Overnight Tour from Marrakech to Zagora Including Desert Camp and Camel Trek
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Overnight Tour from Marrakech to Zagora Including Desert Camp and Camel Trek

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1st day: Marrakech, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, Zagora 

From Marrakech discover the South of Morocco, by riding the mountains of the Great Atlas and their famous Tizi-n Tichka pass perched at 2,200 meters above sea level, you will stop in the valley of the Ounila to visit the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou classified since 1987 a world heritage site By UNESCO. Being once a traditional crossing point for caravans connecting Marrakech to the south of the Sahara, the famous Kasbah has housed scenes from several bestsellers of world cinema like Mummy, Gladiator, 7 years in Tibet or Alexander the Great.

Go through the 167 Km you have left to reach the dunes of Zagora through the village of Agdz which gradually emerges from the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Enjoy the captivating views of the Draa Valley, dotted with the first rooftops of the Kasbah and its oasis of palm trees that give way to the dunes of the Zagora desert.

Once in Zagora, go for a unique camel ride on the dunes and savor local cuisine in a Saharawi tent (Khaïma) in a bivouac prepared especially for you to spend the night.

Day 2: Zagora - Agdez - Marrakech

After breakfast, ride your camel again and then head back towards Marrakech through the Draa Valley. Stop at Agdez, visit the kasbah then on to Tamnougalt. Continue to Ouarzazate via Tizi n'Tnifift, where you can stop for lunch, before ending your tour in Marrakech.
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Included
  • A night at the bivouac (Berber tent) half board: dinner/breakfast
  • Visit to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou
  • Professional Driver
  • Swap for a 4x4 Vehicle or a Camel ride from Zagora to desert camp
  • Marrakech Hotel pickup and drop-off in a Minibus
  • Live entertainment
Not included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
Reviews
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Diana M
1 | 2017-03-22

I would strongly recommend that visitors do a different tour. My group was five people there were three or four other couples in the group at large. During the camel ride, the guides ended up separating us 2/5 in one group, 3/5 in another string of camel riders that went another direction. We tried to ask in multiple language where they were taking the rest of the group, and the guides refused to answer. When we arrived at the camp, we tried to ask more people in English and French. The guides again refused to answer or said they didn't know. Finally we asked the right question -- did you take our friends to another camp? They answered yes, but would not tell us why. This made no sense, because there was space at our camp, and they ended up bringing around 10 completely different people to our camp that were not in our original riding group. This was extremely disconcerting and we were treated very rudely. We just gave up trying to get answers and went to sleep. Luckily we met up with our group in the next morning. They had also attempted to ask where we were taken and why, and were ignored or lied to about not speaking English or French. There was no fire at the campsite as described in the description, though we saw other camps in the distance had fires. We asked about this and were told it was 'because they did not have any wood.' Dogs barked all night in the campsite so the sleep was not ideal. The 'breakfast' in the morning was leftover bread from the dinner the night before. As mentioned by another reviewer, the pictures of giant sand dunes are completely wrong -- there are small dunes right around the campsite. You mostly ride your camel near a road. The description of the tour does not state that at places you stop on both days, the tours cost more money if you want to do them. While we saw some beautiful places, the way we were treated and the differences in the description of the tour versus reality made this an unpleasant experience that frankly felt unsafe and unwelcoming. I strongly recommend against this tour, but if you take it, bring extra money for the tour costs not included, and make sure your group stays on the same line of camels or you will be separated.

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joanne
1 | 2017-01-16

The pictures you see on site are not what you see there. This tour goes only to the small Sahara, you need the three day tour to go to the big Sahara which is where you may see sights that reasonable the pictures. This tour says you can choose between a camel ride and a 4WD out to the site, this is wrong. I wanted the 4WD as I am pregnant and they did not provide one. They kept ignoring me, hoping I would change my mind and take the camel ride. Eventually they had someone in a local car take me to the site well after it was dark and everyone else had left on the camels but the next morning when it came time to return they pretended they knew nothing about me needing the car or preferred 4WD and instead I was made to walk with the camels back. The tour indicates all guides are paid for, they are not, you will need to have cash to pay for local guides and to tip the guides at the camp site. These are compulsory. Some members of our group refused to pay and were hassled and severely questioned until they gave the money over. Our driver was also our tour guide for the trip. However, the closest we got to hearing him talk about anything was when we stopped somewhere and he indicated how long we had until we had to be back in the bus. There was no commentary or information about what we were actually doing. Positive - the stars are pretty good to see still, but the rest of the trip is pretty average.

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Janine S
5 | 2015-09-17

Long but recommended. Helpful staff and guides. Comfortable a/c minibus. Excellent Berber camp.

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