2 Days Zagora Desert Tour From Marrakech with Camel Ride, Accommodation & Meals

Zagora Desert Tour From Marrakech – You have a chance to ride a camel to reach your Berber campsite, and sleep under the stars. Your guide will be on-hand to guarantee an insider’s view of life in the mountains, from traditional dinners to picturesque castles.

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

This shared 2 days Zagora desert tour from Marrakech departs around 07:30 AM. You will be joining a group tour to Zagora through Tizi Ntichka pass ( 2260 m. alt ). Driving past different Berber villages, and locals herding their goats. Stop in the middle of the High Atlas Mountains to take some pictures, stretch your legs or have a cup of coffee.

Upon arrival to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, you will have some free time to discover the UNESCO world heritage village, and its famous Kasbah, which has been used as a set for various Biblical epics as well as a backdrop for commercial and modeling photo shoots. Should you wish to join the group on a guided tour, there is an extra fee of €3.00 euros per person for your local guide. After the visit to the Kasbah, you will have an hour’s lunch break.

From here, we will continue to drive past Ouarzazate and 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 hundreds 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 Zagora desert while assisting to an amazing sunset for about an hour. Please kindly note that there are barely any sand dunes in Zagora.

Before it gets dark, we drive our camels to our Berber desert camp nestled in the middle of nowhere. A delicious Moroccan dinner will be served at your bedouin camp. After dinner, get ready for a fantastic drum show and local music next to the campfire. Your local desert nomads hosts will be playing drums and singing local folklore music until around midnight. Feel free to learn about the star’s constellation or just enjoy the silence of the desert under the crystal clear skies.

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

Early in the morning, your camp hosts will wake you up to watch the sunrise, After breakfast, ride your camels again to meet your vehicle and driver on the main road.

From here, we depart to Ouarzazate, where we will stop for lunch at a local café, and visit Taourirt Kasbah (optional – depending on timing, entrance fees apply).

In the afternoon, we drive back to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains.

Your Zagora 2 days desert tour from Marrakech will end at the late evening around 20:00.