2 days tour from Marrakech to Zagora desert

From the hotel in Marrakech or the meeting point, the 2 days tour from Marrakech to Zagora desert begins at 7 a.m. We start our journey bypassing via Ouarzazate on our way to Zagora. We make a pit break at Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah to take in the magnificent sights mentioned on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites List. We travel over to the Draa Valley, which is famous for such Ksour and Kasbah.

• Highlights

1. Visit Draa Valley
2. Discover High Atlas Mountains
3. Explore Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
4. See Kasbah Glaoui
5. Enjoy The desert experience
6. Visit Oasis and Palm grove
7. Travel between Berber village
8. Eat Berber dinner
9. Experience a Night in Berber tent
10. Camel rides at sunrise and sunset

This 2 days Marrakech desert trip is a shared group and can be made private, if so please don’t hesitate to text or email us. Upon arrival, we will take a camel ride, until we reach the khaymas camp, where we will have dinner and spend the night. There are luxury tents (with private bathrooms) you can book them in advance by contacting us.

Afterward, we get to Zagora, where you will spend 1.30 hours riding a camel at sunset. We finish the day with a nice classic meal together under the dazzling sand sky while retreating to a Berber camp below the limitless moon to nap. So start the journey with a traditional Berber meal in the Sahara before climbing our camels and riding further into the Dunes to see the dawn. Afterward, we go by car over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, the Diamond of the Southwest.

Marrakech desert trip 2 days

Please contact us if you need to know any more information about the tents, what it looks like from inside, we have already attached some pictures of the Zagora desert trip from Marrakech, beds are good quality and also the covers, we are trying the best to give you an excellent experience by providing the best tools and equipment.

The desert trips, whether privately or organization, carry personal bags. Kindly bring a small rucksack with you on your camel journey to the desert tent. The majority of your belongings will be stored in the car in Zagora or at the tent driver’s resort in Zagora. You can also bring your water If you prefer, you are free to do so, but there will be plenty of convenient businesses along the road where you may buy bottled water on a routine basis.

• What’s included

1. All transportation between destinations and activities
2. 1 night in half board in Berber tent at Tizi Camp
3. 2 Camel Rides
4. All Local taxes

The province of Zagora is located in the southeast of Morocco and is bordered by the province of Errachidia (northeast), the province of Ouarzazate (northwest), the province of Tata (southwest), and the Moroccan-Algerian border (southeast).

• Departure time

1. 7h10

The province of Zagora was created after dividing the vast province of Ouarzazate according to Decree No. 281-97-2 dated Dhu al-Hijjah 1417 AH corresponding to April 9, 1997 AD, and it belongs to the Souss-Massa-Draa region.

• Meeting Point

1. We will set up a meeting point in Marrakech if you stay in a Riad
2. Do you have any questions? contact us via WhatsApp click here 

It extends over an area of ​​22,215 square kilometers, and consists of two urban municipalities and 23 rural communes, with a population of 285,000, the majority of whom are villagers.  The terrain of this region varies between valleys, mountains, forests, and desert flats, and it is rich in sandhills in the east that meet the vast palm plantations in the middle of the Draa Valley. The region’s climate is characterized by being hot and dry in summer, and cold and dry in winter.

• Tour Langauge

1. French, English

Zagora is a Moroccan city belonging to the Souss-Massa-Draa region in the province of Zagora. Its name is derived from Mount Tazakoort. It is located in the southeastern part of the country. It is the largest region in the region. It has special traditions. It is one of the tourist areas in Morocco. Katawa, Amzrou and Tnzulin, as they are known as palm oases. The population of Zagora is 34,851 people, according to the 2004 census

Desert tour Marrakech to Zagora

By virtue of the occasional location of Zagora, its openness to the desert, and its internal location far from marine influences, its climate is considered dry and semi-desert. The characteristics of this climate are that it is very hot in summer and very cold in winter, and this is relatively reflected on both the temperature and the annual average of precipitation.” As for the temperature, the city knows high and irregular heat during the summer, reaching 40 º in some cases, and as for precipitation, it is known Zagora precipitation exceeds an average of 45 mm.

Marrakech to Zagora 2 days 1 night Desert Tour

Agriculture is concentrated in the Draa Valley and the Tazarine plain, which is rich in palms. Other types of yields are grains, marketing crops, almonds, apples, and apricots. As for the weak precipitation, it is consumed through the streams and the Al-Mansour Al-Dhahabi dam, as well as the hilly plains that give the palm its incomparable green color.

• Availability 

1. Daily availability

The rural population in the region mainly depends on subsistence agriculture (dates, henna, and other crops…) and raising some livestock in a traditional way that may not cover self-sufficiency in most cases.

2 Days Desert Trip From Marrakech To Zagora

Zagora is the starting point for short excursions on foot, by 4×4, or by camel ride. The Municipal Council of Zagora organizes the annual “Zagora Festival”, which seeks to highlight the qualifications of the region of Zagora and its natural and economic potentials and to value the local cultural heritage and the social capital of the region, with the aim of turning it into a lever for the development of the field.

• Return Details

1. Back to the starting point around 18:30

The region also includes a number of zawiyas, the most important of which are the Nasiriyah zawiya established in the sixteenth century, and the inscriptions on the rocks of the Draa Valley in Tazka, Tzarine, and Tanzulin, which are unique with drawings belonging to prehistoric times.

The most prominent traditional crafts in the province of Zagora are engraving on copper, clay, iron, and palm leaves, in addition to making pottery. a private Private 2 days Desert Tour From Marrakech to Zagora is also possible please contact us about it.