Multi-day trip

Marrakech: Overnight Sahara Tour to Zagora & Ait Ben Haddou

Activity provider:Marrakesh Travel Services
Multi-day trip

Marrakech: Overnight Sahara Tour to Zagora & Ait Ben Haddou

Activity provider:Marrakesh Travel Services

From US$ 101.73 per person

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Enjoy 2 days and an overnight stay night in Zagora, watching the sun rise and set over the Zagora dunes.

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Duration 2 days
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Live tour guide
English, French, Spanish
Pickup included
Pickup is available from all Marrakech hotels. For guest houses and riads, the pickup will be from the closest point accessible by van. This location will be provided the day before the activity.

Experience

Itinerary
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    Pickup location:

    Marrakech

  • Ouarzazate

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    Ait Benhaddou

    Sightseeing

  • Ait Benhaddou

    Free time

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    Zagora

    Camel ride

  • Zagora

    Dinner, Camp activities, Sunset

  • Atlas Mountains

  • Arrive back at:

    Marrakech

Main stop
Other stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights
  • Discover the Sahara during a trip from Marrakech
  • Visit impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Enjoy a camel trek in the sunset and sunrise
  • Feast on a dinner at a campsite in the Zagora dunes
  • Explore the Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou, and Ouarzazate
Full description

Discover Ouarzazate and Zagora on this 2-day trip from Marrakech. Visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou fortress and admire stunning views of the Atlas mountains. Ride camel through the Sahara during the sunset. Savor a local dinner and breakfast and stay overnight in a tent at the Zagora dunes. 

Day 1:

Begin with early-morning pickup from Marrakech. Travel through the dessert sandstone city of Ouarzazate. Stop at the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, where you will have free time to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Continue to the verdant Draa Valley, which is well-known for its amazing ksour and kasbah. Head to Zagora and make your way to the windswept dunes for a sunset camel ride. Make camp at a campsite in the Zagora dunes and enjoy a hearty dinner of local flavors.

Day 2:

Wake early morning for a typical Berber breakfast before watching the sunrise from the back of your camel in the dunes. Board the bus and take the road back to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains.

Includes
  • Transportation
  • Camel ride
  • Overnight stay in tents
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Entrance to kasbah
  • Local Guide

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Camera
  • Long pants

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Smoking in the vehicle

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 1033 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.3/5
  • Transportation
    4.4/5
  • Service
    4.2/5
  • Organization
    4.2/5

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The experience was fantastic and was something I would definitely recommend. But the guide in that town on the way to Zagora was not exactly the best when it came to service. But as soon as you got out to zagora, there is nothing to say, it was simply fantastic. If you want to save some money, you can bring a veil (we gave 80-120 dhr for our veil) and sunglasses (we gave 65-120 dhr for sunglasses) from home, otherwise the only other food issued was on the road, which we gave approx. . Dhr 100 per person in the restaurant. But otherwise good trip.

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February 15, 2019

It is a long time to sit on a bus. The pee breaks were at a nice interval. Ok tour around a city where many films have been shot. Don't buy a scarf. It went well with those we had with us, and completely without, on the way back. You have to ride with your luggage. We didn't really know what was going to happen in the camp. First tea and nuts. Late they called and said we had to eat. In a huge tent. It was fine. The men at the table were happy that we were vegetarians because there wasn't much meat to share. There was dancing, music and bonfires. It was endlessly cold at night in the tents. The breakfast was good. Currently there is road work through large parts of the Atlas Mountains, and it is a long trip. My kids are teenagers and it was fine. There were not many children in the camp. You must bring your own water.

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December 29, 2018

It was a good experience to get out into the desert area, the starry sky was fantastic. The drive was very long, with many stops at various vendors both days. The camel ride itself was a great experience, we only got out to the dromedaries when it was pitch dark, I don't know how long we rode there, but in the morning it was 40 minutes. It was amazing to climb the mountain in the morning and see the sunrise, it cannot be described. Whether we will do it again : I'm not sure, it was two very long days of mountain driving, with a local driver.

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November 21, 2017

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