2 Days Desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora

Our 2 days desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora starts at 8:00 AM, our driver will come to pick you up from your Riad or hotel in Marrakech in a comfortable air-conditioned 4×4 car or minivan. We leave the ochre city behind and begin your journey over the TiziN’Tichka Pass (2260 m) and through the Atlas Mountains. This route is known for its breathtaking views of the high peaks and tranquil Atlas valleys. In the Ounila valley, we leave the main road to visit Kasbah Telout, an uninhabited clay brick castle that once belonged to the Glaoui family. We continue to Ouarzazate for lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, we head south and cross a second pass, Tizi n’Tnifift, at 1710m. We pass through the village of AitSaoun, which is on the former caravan road used by Saharan traders on their way back from Timbuktu. We reach the village of Agdez at the entrance to the beautiful Draa Valley with its elongated palm groves and interspersed with many Kasbahs. We continue our way through the lunar landscapes of the pre-Saharan roads to the town of Zagora. We will get on the camels for a walk of about an hour and a half among the dunes; we will arrive at the camp half an hour before sunset and we will have a mint tea together with the nomads of the camp. Then we will go to the dunes to admire the sunset, take a walk to discover the desert, waiting for the night to admire an extraordinary starry sky.

Early in the morning, we can admire the beautiful sunrise and the play of shadows on the sand. We make our way back to Zagora on camelback. On the way back to Marrakech we will pass the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah and have lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we will go to the Kasbah and visit it. We will have magnificent views of the landscape. You will soon understand why Ait Ben Haddou was once a famous film set. Numerous films have been shot here since 1962. After, we would have reached the Atlas Mountains. we will take the road back to Marrakech, to arrive there at around 5 or 6 pm, where your driver will drop you at the location of your choice.