From Marrakech: 2-Day Zagora Desert Trip & Camel Trek

Travel from Marrakech to the Zagora Desert on a 2-day tour with camel rides at sunset and sunrise plus 1 night accommodation.

Getting started

Meet your driver at the meeting point, Hôtel Restaurant Café de France on Jemaa el-Fnaa in central Marrakech. After your mobile ticket is checked and your group is confirmed, board your comfortable air-conditioned vehicle with fuel included. Settle into your seat as you begin the journey out of the city toward the Atlas foothills and the desert landscapes ahead.

Ait Ben Haddou

What to expect

Visit Ait Ben Haddou, a fortified village and UNESCO-listed ksar that sits between Marrakech and the desert. You explore its earthen alleyways and stepped architecture on foot with a dedicated Ait Ben Haddou local guide.

Features

• Walk through the ksar while your Ait Ben Haddou local guide explains how the mudbrick houses and alleys are arranged and points out key viewpoints over the surrounding valley.

• Use your in-person and Audioguide in 5 languages to follow along in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, or Portuguese so the stories remain accessible as you move through the site.

• Travel to and from Ait Ben Haddou in an air-conditioned vehicle with fuel included, so the long-distance transfer between Marrakech, the ksar, and the Zagora Desert is covered for you.

Zagora Desert and camel trek

What to expect

Continue onward to the Zagora Desert, where you swap wheels for a traditional camel trek. The experience focuses on light desert exploration rather than deep Sahara dunes, with key moments timed for changing light.

Features

• Join camel rides at sunset and sunrise, with one camel provided for each participant so you can ride individually across the desert terrain at both times of day.

• Follow your camel caravan as the sky shifts through evening and early morning colors, giving you two distinct perspectives on the Zagora Desert environment.

• Keep your essentials with you while the air-conditioned vehicle with fuel included handles your main luggage and the overland sections between Marrakech and the desert.

Desert overnight stay

What to expect

Your first day ends and your second day begins in the desert, with a simple overnight stay that breaks the journey and frames both camel treks. This 1 night accommodation is included in the tour.

Features

• Spend 1 night accommodation in the Zagora Desert area, which forms your base between the sunset and sunrise camel rides and allows you to rest between driving stages.

• Start your second day with breakfast and end your first day with dinner included, so two main meals around your overnight stay are taken care of for you.

• Make use of the in-person and Audioguide in 5 languages during the wider 2-day journey to hear explanations in your preferred language while you move between Marrakech, Ait Ben Haddou, and Zagora.

Wrapping up

Your 2-day tour finishes back in Marrakech at Hôtel Tazi on Pass. Prince Moulay Rachid. From here, you can continue on foot into the nearby Jemaa el-Fnaa area or arrange your own onward transport, with any lunch, drinks, tips, and personal expenses during the trip handled directly by you.