From Marrakech: 2-Day Zagora Desert Small-Group Tour with Camel Ride and Overnight Camp

A 2-day small-group desert tour from Marrakech with camel rides, camp dinner and breakfast, and traditional evening entertainment.

Getting started

Your 2-day small-group desert tour from Marrakech begins with round-trip transportation from Marrakech toward the High Atlas Mountains. As you travel, the road climbs through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass and continues past palm groves and traditional villages in the Drâa Valley on the way to the Zagora desert.

Journey to the desert and arrival activities

What to expect

The drive takes you across the High Atlas Mountains via the scenic Tizi n’Tichka Pass, then onward through the Drâa Valley. Along the way, there is time to see the UNESCO-listed Aït Ben Haddou and its fortified village setting before you continue toward Zagora.

Features

• Travel through changing mountain and valley landscapes as you leave Marrakech behind and cross the High Atlas via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass.
• Stop at or near Aït Ben Haddou to explore this UNESCO-listed ksar, known for its earth-brick architecture and long history.
• Continue through the Drâa Valley, passing palm groves and small settlements that mark the approach to the desert.

Inclusions at this stage

• 2-day small-group desert tour from Marrakech
• Round-trip transportation from Marrakech

Camel rides and evening at the standard desert camp

What to expect

As you reach the Zagora desert, you transfer to camels for a ride through the desert landscape, often timed around sunset. After the camel ride in the Zagora desert, you arrive at the desert camp where dinner and breakfast are provided, along with traditional music and evening entertainment.

Features

• Join a camel ride in the Zagora desert, moving over compact sand and gravel plains as the light changes toward evening.
• Settle into the shared camp area for dinner and breakfast, with Moroccan dishes served in a communal setting.
• Listen to traditional music and evening entertainment at the camp, with performances held in the open-air gathering space.

Inclusions at this stage

• Camel ride in the Zagora desert
• Dinner and breakfast at the desert camp
• Traditional music and evening entertainment at the camp

Overnight stay and morning in the desert

What to expect

Night is spent at the desert camp so you can experience the quiet of Zagora after dark. With this Shared Trip with Standard Desert Camp Stay option, your overnight stay in a standard desert camp is included, and you wake up to a calm desert morning before starting the return journey.

Features

• Sleep in simple, standard tents at the desert camp, with basic facilities suited to an overnight stay in the desert environment.
• Step outside after dark to enjoy clear desert skies and the quieter atmosphere once the evening entertainment ends.
• Wake early to the cool morning air, have breakfast, and prepare to leave the camp for the drive back to Marrakech.

Inclusions at this stage

• Overnight stay in a standard desert camp
• Standard desert camp overnight stay