2 days desert tour from Marrakech

Private Marrakech to Zagora 2-day desert trip

OVERVIEW
Your private 2 days desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora is your best chance to discover Morocco’s Sahara desert at a glance. This is the best overnight desert trip from Marrakech: It will introduce you to the Saharan landscapes of Draa Valley and Zagora desert. Drive across the High Atlas Mountains and walk to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou. At the end of the day, Ride your camel while watching a spectacular sunset. At night, join the Berber nomads playing Tam-Tam drums around the camp fire. That would be the highlight of your Marrakech 2-day desert tour.

2 days Marrakech to Zagora desert safari - Highlights :

Drive across the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi Ntichka pass
Visit the Berber village of Ait Ben Hadou, famous for its world heritage Kasbah
Drive along Draa Valley with its fortified villages, palm trees dotted rivers and oases
Ride your camel watching the sunset at Zagora desert
Sleep under the stars at your Berber desert camp
Visit Ouarzazate with its Taourirt Kasbah and Atlas Film Studios

Marrakech to Zagora overnight desert tour - Itinerary

Day 1 :
Marrakech – Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou – Agdz – Zagora Desert

(7 HOURS DRIVE)

You depart your 2 days desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora from your hotel or riad early in the morning (Around 07h30) to Zagora through Tizi Ntichka pass ( 2260 m. alt ) and cross various Berber villages on the way. Different stops will be made along the way to enjoy the scenery, take photos or just sip a cup of mint tea and stretch your legs.
Upon arrival to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, enjoy a short visit of this world heritage site used previously a set for various Hollywood epics like Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia. An hour visit of the Village will be organized at leisure with a local guide.
After lunch at leisure in either Kasbah Air Ben Hadou, or further in Ourrzazate, you’ll drive past the Anti Atlas Mountains, the Berber Village of Agdez, and Draa Valley with its hundreds of thousands of date palm trees. Draa Valley is considered the largest date palm plantation in Morocco.
We arrive Zagora late afternoon to get ready for a camel trek over the Zagora desert and watch a spectacular sunset before driving your camel back to your Sahara desert camp for a Moroccan dinner with drums entertainment under the stars.

Accomodation details:

Day 2 :
Zagora Desert – Ouarzazate – Atlas Mounains – Marrakech

(7 HOURS DRIVE)

After an early wake up for a camel ride and sunrise watch over the horizon, and a Moroccan breakfast, depart to Ouarzazate, where you can visit Tourirte Kasbah before lunch at leisure, and then continue back to Marrakech via Tizi Ntichka pass.
You should arrive back to your hotel or riad in Marrakech by late afternoon. Your 2 days Marrakech to Zagora desert tour will end by a drop off at your hotel.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Marrakech Desert Tours 2 Days

- Please kindly note that Zagora is flat rock desert, there are barely any sand dunes
- Driving time from Marrakech to Zagora ( not including stops for sightseeing, drinks, lunch …. ) is 7 hours
- Winter season is very clod in Zagora desert, please make sure you bring warm sleeping clothes
- Roughly 1 hour sunset and morning sunrise camel rides is included
- Please make sure you wear jeans or long shorts with for your Zagora desert camel trek to avoid skin contact with the camel saddle
- Your Zagora desert camp has electricity to charge your cameras and phone in the public areas, but not inside your tent.
- Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and good walking shoes are essential for this tour
- If you choose the comfortable camp ( included in the Zagora tour price ), please bring your bathroom condiments and a towel. If you choose to upgrade to the luxury camp, they are supplied within your ensuite bathroom.

Included

A/C modern 4×4 or van driven by an English speaking river /guide
Pick up from your Marrakaech hotel / Riad
Sunset camel ride
Overnight at a Sahara desert camp in Zagora ( Private tent ) with shared bathrooms and showers. Dinner and breakfast are included.
Upgrade to a deluxe camp with an ensuite tent available upon booking your desert tour ( €70 per person )
Sunrise camel ride
Drop off at your Marrakech hotel or the closest accessible location to your Marrakech riad if not car accessible.

Not Included

Beverages
Entrance fees if any
Optional local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou
lunches on the way

Price per person

Number of Participants	2	3	4	5	6	7	8-10	11-13	14-17
Price per person	189€	149€	129€	115€	105€	95€	90€	85€	80€

	2	3	4	5
	189€	149€	129€	115€

	6	7	8-10	11-13	14-17
	105€	95€	90€	85€	80€

Frequently Asked Questions

Distance between Marrakech and Zagora desert is 350 Km

Zagora desert is mainly flat rock desert. There is one sand dune next to your camp though.

Yes. You will have a private tent in your Zagora desert camp.

Yes there are. Zagora desert camp has shared hot showers and toilets outside your private tents. If you upgrade to the Luxury camp, Bathrooms will be private in your tent.

If you opt for the comfortable desert camp, bathrooms are shared. If you choose to upgrade to the luxury camp, bathrooms are located inside your tent.

Yes you can. Please make sure you prepare a small backpack to take on the camel ride to the camp. The rest of your luggage will stay safe in your vehicle for the night.

Your camel ride in Zagora desert will be consisted of one hour sunset camel ride and roughly 40 minutes sunrise camel ride in the morning.

Yes you can. You can either walk along the camel caravan to your desert camp, or a 4x4 will be supplied at an extra cost of 30 Euros

Unfortunately there is no quad biking operator in Zagora desert.

If you choose the comfortable desert camp, yes please, as well as your shower condiments. For the luxury camp, they are supplied in your tent. There is no need to bring them with you.

Unfortunately it is not. Our private desert tours are solely reserved to the party having booked the tour. The desert trip price per person depends on how many there are in your party. Feel free to join our shared 2 days desert trip to Zagora if you wish.

Marios N

2 Days Marrakesh to Zagora May 2019

Me and my girlfriend did the 2 days trip Marrakesh to Zagora and overall we were very satisfied. Below my comments: 1. Our driver, Mumu was simply amazing! He was very kind, smiling and hospitable! He assisted us in every of our needs and he also speaks very good English! 2. Very long drive but with nice company and some music, time passes by, after all the scenery along the way is amazing! 3. Our camp (Luxury option) was nice and clean (as far as a camp in the desert can be). Polite people, good service and food. Our bathroom had a few issues but I believe it was a single incident. 4. The communication with the site has to be mentioned! The manager is always there and ready to respond to any of your queries (What’s app). 5. Slightly expensive, we paid 500€ for two persons but it worth it. The tour was private, meaning that we had our own car and driver and we could adjust the trip however we wanted and chose the luxury camp option with the en-suite bathroom. All in all I believe this was a fantastic experience and totally recommend it!

Tommy D

Unmissable experience Oct 2019

Marrakesh we loved, but you have to take the trip to the Sahara and the Berber areas in the atlas to really see Morocco. It was a great trip and smoothly organised, in which we saw many breathtaking sights -and the highlight was the sunset in the Sahara, dancing by the fire with the Berbers and seeing the galaxy of stars at night away from the city lights. There is a lot of driving involved and some of the pre-paid eating places were not so good for vegetarians, but we had a great group and enjoyed every moment. Shukran

meaganeishen

WORTH EVERY MOMENT. Feb 2020

After doing extensive research on companies and tour options, my friend and I decided to go on the 2 Day Sahara Trip to Zagora. With only a short 4 days in Marrakech, we wanted to make the most of our time, even though we had read several reviews that said the time spent in the car made the trip hard to handle - we disagreed. We were given a meeting time and place the day before our trip via email/Whats App, so we knew exactly where to go and when to be there. The driver approached us with my name and gave the emailer's name as well to confirm and we were off (so easy)! We're both young and adventurous, so while the time in the car was sometimes not what we wanted to be doing, our driver, Fahid, was fantastic and took ample breaks for photos, water, etc. (We did buy water ahead of time and actually packed a small, collapsible cooler for snacks and water, which helped SO much). Everything in the country is incredibly inexpensive (a 10 Dirham water costs 1 Euro), and we felt good about the places he stopped. Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, the main stop of the driving portion was STUNNING and it does cost a mere 30 Dirham (3 Euro) to tip the guide at the end, but it was well worth it - seeing this location up close was such a cool opportunity. The lunch location was maybe a bit overrated, but it was inexpensive and we weren't too worried about choice, as we hit the road again soon. When we arrived to the camel ride, we met our guide, Ahmed, who was absolutely wonderful to us. From the first moment we felt so welcomed and the ride to the tents was enjoyable, too. The tents, while hot inside, were great and there was a bathroom with showers if we wanted to use them. We were welcomed with green tea, which was fantastic and for dinner given a chicken and vegetable tajine, which was fantastic. After dinner, we gathered in a circle and our guides played music for us, then brought the instruments around, teaching us how to play drums, etc. Ahmed went above and beyond with everything and made our time so enjoyable, and even helped us pull our mattresses out onto mats under the stars when we deemed the tent too hot to sleep in (our problem, as we chose a trip to Morocco in the heat of summer!). In the morning we were given breakfast and then took the camels back to Fahid, who again made ample stops on the way back to Marrakech. While we had a full van, it didn't feel too crowded and the A/C worked perfectly - we also needed time for sleep on the way back and I think all 17 of us took advantage of that, as the heat and all the traveling was exhausting. All in all, a PHENOMENAL trip that I would take again in a heartbeat, and extend if I could.

anonimo59700

Private 2 days Marrakech to Zagora tour Mar

Great trip trough the impressive Atlas, kasbah and al ksor, ending at an unforgettable camel ride into the sunset to sleep in the dunes in the desert near Zagora after a great berber meal and music. All with an excellent driver Mr. Karim Bouguern and an excellent camel guide Mr. Mohammed. Highly recommended!

S C

Private 4x4 visit of Zagora desert June 2018

The driver was excellent. I believe his name Mohamed (aka Little Mohamed) since there are more than one in the agency. His driving skills are excellent. He is well informed, and provide great advices. For example, he let us know how to haggle for cheaper price for souvenirs. Also his recommendation for other guides for places like the Old Kasbath was on point. Ours was an extra for the Game of Thrones. Overall, I will recommend him as a driver and overall guide for that desert trip.

Inês C.

2 days desert trip Oct 2018

We were a group of 7 and booked a private 2-day tour. We definitely recommend this trip!! Our guide Brahim was really kind and welcoming. He explained us a lot of questions regarding Morocco customs and land. We have learnt a lot with him (and laughed a lot as well - so fun!). He drove us safely all of those hours. The camping was much better than we could ever imagined! Great facilities, incredibly good for a desert. The meals were perfect! The dromedary guides were also very kind! And my dromedary was the sweetest one. If you want un unforgettable experience besides Marrakech, I totally suggest this trip! Thank you all.

Karola T

Amazing private trip to Zogora with Mohammed!!! Jan 2020

We went as a group of 4 from Marrakesh to Zogora for our dessert trip. Our driver, Mohammed, picked us up from our Riad, when getting into his car he made us feel very comfortable. On the way to Zogora we stopped pretty much as many times as we wanted. Mohammed took us to some restaurants known to locals only (best mix grill ever). Upon arrival we were welcomed by a camel keeper Salim. He then took us to our camp. Unfortunately we spent there only one night. Very relacji, very enjoying, definitely recommend if you are looking to run away from your day to day basis. Thanks again!

Luisa P

Beautiful experience in desert for a night May 2019

My friends and I was on the 2 day private trip to Zagora desert and we enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The trip was well planned and our driver Youssef was exceptional. Besides being a very skilled driver, he was very friendly and attentive, stopping at various places for us to have photo opportunities and even took the time to explain the history of some places to us. Our overnight stay in the desert was also really great with friendly guides, clean amenities and good food. Definitely recommending this trip for anyone visiting Morocco!

Guner

2 days trip to the desert Feb 2020

The trip was amazing, our driver Mohammed was excellent, he was really friendly, funny and helpful, he was perfect! The desert trip was a new experience and over the the expectations. The Delux tent was good, but it was to cold inside.

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