest have moved to the other side of the valley, a more modern side. Ksar Ait Benhaddou was a pausing station for the caravans traveling along the Ounila valley; the merchants either exchange goods here and go back to the desert, or pause to rest then continue to Marrakech, they used to trade salt, silver and slaves.
After visiting the Ksar Ait Benhaddou, we will take the road back to Marrakech, to arrive there around 6 or 7pm, where your driver will drop you at the location of your choice. 2 Days Desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora.
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Include:- A room in the hotel where we organize our desert trips to leave some of your luggage & -shower
- Parking for you car if you have
- Nomad tents (Desert camp)
- Dinners and breakfasts
- Camel each/guide
- Camel ride to spend the two nights in the desert & lunch with nomad peoples
- Bottled water
- Sandboarding in the dunes
not Include: - drinks
- the entrances
- lunches
- tipping driver or guide