Our 2-day Zagora desert tour starts at 8:00 AM. Our driver will come to pick you up from your Riad or hotel in Marrakech in a comfortable air-conditioned 4×4 car or minivan. We leave the ochre city behind and drive south-east, crossing many small and dispersed villages on our way.

After about 100 kilometers, we start to go up as we reach the chain of the Atlas Mountains and the highest pass in the chain, Tizi N-Tichka (2160m). The pass is usually covered in snow during the wintertime. We will stop in one of the terraces in Tichka to stretch our legs, maybe grab a cup of coffee to fully wake up. After the pass, we cross several Berber villages again, perched in the mountains and hills.

The scenery on the road changes frequently, leaving no room for boredom. Arriving in Ouarzazate (~90 kilometers from Tichka pass), we will stop to visit the beautiful Kasbah of Taourirt (home to former Caid Pacha Glaoui) and the museum of Cinema, as Ouarzazate is a noted film-making location, it has two huge film studios, inviting some of the big international experts of the industry of cinema to work there.

After visiting the attractions of Ouarzazate, we will drive again through the beautiful valleys for another 90 kilometers to reach Agdez and appreciate the view of its palmeraie from a high point. Then, just after a couple of turns, our lunch place awaits, a nice Kasbah in Tamnougalt. To get there, we take a little detour from the main road and cross a river, then drive through the fields.

The Kasbah has a nice terrace looking at the palm grove and is sunny enough to warm you up on cold days. After lunch, we continue our desert trip to the city of Zagora, where the camels await you at the end of the paved road, to take you to the bivouac in the dunes just in time to witness the majestic sunset and take memorable photos.

Once you arrive at the bivouac of Zagora desert, you are welcomed by the staff, given your tents, and gather for a mint tea session to get to know each other and break the ice with other comers. The night in the desert camp has a clear sky, and you can see countless stars and easily distinguish the constellations. After a nice home-made dinner, we gather around fire to enjoy a session of singing, dancing, and laughing around the fire, share beautiful moments, and forget the world.