Marrakech Trip Overview
the 2 days trip to the zagora desert is ideal especially for tourists who stay in Marrakech for a short time, it will allow you to discover an authentic and diverse Morocco rich in culture and geography totally contradictory from your departure from Marrakech to your arrival in the desert of Zagora, while admiring the magic and height of the high Atlas mountains and the only one in its kind such as anti Atlas and the splendor of the oasis of DRAA.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
the 2 days trip to the zagora desert is ideal especially for tourists who stay in Marrakech for a short time, it will allow you to discover an authentic and diverse Morocco rich in culture and geography totally contradictory from your departure from Marrakech to your arrival in the desert of Zagora, while admiring the magic and height of the high Atlas mountains and the only one in its kind such as anti Atlas and the splendor of the oasis of DRAA.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech to Zagora
Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, 38 Jemaa el-Fna, Rue El Ksour, Marrakech Morocco
we start our trip from the famouse place Jemaa Lefna in center of Marrakech, Crossed the highest Atlas Through pass (Tizi N Tichka) from an altitude of 2260 m.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
so we will visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ait Benhaddou /
Official name Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou is located in south of Morocco, It is an ighrem (fortified village in English) (ksar in Arabic), along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most citizens attracted by the tourist trade live in more modern dwellings in a village on the other side of the river, although there are four families still living in the ancient village. Inside the walls of the ksar are half a dozen (Kasbahs) or merchants houses and other individual dwellings, and is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Pass trough the Ait Saouen Col in anti atlas
Pass By: Draa Valley, Zagora 45600 Morocco
Crossed by the Draa valley, where there is more than 2 million palms along the draa river which stretches for a length to Senegal to the south.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a tent in the desert
Day 2: Zagora to Marrakech
Stop At: Kasbah Zitoune, W2C2+HC6, Ouarzazate 45000, Morocco
optional visit of the old district of Ouarzazat located behind the kasbah of Taourirt
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
