2 Days 1 Night To Zagora Desert From Marrakech

The experience as such, is well, well organized, since there are different travel packages the management of it is well done. There are two stops scheduled to make two visits, one on the first leg and one on the second leg. The first day stops in a world heritage town, the contra that they force you to eat where they want if it does not feel bad and they hurry you to be on the bus. When you make the reservation it says that they must pay 2.5 € tip and being in the village I charge us the guide 3 € to enter the village (which I do not know if you can do + tip the guide separately), the visit to the village is done quickly and without giving us many guidelines of when the bus would leave or anything and obviously they take us to eat somewhere that suited them. The experience in the good desert, the only catch that was raining and they had no choice but to return by camel still raining. On the return trip from Zagora to Marrakech, the same a stop that was going to be 20 min in a village, people complained and we stayed almost 2 hours in that village since it was worth being there, but the driver's idea was to go to a road stop and be there eating 2 hours or more approximately (we know this from other buses that were there and the two drivers were friends so they had thinking the same thing for us). In summary, they should better explain the stops for the trip and give several options, they do not pose anything force you to do what they want and as they want and charge you in the end without warning before what they will do, it is the ugliest thing of the trip and force you to eat where they want since they take commission or invite them to eat.

Good aside from the fact that it’s not door to door as advertised but the workers in the desert were amazing

The Experience is unique. The first thing is 8 hours out and 8 hours back in two days. Then you make tour stops where you are forced to enter and pay to enter to see the village and then buy a scarf with high prices from Marrakech and also force you to eat where they want. Then once in the desert it's very cool, very nice people the only bad thing without the haimas that are very hot and we had to go out to the sofas outside to sleep. It is an experience I recommend but they abuse a little.

This tour was difficult to rate, because there were two parts: the drivers and everything at the desert itself. CONS: The first driver who picked me up from my Riad to bring me to the main van, was rude and not helpful at all and started my experience off horribly. The second driver, who turned out to be our main driver for the entire trip back-and-forth, was pleasant for most of the trip, however, the entire van of 18 people talked about how we were left in the dark because the driver did not speak any of our languages, and we never knew what was going on. My biggest complaint about the driver was that he dropped me off a far distance from my Riad, but told me that it was right there. It was not right there at all. Not only was it a 10 minute walk down seven twists and turns of tiny streets with all of my stuff, my GPS did not work in that area and I got lost. Then I got harassed and extorted by some locals who showed me the way. All because my driver did not care where he dropped me off. Also, yes, the van has A/C, but everyone complained and all three vans in both directions that we were hot and sweating on the bus because they did not keep the air-conditioning on, most of the time it was off or on low. It’s a very long drive, and with minimal AC made for an unpleasant drive. PROS: Ben Haddou and the lunch there were AMAZING! And literally everything from the time that the driver takes you to the desert. The Berber people met us with the camels and walked us to the camp. I had a private tent, and it was absolutely perfect. We were greeted with Moroccan, mint tea, and fruits and nuts upon our arrival. After we got a little settled, they had prepared the most delicious Morrocan dinner for us, including several tangine dishes. Afterward we sat around the fire with the music, and it was a great experience. In the morning we got up early to watch the sun rise in the desert. Followed by a full breakfast and a ride back to the fans by Camel. THE BERBERS AND LITERAL EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT THR CAMP Made this one of the best experiences of my entire vacation!

I liked the hospitality, how nice the Berbers are the guys there. I liked the dromedaries, how calm they were. I liked the food, goodiiisima. I loved my room I liked the show, I didn't like the rush that everything has to be done super fast....I don't like going alone with a group of French people, I'm Spanish and I didn't know anything. You're in a tiny van six hours of travel all tight, horrible. All else is well is an experience that has to be done.

I was pleasantly surprised by the very complete service of these 2 days for 75 euros. Visit at Ben addou, camel ride in the evening and morning, meals, singing, music and dancing around a big fire, overnight in the desert and visit of ouarzazate on the return. Certainly the journey is long, but we know it. For the desert, it's the beginnings, so that's not necessarily what we have in mind, but for that you have to take another longer visit I think.

Transport services only stop/rest at friends pit stops so to push sales. Camel ride too long must be cut back to 30min its too long for the discomfort. The luxury camp we had no shower water, it was dripping rather. And day 2 mornings are too rushed… and too much shouting

Not sure it was with this provider - but I suspect they're all the same. We took a 2 day trip from Marrakech leaving at around 7.30am from our Riad in the Medina. We stopped at various points to take pictures, get coffee, go to the loo and we had lovely views in the Atlas mounatins. In the afternoon we visited Ait ben haddou which was well worth it. At Zagora we then rode camels for 1.5h to get to the Berber camp, where we had a lovely tajine and a wonderful evening experience. However, trying to sleep in the tents (at least without the door open) was nigh impossible because it was so hot. After a camel ride back (30 mins or so) we then drove to Ouarzazate for a visit and ultimately got back to Marrakech around 7pm. The driver was superb and the overall experience amazing. Walking on sand dunes in the Sahara on a camel is a once in a lifetime experience! The only annoying thing with all of these trips is that they take you to places where locals do a hard sell on you to buy stuff...

I know… this will read as ‘a Karen story’ but… just wanted to warn you!! Take the trip, it is worth it, but… First advice: make sure you upgrade to the tent with private bathrooms! These tents are in a separate group and you get a bigger variation of food, drinks are included, bigger tents etc… Second advice: if the driver of the van tells you ‘no airco, open Windows’ : don’t believe him! He has airco, but they typically do not like to use it, which results in him being comfortable because he has a ventilator in front and the passengers being overheated because the wind is just hot… ours made us sit in the overheated van for the entire trip, and after we realised the airco was working, he turned it on for the last hour or so… it made all of us really mad…. The stay in itself was what I was expecting, nice people at the tents, great food, good accommodation Third advice: the drive takes 10 hours, not 6! Be prepared for that. It will make you less frustrated… i am sure! There is a lot of construction work going on on the roads, which slows down traffic. Our driver tried to make up for the lost time and drove like crazy!! He nearly got us killed, at least 5 times. People got sick in the bus due to his driving style. People got upset and started crying… not the best experience… Final advice: go for it! Make sure to force yourself up the dune in the morning to see the sun rise! It is calming and beautiful! But, this view is only possible if you book with viator (normal tents and luxury tents). If you book ‘on the streets of Marrakesh’ you will be placed in the tents on the other side of the street (no dunes in sight, no bathroom facilities, no water etc…) so pay the 5€ extra for the normal tent with viator of you want to do this… And upgrade to the better tents if you do not want to share a bathroom. Overall: the journey was terrible, but the stay at the tent was as they promised and really nice!

I don't recommend it. Many hours of travel for the time you are in the desert. Awkward bus for such a long trip. You had to eat at the places the guide said. And worse, the treatment of the camels, we saw how they were beaten with ropes, they threw rocks at one and tied their legs during the night, and they looked very uncared for.