From Marrakech: Private 2-Day Zagora Desert & Ait Ben Haddou Tour with Overnight Desert Camp

A 2-day private Zagora desert tour from Marrakech with camel trekking, sandboarding, and an overnight luxury Berber camp stay.

Getting started

Your 2-day private tour from Marrakech begins with hotel pickup in Marrakech, where your professional, bilingual driver-guide meets you at your accommodation. You travel in an air-conditioned and comfortable vehicle, with transportation insurance and fuel included, as you leave the city and drive toward the Atlas Mountains and the Draa Valley on your way to Zagora Desert.

Desert journey and arrival activities

What to expect

The journey takes you from Marrakech toward the desert, with time to see changing landscapes and traditional architecture, including a visit to Ait Ben Haddou if you choose to explore with a local guide at your own expense. You then continue through the Draa Valley toward Zagora Desert, arriving in time to begin your desert activities.

Features

• Travel on a private tour with a bilingual driver-guide who handles route planning and navigation while you take in the scenery.
• Ride in an air-conditioned and comfortable vehicle, with transportation insurance and fuel included, from Marrakech to the desert and back.
• Use the onboard Wi-Fi during sections of the drive, subject to signal availability, to share your journey or plan the rest of your trip.

Camel trekking and sandboarding in Zagora

What to expect

On arrival at the Zagora Desert, you switch from vehicle to camel for a slower, traditional way to cross the sand. The desert light softens toward evening as you make your way toward the camp, then you can try sandboarding on the nearby dunes before settling in for the night.

Features

• Join a camel trekking experience at sunset in Zagora Desert, following your camel caravan across the dunes toward the overnight camp.
• Take part in a sandboarding activity on the slopes around the camp, using the provided board to slide down the sandy ridges.

Luxury Berber desert camp evening

What to expect

As night falls, you arrive at a luxury Berber desert camp, where you spend the night in a traditional tent with upgraded comforts. After freshening up, you sit down to a shared evening meal in the open-air camp area, then have time to relax under the night sky.

Features

• Stay for 1 night in a luxury Berber desert camp, sleeping in a traditional Berber tent with enhanced bedding and camp facilities.
• Use your private warm shower and toilet in the camp to wash off the sand and get comfortable after your camel trekking and sandboarding.
• Dine on a traditional Moroccan dinner under the stars, served in the camp’s dining area with local dishes prepared on site.
• Stay connected using Wi-Fi provided at the camp, where available, to upload photos or contact family.

Morning in the camp and return to Marrakech

What to expect

Morning in the camp starts quietly, with time to enjoy the desert at first light before you prepare for the drive back to Marrakech. After breakfast, you check out of your tent and meet your driver for the return journey.

Features

• Eat a freshly prepared breakfast in the camp, with simple morning dishes made on site before departure.
• Travel back to Marrakech in the same air-conditioned and comfortable vehicle, with hotel drop-off in Marrakech at the end of your 2-day private tour.
• Cover only your own lunches and any personal expenses on the way back, since lunches and personal expenses are excluded from the tour.