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2-Day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech

2-Day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech

High Atlas · Aït Ben Haddou · Draa Valley · camel ride and night in the Zagora dunes

⏱ 2 days☾ 1 night⚑ From Marrakech⚐ To Marrakech✦ Private tour

Overview

The shortest way to sleep in the Sahara from Marrakech. Cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou and follow the palm groves of the Draa Valley to the dunes of Zagora, where your camels wait for the sunset.

Highlights

  • Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) in the High Atlas
  • Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, UNESCO World Heritage
  • Palm groves and kasbahs of the Draa Valley
  • Sunset camel ride and night in a desert camp

Itinerary

D1

Day 1 · Marrakech – Aït Ben Haddou – Zagora

Morning pick-up at your hotel and drive across the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, with stops at Berber villages and viewpoints. Visit the ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, continue past Ouarzazate and down the Draa Valley, an oasis of palm trees and old kasbahs. In the late afternoon you ride a camel into the dunes to your camp for dinner, music around the fire and a night under the stars.

Meals: DinnerNight: Desert camp
D2

Day 2 · Zagora – Marrakech

Wake up early for the sunrise over the dunes, breakfast at the camp and camel ride back. Drive back to Marrakech through Agdz and Ouarzazate, with time for lunch and photo stops on the way. Arrival in Marrakech in the late afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast

Route map

  1. 1Marrakech
  2. 2Tizi n'Tichka
  3. 3Aït Ben Haddou
  4. 4Ouarzazate
  5. 5Agdz
  6. 6Zagora

Round trip – same road back. Open in Google Maps ↗

What's included

Included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle with English-speaking driver
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or riad
  • Fuel and parking
  • Camel ride to the desert camp
  • Night in a desert camp tent with bed and private bathroom
  • Dinner and breakfast at the camp
  • Sandboards at the camp

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments
  • Local guides in the cities (optional)
  • Tips

Photos

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Good to know

  • Long driving days: around 7–8 hours each way with stops.
  • Zagora has smaller dunes than Merzouga; for the big Erg Chebbi dunes choose the 3-day tour.
  • Private tour: dates and timing adapted to you.
  • Free cancellation conditions confirmed with your quote.
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