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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 must 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 desert tour 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 or Erg Chebbi,Sahara desert, doesn’t offer big dunes.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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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 must 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 desert tour 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 or Erg Chebbi,Sahara desert, doesn’t offer big dunes.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Draa Valley – Zagora Dunes
Stop At: Zagora camp (Marrakech desert tours), Unnamed Road, Morocco
7 am marks the start of your 2 days desert trip from Marrakech to Zagora. Our professional drivers will pick you up from your accommodation in spacious air conditioned 4WD vehicle or minibus. First, we will cross the high Atlas Mountains via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass that overlooks the green mountain’s foothills to reach Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, the official UNESCO world heritage site and the Kasbah that has served as shooting location for many famous Hollywood movies. Also worth mentioning is that the view from the highest hill there is marvelous! Afterwards we will be stopping at Africa’s Hollywood, Ouarzazate to visit Kasbah Taourirt and have lunch. Following lunch we will drive through the heavenly oases of Draa valley that stretch over 180 km. Late in the afternoon we will have reached Zagora dunes, where we will camel trek into the sunset to reach our nomadic desert camp in the middle of zagora. At the camp we will enjoy a hot meal and some local music before spending the night in our tents
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Private Tent – Camel Ride with sunset & sunrise – Entertainment with Local – depending the packages chosen
Day 2: Zagora Dunes – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
You will be woken up before sunrise to catch the first magical glimpses of light rays that declare the beginning of a new day. Following a traditional Berber breakfast in the bivouacs of Zagora, we will trek by camel to our vehicles and journey back to Marrakech, passing by Ouarzazate for lunch, then across the High Atlas Mountains again to reach Marrakech by 5 pm ending your 2 days Marrakech to Zagora desert tour.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: We will drop up you at your Hotel in Marrakech
