Morocco desert trip and Marrakech highlights
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1154 USD
per Adult
Choose from our thoughtfully designed Morocco trips, tailored to your tastes and shaped by handcrafted moments. Experience ancient souks, sunsets over golden dunes, and warm hospitality in family-run riads that reveal the country beyond the surface.
These journeys are created for travelers who value authentic, tailor-made travel with local guides, private pacing, and unexpected discoveries along the way. Share your interests and travel dates, and we will design an intimate itinerary that feels both personal and effortless.
Reserve your place today and transform a short escape into a vivid memory that stays with you for a lifetime.
Deserts and Marrakech trip highlights
- Personalized Marrakech riad experience: Stay in a restored riad with a local host; enjoy private cooking and guided souk tours.
- Sahara camel trek and desert night: Customize a sunset camel trek ending in a private camp beneath starry Sahara skies.
- Atlas Mountains and kasbah discoveries: Explore the Atlas villages and ancient kasbahs with a local guide.
- Culinary tours and market tastings: Design hands-on food experiences: private lessons, street-food tastings, and spice-market visits.
- Flexible luxury transport and local hosts: Travel in comfort with a private driver and tailor-made itinerary.
| Day | Location | Activity | Overnight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marrakech | • Arrival at Marrakech Airport • Meet private driver and transfer to riad or hotel in the medina • Personalized welcome and orientation walk through the souks | Marrakech |
| 2 | Marrakech | • Guided walking tour of the medina • Visit Koutoubia Minaret, souks, alleyways, Djema El Fna • Small-group Taste of Marrakech food and spice tour | Marrakech |
| 3 | Marrakech / High Atlas / Agafay | • Drive through the High Atlas • Explore Berber villages and share tea with a local family • Views of Lalla Takerkoust Dam and Ouirgane Valley • Arrival in Agafay Desert, sunset and nomadic encounters | Agafay Desert Camp |
| 4 | Draa Valley / Zagora / Erg Chigaga | • Guided walk through Draa Valley • Visit Zagora and Tamengroute pottery workshops • Drive to M’hamid and off-road journey into Erg Chigaga • Sunset camel trek and desert camp experience | Erg Chigaga Desert Camp |
| 5 | Erg Chigaga / Taznakht / Marrakech | • Sunrise over the dunes and breakfast at camp • Cross Lake Iriki and off-road plains • Drive via Foum Zguid and Anti-Atlas Mountains • Visit Taznakht carpet cooperative • Continue to Marrakech | Marrakech |
| 6 | Marrakech / Casablanca | • Leisurely breakfast • Souk stroll or hammam • Private transfer to Marrakech or Casablanca Airport | — |
Arrival to Marrakech
Welcome to Morocco. Upon arrival in Marrakech, you will be warmly greeted at the airport and transferred to your riad or hotel in the heart of the medina.
Your tailor-made Morocco travel begins with a personalized welcome, followed by a leisurely walk through the vibrant souks and an orientation with your local guide, who will shape your experience to perfectly match your interests and travel style.
Marrakech guided walking tour
Explore the heart of Marrakech with your local guide as part of your Morocco itinerary, wandering through the historic medina to admire the iconic Koutoubia Minaret, maze-like alleyways, colorful souks, and the electric atmosphere of Djema El Fna.
On a small-group Taste of Marrakech tour, awaken your senses as you sample fragrant spices and authentic street-food delicacies from family-run stalls that bring the city’s culinary traditions to life.
High Atlas to Agafay via Ouarzazate
Depart Marrakech in the morning and journey through the High Atlas Mountains toward Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, and Agdz, crossing the lush Draa Valley along the way. Discover traditional Berber villages, share mint tea with a local family, and take in sweeping views of the Lalla Takerkoust Dam and the Ouirgane Valley.
By late afternoon, arrive in the Agafay Desert on the outskirts of Marrakech. Settle into luxurious tented accommodations with private en-suite facilities, where nomadic encounters, golden sunset vistas, and starlit skies create an authentic, tailor-made Moroccan experience.
Draa Valley to Erg Chigaga
Begin your day with a guided walk through the lush palm groves of the Draa Valley, gaining insight into traditional oasis life and sampling sweet local dates.
Continue by road to Zagora and Tamengroute, renowned as some of the best places to visit in Morocco for their distinctive green-glazed pottery, which is still fired in traditional earth ovens and has been traded across the country for centuries.
Travel onward to M’hamid, where the paved road ends and an adventurous off-road journey leads you deep into the remote dunes of Erg Chigaga, a defining experience of a desert and Marrakesh trip.
Upon arrival at camp, meet your camel guide and set out on a serene sunset camel trek, as golden sands fade into twilight and the desert sky fills with stars.
Tips from Jana
Morocco Travel Expert
When exploring the Draa Valley and Erg Chigaga, wear light layers and bring a scarf, as desert mornings can be cool while afternoons warm up quickly. Take the time to connect with your camel guide, as desert hospitality is deeply personal and often becomes one of the most memorable parts of the journey.
Erg Chigaga, Foum Zquid, Taznakht, Marrakech
Wake to sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chigaga, then after breakfast begin the drive back to Marrakech, crossing off-road plains and the mirage-like Lake Iriki. At Foum Zguid, rejoin the paved road and follow the Anti-Atlas Mountains toward Taznakht.
Stop at the Taznakht carpet cooperative to meet local weavers and learn traditional dyeing and knotting techniques, then continue across the High Atlas to Marrakech.
Departure from Marrakech or Casablanca
Savor a final Moroccan morning in Marrakech with a leisurely breakfast, a last stroll through the souks, or a relaxing hammam reminiscent of desert nights.
A private transfer will take you to Marrakech or Casablanca airport for your onward flight. Our custom Morocco trip service ensures seamless logistics, thoughtful details, and lasting memories. We look forward to welcoming you back.
