2 Days from Marrakech to Zagora Desert
The shortest desert trip from Marrakech: the High Atlas, Aït Ben Haddou, the Draa palm groves and a night in a Zagora camp.
Photo: Youssef Taghlaoui / Unsplash
Marrakech is the most popular starting point for a trip to the Sahara. From here, the road crosses the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass, passes Aït Ben Haddou and reaches the desert. Our routes go from a short 2-day trip to Zagora to a full week in the south, such as the 7-day desert and south Morocco tour.
If you want to see the dunes of Erg Chebbi, where our team lives, choose at least three days, as in our 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga tour. To finish in another city, the 4-day trip to Fez via the desert is a good choice. We also run private day trips from Marrakech.
The shortest desert trip from Marrakech: the High Atlas, Aït Ben Haddou, the Draa palm groves and a night in a Zagora camp.
Our most popular trip: the High Atlas, Aït Ben Haddou, Dades Valley, Todra Gorges and a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
Cross Morocco from Marrakech to Fez with two nights in the Merzouga dunes, Gnawa music, Todra Gorges and the cedar forest.
A calm loop from Marrakech: Ouarzazate, Skoura oasis, two gorges, a Merzouga camp and the kasbahs of the Draa valley.
A clear, well-timed week: Marrakech, the High Atlas, Dades, a Sahara camp and Fez, with exact times for every day.
A private honeymoon: rooftop riad in Marrakech, couples hammam, kasbah nights and two nights in a luxury desert camp with dinner on the dunes.
A complete loop of south Morocco: Telouet, a night in Aït Ben Haddou, two nights in Merzouga, Zagora, Tamegroute and the Draa valley.
A guided geology journey: High Atlas folds, Anti-Atlas volcanoes, trilobite beds in Alnif, Erfoud fossil workshops, Kess Kess mounds and two gorges.
Nine days of birding: Atlas passes, the Tagdilt track, Merzouga desert specialities and the Northern Bald Ibis in Souss-Massa.
Lisbon and Sintra, a short flight to Marrakech, then the High Atlas, a Sahara camp, Fez and Casablanca in ten private days.
Ten days of comfort: palace riads, private guides, hammam and cooking class, two nights in a luxury Sahara camp and elegant Fez.
A relaxed day on the Atlantic coast: argan trees, the UNESCO medina of Essaouira, the fishing port and fresh fish for lunch.
A green day out from Marrakech: the 110-metre Ouzoud waterfalls, a walk to the pools, Barbary macaques and lunch with a view.
An easy afternoon in the Agafay stone desert: camel ride, Atlas mountain views, sunset and dinner in a camp, back the same night.
A green day in the High Atlas: a Berber family house, argan oil, the Setti Fatma waterfalls and lunch by the river.
A long and beautiful day: the Tizi n'Tichka pass, a guided visit of Aït Ben Haddou and the film town of Ouarzazate.