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From Marrakech: Zagora 2-Day Desert Safari with Food & Camp

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Activity provider: Ando Travel Ltd
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    From Marrakech: Zagora 2-Day Desert Safari with Food & Camp

    Activity provider: Ando Travel Ltd
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    Experience the Berber lifestyle on a 2-day desert safari to Zagora from Marrakech. Sleep in a typical desert camp, see the sunrise and sunset from the back of a camel, visit Ait Ben Haddou, and more.

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    Duration 2 days
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    Live tour guide
    English, French
    Pickup optional
    You will be picked up from your accommodation in Marrakesh
    Private group available

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Experience the life of a Berber at a desert camp in the Sahara
    • Cross the shifting sand dunes on the back of a camel
    • Sleep under a canopy of stars
    • Go to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou
    • Discover the setting for many Hollywood epics
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    Live the life of a Berber on a 2-day desert safari to Zagora and the Draa Valley from Marrakech. Experience the shifting sand dunes on the back of a camel, sleep under a canopy of stars, and follow in the footsteps of Hollywood royalty on a visit to the world heritage village of Ait Ben Haddou.

    Day 1: Marrakech - Zagora

    Following an early morning pickup from your hotel or riad in Marrakech, drive across the High Atlas Mountains en route to Ouarzazate, where you will stop for lunch at your leisure.

    Continue to the oasis of Agdez, before driving through the date and palm trees of the Draa Valley. Marvel at the fortified Kasbahs along the way. Upon arrival at Zagora, meet your camel caravan and ride a camel over the sand dunes as you watch the sunset paint the desert sands.

    Then, transfer to your Sahara Desert camp just before dark. Settle into your private tent, and enjoy some free time to explore the surrounding desert scenery. Dinner will be served under the stars while your nomad hosts entertain you around a campfire with the beat of their tamtam drums.

    Day 2: Zagora - Marrakech

    Wake early to experience the magic of a desert sunrise (optional). Then, enjoy breakfast before climbing back into the saddle of your camel for the ride back to the main road.

    Here, your minibus will be waiting to take you on a scenic drive to the world heritage village of Ait Ben Haddou. Instantly recognizable as the setting of various Hollywood epics, it’s also a popular backdrop for photo shoots with international fashion magazines and agencies.

    Explore the Kasbah at leisure, with some free time for lunch, before the picturesque drive back to Marrakech.

    Includes
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
    • Transportation by air-conditioned minibus
    • Driver
    • Camel trek in the Zagora dunes at sunset and sunrise
    • Entertainment around a campfire
    • Standard accommodation in a Berber desert camp
    • Hot showers and toilets
    • Dinner
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch and drinks
    • Local guides (recommended, approximately €2 per person)
    • Tips and personal expenses
    • Bottled water
    Not suitable for
    • Pregnant women
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You must bring your own headphones
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You must fill out a travel information form
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check
    • Masks are required while indoors
    • Masks are strongly recommended for anyone indoors regardless of vaccination status. Unvaccinated participants are required to wear a mask while indoors
    • All participants who are over 5 years and 3 months old must present proof of full vaccination and a valid form of ID. Participants with proof of valid religious or medical exemptions and children under five years and three months are exempt. All participants over 2 years old must wear a mask

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    Know before you go

    • If the road across the Atlas Mountains is blocked during winter, an alternative route is available via Taroudant. Customers must pay a mandatory supplement of €10 per person if the alternative route is taken
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.3 /5

    based on 425 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.5/5
    • Transportation
      4.4/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Safety
      4.4/5

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    Great 2 day trip. Our driver Adil was really nice and knew the road! Very comfortable air-conditioned minibus, small group of 6, which is great! The landscapes are breathtaking.. the Atlas is magical! The village of aïe ben haddou is magnificent even if our guide is not very useful…. The camel ride is great, but less comfortable than the minibus! Lol… super clean Berber camp, the hosts are adorable. Large hot showers, toilets available. The meal (chicken tagine) is really very good… very fresh breakfast and cooking… the road is long but the show is grandiose…. Only regret: gates of the Sahara so stone desert.. the sand dunes are much further ☹️

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    4 August 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – France Verified booking

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    Die Tour war genauso wie wir uns das vorgestellt haben. Die Abholung war pünktlich und der Fahrer supernett und lustig. Das Kamelreiten inkl. Abendessen und Camp waren zur vollsten Zufriedenheit. Als einziger Minuspunkt wird der Besuch im Ait Ben Haddou gesehen. Das Städtchen an und für sich ist schön, jedoch hatten wir das Gefühl, dass uns der lokale „Guide“ abgezockt hat. Eigentlich ist der Besuch kostenlos, jedoch verlangte er 3 Euro pro Person und bestand auf ein Trinkgeld. Das Restaurant, in welches er uns führte, war eine Bilderbuch-Touristenfalle. Das Essen scheusslich und die Zeit sehr begrenzt, da noch weitere Touristen abgezockt werden mussten. Alles in allem ist die Tour empfehlenswert, aber besser nicht im Hochsommer.

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    30 July 2022

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    Nice experience, long journey but with many stages. A visit to Ait ben Haddou is not included and costs € 3. Walk on the dromedaries of about forty minutes to get to the camp which is wonderful, well equipped. They prepared dinner and breakfast for us, large and good portions. We spent the night with the Berbers, danced and sang to the sound of drums. Seen sunset and sunrise.

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    17 July 2022

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