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4 Days zagora marzouga désert tour

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Head out from Marrakech to explore the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Enjoy a drive that takes you along the Draa Valley to its oases, ride a camel while enjoying the dramatic sunset over Erg Chebbi, spend a night under the stars at a desert camp, and much more
Private Tour
Culinary Experience
Culture and History
Music / Art / Festivals
Sightseeing
marrakech, Morocco
4 days
English, French, Spanish

What we'll do

Day 1: Marrakech – Zagora

Your 4 days Morocco desert tour from Marrakech will start with an early pick up from your hotel or riad and drive across the High Atlas Mountains past Berber villages in the middle of nowhere. Upon arrival at the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, you will have some time at leisure to explore the Kasbah before we continue to Ouarzazate for lunch.

Early in the afternoon, you will proceed to the oasis of Agdez,, from where you will start driving along Draa River dotted with hundreds of thousands of date palm trees and fortified Kasbahs.

Upon arrival at Zagora, meet your camels caravan for an hour camel trek on the desert while enjoying a spectacular sunset.

Dinner will be served under the stars while entertained by the local nomads around the camp fire.

Day 2: Zagora _ marzouga désert

After breakfast at your Sahara desert camp, and an hour camel trek back to your drop off point to meet your driver, you will cross the volcanic peaks of the Anti Atlas Mountains past lost oases to the village of Alnif, where we will stop for lunch.

Early in the afternoon, you will continue to Merzouga, where your camel caravan will be waiting for us to ride across Erg Chebbi sand dunes while admiring a dramatic sunset over the color changing sand dunes.

You will reach your Sahara desert camp hidden between the sand dunes just before it gets dark.

After some time at leisure to settle in your desert camp, a Moroccan dinner will be served under the stars, next to a camp fire while entertained by your noomad cam hosts playing their Tam Tam drums

Day 3: Merzouga - Boumalne Dades

If you wish, your Sahara desert camp hosts will wake you up to watch the surise in the middle of nowhere. Ride your camels back to Merzouga.

After breakfast, we will drive to the holly town of Rissani, the birth place of the Alaouite Dynasty who are ruling Morocco since early 16th century.

From here, you will proceed to Tinghir, one of the largest oases in the region, from where you will diviate into a secondary road along Todgha river to the spectacular canyons of Todgha. After some time at leisure to adimire the views and have lunch at one of the local cafés, continue to Boumalne Dades.

Dinner and overnight at your Dades hotel.

Day 4: Boumalne Dades - Marrakech

After breakfast, you will drive up to the Dades canyons enjoying some spectacular views of fortified Kasbahs and amazing rock formations before we continue to Ouarzazate via Klaa Mgouna, known for its Damascus roses plantation.

Upon arrival at Ouarzazate, you will have some time at leisure for lunch at a local café before you continue to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains.

Your budget shared 4 days desert tour from Marrakech will end with a drop off at your hotel or the nearest point to your riad.

Where we'll go

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Meeting point

Marrakesh, Morocco We meet you and pick up you at any place in Marrakech city. Let us know the details once you reserve your tour

Good to know

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Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi Ntichka pass Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah Travel along the road of 1001 Kasbahs and the Valley of the roses Spend the night under the stars at a desert camp in the middle of nowher

What is included?

  • English and French-speaking driver/guide throughout the tour
  • Local guide in Ait Ben Haddou and Tinghir who speaks English, French, Spanish, and Arabic
  • Camel trekking in the Zagora desert
  • Camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
  • Overnight in a standard Zagora desert camp (private tent with proper bedding and shared facilities), with dinner and breakfast
  • Overnight at a small 3-star hotel in the Dades Valley in a private ensuite room, with dinner and breakfast
  • Overnight in a standard Zagora desert camp (private tent with proper bedding and shared facilities), with dinner and breakfast.

What is not included?

  • Local guides
  • Admission fees (if any)
  • Lunches on the way
  • Beverages
  • Personal expenses
  • travel asserence

What to bring

  • camera
  • suncremm
  • hult

Cancellation and refund

The booking fee ($41.80 p.p. included in the displayed price) is non-refundable if you cancel your booking. If a local cancels a booking or does not show up at the agreed time and place, you receive a full refund of the booking fee.

You are buying a unique experience that also empowers local communities and people to improve their lives by sharing their knowledge and lifestyle.

We give space for creativity. The locals themselves decide and develop the activity idea and design it in a way they find interesting.

Locals get 100% of the price they want. The booking fee is added separately.

Meet the Local

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Hello i'm mustapha I'm a berber i love to meet people from all over the world and i will be your host ,this are my experience along with my wish to share it with you, I'm living my dream in my berber village near to Agafay Desert. I spend my time discovering the Nature.

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