The 2-day Zagora Desert Tour starts with the pick-up from your riad/hotel in Marrakech in the early morning. We will drive across the High Atlas mountains using the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260 meters).
After that, we will reach the UNESCO World Heritage ksar Aït Benhaddou, which was used for filming movies such as Gladiator and Game of Thrones. We will have lunch and then we will drive further through Ouarzazate and Agdz and start our tour through the legendary Draa Valley, the longest river valley of Morocco.
We will be arriving in Zagora in the afternoon and a camel walk will take you to the nearby dunes to see the sunset in Sahara. After that, we will drive further to your Berber desert camp for dinner and campfire music.
Be up early to watch the sunrise over the sand dunes – one of the highlights of your Marrakech to Zagora desert tour. Once breakfast is served in camp and you ride back on a camel, we set off on our way back.
The route back takes us through the Draa Valley and Ouarzazate, with an option to make a stop at the Atlas Studios or Taourirt Kasbah. After crossing the High Atlas Mountains once more, we head into Marrakech.
The cost of this Marrakech Zagora desert tour depends on your travel dates, number of passengers, and accommodation type (standard or luxury). The tour includes private transport, 1 night in a Berber desert camp, a camel trek, and dinner and breakfast.
Since this is a private tour, the price per person decreases as your group size increases. Final quotations depend on group size and season.
This 2-day Zagora Desert Tour is offered as a private tour — your own vehicle, driver-guide, and flexible schedule. Shared group options may be available on request.
About 7–8 hours each way, including stops. We break up the drive with photo stops, lunch, and visits to Aït Benhaddou and the Draa Valley.
For your Marrakech to Merzouga desert tour, bring comfortable clothing, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, a light jacket for cool desert nights, and comfortable shoes.
Yes — a camel trek into the dunes at sunset is included in the tour price.
Layers, sunscreen, a hat, a scarf, comfortable walking shoes, a headlamp, and cash (MAD) for lunches, tips, and entrance fees.
Yes — if you prefer not to ride, you can be driven directly to the desert camp.
No. Lunches are excluded from the tour price. Our driver will recommend suitable restaurants along the route, where you can select and pay for your preferred meal.
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan and other dietary requirements can usually be accommodated when they are communicated in advance. Please provide details about allergies or special meals when you make your booking.
The Moroccan dirham is the most convenient currency for lunches, drinks and personal purchases. Euros may be accepted in some tourist areas, but they are not accepted everywhere.
Give us your travel dates and number of people traveling and our travel team will do the needful for you. We will respond to you within 24 hours with all the travel details and booking details. After confirming everything, a deposit will confirm your booking.
Make your reservation for the best 2-day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech — with your own private vehicle, a camel trek, a Berber desert camp, and unforgettable Sahara memories.