2 days from marrakech
Marrakech to Zagora 2 days desert tour is the most popular camel ride sunset desert tour we offer. The 2 days Zagora desert tour is a most do experience for those travelers who do not have the luxury of time. And would love to have desert tour experience, sleep in tents and ride a camel. This 2 days from Marrakech gives you the opportunity to pass the high Atlas Mountains. Admire the stunning views of Draa valley and its palm groves, visit the UNESCO world heritage sites. Ride camels and spend the night in the camp or under the stars. Please bear in mind that Zagora is a rocky kind of desert which unlike the Erg Chegaga Sahara desert, doesn’t offer big dunes.
DAY 1: MARRAKECH – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – ZAGORA.
Firstly your days desert tour to Zagora departs at 07h00, through Tizi Ntichka pass ( 2260 m. alt ). Driving past different adobe Berber villages, in addition locals herding their goats. You will have some free time to explore the UNESCO world heritage heritage village, and its famous Kasbah That has been used as a set for various Beblical epics as well as a backdrop for commercial and modeling photo shoots.
From here, we will continue to Ouarzazate, where we will have lunch at leisure. Early in the afternoon, we will cross the Northeastern parts of the Anti Atlas Mountains to the oasis of Agdz. After a quick stop in the village center. Get ready to admire one amazing scenery after another driving along Draa Valley with its fortified Kasbahs and oases dotted with hudreds of thousands of dates palm trees. Draa Valley hosts the largest palm tree plantation in Morocco.
Upon arrival at Zagora desert late in the afternoon. We meet our camel caravans, and our camel trekking adventure will begin through the sand dunes while assisting to an amazing sunset for about an hour. Just before it gets dark, we drive our camels to our Berber desert camp nestled between the middle of nowhere. Dinner will be served tonight under the stars while the local Berbers entertain us with their drums. Feel free to learn about the stars constellation or just enjoy the silence of the desert under the crystal clear skies.
DAY 2: ZAGORA – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH.
Early in the morning, your camp hosts will wake you up early to watch the sunrise if you wish.
After breakfast, ride your camels again to meet your vehicle and driver on the road.
From here, we depart to Ouarzazate, where we will stop for lunch at a local café, and visit Taourirt Kasbah.
Early in the afternoon, we drive back to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains.
Finally your 2 days from Marrakech to Zagora will end in Jamaa Elfna Square at about 18h00 in the summer and 19h00 in the winter.