2-Day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech: High Atlas Mountain Crossing and Bivouac Camping
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661 Ratings
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Embark on a thrilling 2-day desert adventure from Marrakech. Cross the majestic High Atlas mountains, visit Ait Benhaddou castle, and experience a camel ride to a bivouac campsite in Zagora. Includes transportation, accommodation, and authentic Moroccan meals.
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • High Atlas Mountains - you will stop many times for pictures in High Atlas Mountains
  • Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou - You will meet a local guide in Ait Ben Hadou to visit the Kasbah
  • Ouarzazate - You will stop in Ouarzazate city to visit the studios of cinema , Kasbah of Taourirte ( Optional visit ) .
  • Zagora - You will enjoy a camel ride twice and spend a overnight in the desert .
What's Included
  • Overnight accommodation in Berber camp
  • Included meals: 1 breakfast and 1 dinner
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off service
  • Sunset and sunrise camel rides in Zagora
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Embark on a 2-day desert tour that takes you across the towering High Atlas mountains to an overnight bivouac campsite. Led by your local guide, you will discover the enchanting castle at Ait Benhaddou and ascend to heights of 3,800 feet to visit Ouarzazate city. A 1-hour camel journey from Zagora delivers you to your camp. The package includes transportation by minivan/coach, a berber style tent stay, authentic dinner at the camp, and a traditional Berber breakfast.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
Rue des Banques
we will meet you in front of cafe de france in the main square Jamaa El Fna
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(661 Ratings)
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Wangarikimani
Jun 2, 2024
Wonderful desert experience. - Our driver Ibrahim was amazing. Very jovial and engaging. He drove us well from Marrakesh and back. The desert camp experience was wonderfully our tour guides were so kind and supportive and went out of their way to make us comfortable as possible. We had a couple who got sick during the trip and our guides were very helpful. It was totally worth it.
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Myriampb5221oy
May 14, 2024
Zagora desert excursion - Very nice excursion, magnificent landscapes throughout the journey. All the speakers were very friendly, especially Ibrahim, the driver, who showed us some very pretty places
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Grace_c
May 13, 2024
BEST TOUR!! - Wow! We could not recommend this tour more! This was one of the most fun experiences we have had. Firstly, all the accomodations/ traveling are so nice and comfortable. Our driver, Hamid, was awesome! We had an incredible guide in the Berber village, and our guides Hassan and Lassan in Zegora were just so much fun. The food is incredible and there are so many opportunities to purchase keepsakes. Overall, it is very well planned and coordinated, and beyond everything, everyone we encourted was simply beyond kind and hospitable.
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Saraos3945li
May 10, 2024
at the gate of the desert in Zagora - nice experience in the desert with kind and nice driver Laarbi and excellent local guides in the cities and especially in the desert.
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At_b
May 1, 2024
Best Tour I’ve Ever Booked!! - This was the best tour I have ever taken, period. Please immediately book this tour to have the time of your life!!! Abdo our driver and Muhammad from camp made the experience for us! You get it all from traditional Moroccan food, to sleeping under the stars in the Sahara and dancing to Amazigh music. Drive 9 hours from Marrakech to Zagora and make several interesting stops along the way. Seriously this felt like something out of a movie it was so cool. Camel ride into the desert + sandboarding!! Thank you to everyone who made this possible!! More than worth it, please book now!!
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Alessiaa7286he
Apr 29, 2024
WEEKEND IN THE DESERT - Fantastic experience thanks to our legendary guide Yassine. Long but comfortable journey by minivan, with various stops for photos, visits and lunch. Everything organized in detail. Super luxury tented camp in the desert. Upon returning, visit Atlas studio. Thanks to Todo marruecos tours and Yassine for his availability and attention.
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Juditveres
Apr 28, 2024
Great tour, nice guides and good food - Amazing experience! 2 days are generally short to do a tour all the way to the desert from Marrakesh, but this tour has really made the most out of it. Our guide Abdul was super nice, made the long drive comfortable with spaced stops and he always gave us the best tips. During the stopover in Ait Benhaddou we had a local guide to show us around and tell us the story of the area and lunch was good quality (few local options available). The sunset camel ride was amazing, and the desert camp is a lot better than we expected! There are new showers (with hot water), private tents, the local guides are very friendly and the whole area is very pretty with great attention to detail. The drive back on the second day is pretty long, but we did a few stops on the way to stretch our legs and take some pictures. Water is not included so best to bring some with you, but in all stops there are options to buy. Overall very recommended and would like to thank Abdul for this great experience!! Ps. Consider that pick up time is the same for everyone, so depending on how they do the route you may have to wait up to 1 hour, don't panic they will come :)
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Lilyfg5998tt
Apr 28, 2024
Great trip to do with friends/couples - The most amazing experience! Our driver Abdo was a fun vibe got us there safely. Great dinner and breakfast. The campsite was a home feel. I loved the live music at night and seeing the stars.
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Viviangt6015ur
May 6, 2024
Special experience :) - Even though it was a long way it didnt feel too exhausting because of many beautiful trips. The guide (Ibrahim) was very friendly and welcoming, always having a smile :) the desert camp was just WOW. even tho it is just the gate to the sahara it is totally an experience and worth it especially if you have limited time :) a beautiful atmosphere, drums and dancing at a camp fire and lying under millions of stars awaits you :)
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Roam01604353142
May 30, 2024
Where is the desert? - At dinner they don't ask us if we want to drink something or what we want to eat, they only bring 1 option. The tents are not in good condition, the beds are old as are the blankets. Experience falls short due to the area being very rocky, not resembling the desert.
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