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Our 2-day tour from Marrakech to Zagora is one of the most distinctive Marrakech desert tours. This trip is ideal for tourists exploring Zagora, the closest desert to Marrakech. Our two-day excursion will allow you to discover the treasures of southern Morocco and experience the rich culture and breathtaking landscapes of the Moroccan desert.
We will travel through the beautiful High Atlas Mountains to admire the gorgeous highlands and traditional Berber villages. During this two-day desert journey from Marrakech to Zagora, you will have the opportunity to explore the magnificent Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987 and one of Morocco's most famous landmarks.
Many blockbuster films, including Gladiator, The Mummy, Kingdom of Heaven, and The Message, have been filmed at this prominent kasbah. We will pass through Ouarzazate, known as the "Gateway to the Sahara," and traverse the Anti-Atlas Mountains to reach the picturesque Draa Valley, home to Morocco's longest river. We’ll arrive at our favorite site, the serene Zagora Desert.
You will also experience an unforgettable camel ride in the Zagora Desert to watch the sunset, followed by a magical night at a traditional desert camp under the starlit sky. Please note that there are no high dunes in the Zagora Desert — it features smaller dunes and a more rocky terrain compared to the dramatic sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Merzouga Desert.
We leave the red city of Marrakech at 7:30 a.m. and take the road that winds across the High Atlas Mountains. At the highest point is the Tizi n´Tichka Pass, which is 2260 meters tall and offers stunning views of the region.
We take a road to the left to visit the fortified ksar of Ait Benhaddou, made famous by the many blockbuster movies filmed there since the early 60´s. You can walk the village to its high point to get a better view and perspective of the location. We continue our journey to Ouarzazate, where we will have a lunch break near Kasbah Taourirt, a cultural and historical place of interest.
After lunch, we will take the road south to Agdz and the mighty Draa Valley, the ancient trade route for Saharan camel trains coming from Timbuktu with gold, spices, and enslaved people and returning with salt. This region has impressive Kasbahs; Tamnougalt is a five-hundred-year-old ksar with many fine examples of rammed earth architecture. The landscapes become more expansive and lunar-like as the Sahara nears, and the vast oasis of date palms is your constant companion.
Finally, we reach Zagora, the last large town before the desert and the native homeland of the Saadian dynasty, which ruled Morocco in the 17th century and whose tombs are in Marrakech.
You will take a camel ride from Zagora to the campsite in an oasis. Here, you can enjoy a nomadic lifestyle for the evening, dine under the stars, listen to local music, and sleep in a desert camp.
Our staff will wake you early to see the sunrise over the dunes, followed by a typical breakfast in the bivouac. We will pack up then and return by camel to meet the driver for the trip back to Marrakech. In the early morning light, the landscape is quite different from the evening; you will see many more kasbahs and local villages, things you missed from the journey down.
We return to Ouarzazate, and you have free time for lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we cross the Atlas Mountains and reach Marrakech by the late afternoon, where this 2-day desert trip ends with drop-off at your accommodation or airport.
I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me
John Doe
February 8, 2020 at 11:51 am
I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me
John Doe
February 8, 2020 at 11:51 am
I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me