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2-Day Zagora Desert Tour from Marrakech
2 days
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Day 1: Marrakesh - Zagora
After pickup from Marrakech at 7am, you will begin your journey crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n'tichka pass toward the beautiful village of Ait Benhaddou. Upon arrival at the site, enjoy the splendour of its historical castle which is built on a hill, overlooking the area.
From there, you will stop in Draa Valley well-known for its amazing Ksour and Kasbah before climbing to an altitude of over 3,800 feet (1160 meters) in the arid land of Ouarzazate city. Within the last portion of the drive connecting Ouarzazate with Zagora, you will admire the most beautiful valleys of Morocco and its beautiful villages filled with local handicraft shops.
In the past, the Oasis of Zagora was a caravan centre, the starting point of the great trans-Saharan convoys. Once there, you will enjoy a 1-hour camel ride from Zagora to reach the bivouac campsite. Along the way, you will be able to view the amazing panoramic sunset. At the camp, you will savour a traditional dinner under the starlit sky and retire to your tent to spend the night near the dunes of Zagora.
Day 2: Zagora - Marrakesh
In the early morning around 5am, you will wake to a beautiful sunrise over the sand dunes and enjoy a typical Berber breakfast offered at the camp. Once again, you will ride camel for 1 hour going to Zagora. If time and weather permits, you will visit Tamegroute. It's only about 13 miles (20 kilometers) from Zagora on the old road to Timbuktu. The town is known for its historical library of the Koranic School of Zaouia Naciria and by the handicrafts cooperative of pottery.
Along the route to Marrakech, you will enjoy lunch in a local restaurant (at own expense) before making the circuit again through the Atlas mountains and through the Tizi n'Tichka pass.
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After pickup from Marrakech at 7am, you will begin your journey crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n'tichka pass toward the beautiful village of Ait Benhaddou. Upon arrival at the site, enjoy the splendour of its historical castle which is built on a hill, overlooking the area.
From there, you will stop in Draa Valley well-known for its amazing Ksour and Kasbah before climbing to an altitude of over 3,800 feet (1160 meters) in the arid land of Ouarzazate city. Within the last portion of the drive connecting Ouarzazate with Zagora, you will admire the most beautiful valleys of Morocco and its beautiful villages filled with local handicraft shops.
In the past, the Oasis of Zagora was a caravan centre, the starting point of the great trans-Saharan convoys. Once there, you will enjoy a 1-hour camel ride from Zagora to reach the bivouac campsite. Along the way, you will be able to view the amazing panoramic sunset. At the camp, you will savour a traditional dinner under the starlit sky and retire to your tent to spend the night near the dunes of Zagora.
Day 2: Zagora - Marrakesh
In the early morning around 5am, you will wake to a beautiful sunrise over the sand dunes and enjoy a typical Berber breakfast offered at the camp. Once again, you will ride camel for 1 hour going to Zagora. If time and weather permits, you will visit Tamegroute. It's only about 13 miles (20 kilometers) from Zagora on the old road to Timbuktu. The town is known for its historical library of the Koranic School of Zaouia Naciria and by the handicrafts cooperative of pottery.
Along the route to Marrakech, you will enjoy lunch in a local restaurant (at own expense) before making the circuit again through the Atlas mountains and through the Tizi n'Tichka pass.
Included
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Overnight accommodation in berber camp (Tizi Camp or Similar)
- 1 Breakfast
- 1 Dinner
- Camel ride in the sunset and sunrise in Zagora
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Not included
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- +212667471403
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
60%
Aquatic
35%
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It was horrible! -The bus has no air conditioner and the seat was very uncomfortable. -In the morning we spend an hour in Marrakesh and waiting to our bus driver. -Our guide was completely unnecessary... he speaks mostly spanish, he only translate to us some information if we asked it. The second day he doesn't come back with us to Marrakesh, and the bus driver did not speak english, so we couldn't communicate to anyone. -In your description there is absolutely NO information about how long the journey is! It was 9 hours bus trip each day!!! PLUS THE STOPS! -In the bus trip we didn't see the historical castle that you promised. -Our dinner in Ouarzazate city was extremly expensive, small and bad... Our guide recommended this horrible restaurant. -WE MISSED THE SUNSET, because the bus stopped so many place just because they want us to buy something everywhere... You promised us that we will be able to view the amazing panoramic sunset. This was one of the main reason why we went to the desert and you're ruined it! We spent our money to see the sunset in the desert and we got nothing.... Oh, and the dunes of Zagora is not similar to the picture that you show in your description! -The camel ride was half hour each day... not 2 hours like you promised! -At the camp we get the dinner after 10 o'clock... and it was awful. -The typical berber breakfast was stale bread, butter and some jam... -On the way back to Marrakesh, at the first stop the bus driver pick up a stranger who paid for him. I didn't feel safe. You are not keep what you're promised in your description, so in my opinion it was a customer deception. I paid 160 USD for this trip, I want 80 USD back, because I didn't get what I expect!