Agafay Desert Trip from Marrakech
Description
Start our 1 day Agafay desert trip , the closest desert to Marrakech. A hilly barren landscape in the foothills of the Atlas the Agafay Desert is a playground for quad bikers and buggy enthusiasts with a backdrop of often snow-capped peaks. Next you’ll pause for tea at Lake Takerkoust, a popular weekend recreational lake for Marrakchi from the city. Boating, swimming and sailing are popular activities here. You can also discover traditional market days: Asni : Saturdays Lala Takerkouste : Sundays Amizmiz or Tahenouete : Tuesdays Ouirgane : Thursdays
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will be picked up from your Hotel or at the nearest parking lot and drive and head to Agafay Desert. Along the way there were plenty of picture opportunities and you will get some insight into the history of the Berbers.
go off road and driving through a completely different scenery of stone desert, barren light brown plateaux, Bedouin village, Oasis then high hills with panoramic views on the High Atlas
A few hours later small patches of green will start to show and not long after you will be back on the tarmac road side-lined by the old eucalyptus trees. You will arrive to the edge of the Lalla Takerkoust lake built as a dam where Marrakech gets its electricity.
In Aguergour you will have the opportunity to visit a Berber house and have a lunch inside.
Visit the immense Plateau of Kik with landscapes as far as the eye can see. The views are very beautiful and varies according to the season (snow-capped peaks in winter, fruit trees in bloom in spring ...)
Stop in Asni, a small town (market on Saturdays) with a view on Toubkal the highest peak in North Africa. Then you will pass Moulay Brahim gorges, Ghighaya valley and Tahanouete before getting to Marrakech.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up from your hotel / riad or the closest parking lot
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In the unlikely event that the minimum number of 4 paying adults is not reached, tours will be cancelled
Reviews(12)
Best part of our Morocco trip - hands down. Thank you Viator/Authentic Sahara Tours. Hakim was an incredible guide and made our tour very special. Our lunch stop with Saida Berber House was incredible. We recommend the private 1-day tour of the Agafay for sure.
Great guide. Beautiful landscape. Camels. Market. Best food we had in Morocco l Astounding view! Nice people. One of the highlights of our Morocco trip
What a day! When your very custom day trip plan turns out even better than expected! From Marrakesh through the Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou to Ouzarate then back to Agafay Desert for the best meal with the view of the sunset and a perfect dinner setup for my boyfriends birthday (and the cake) - no words! Lahcen was exceptional during the booking/planning process and Mustapha delivered it to absolute perfection! Thank you Mustapha for such an amazing day, you were so kind and caring, you made us want to come back! In the meantime, we will certainly be recommending you to friends and family coming to Morocco! Thank you AST!!
Joana! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a great review. I am so pleased to hear you had a fabulous time on your trip with us. Mustapha is a superb driver and a valuable member of our team. Do please get in touch if you ever come back to Morocc we would love to see you. Cheers, Lahcen
We had a great day trip, picked up promptly at our hotel by Jamal, our delightful driver, in a clean, safe, air-conditioned car. We visited the Agafay desert, about one hour outside of Marrakech. We climbed the highest point in the desert (not a difficult climb) for a wonderful perspective on the vast desert and a nearby village. We had lunch in a Berber village. Jamal is a personable, warm and intelligent man, who answered all our questions and provided a great deal of history and cultural insight. We returned to our hotel tired, but happy. So pleased were we with Jamal's company, that we requested him for another excursion the following day. Highly recommended tour, extraordinary driver.
A very successful day tour. Jamal, our "guide" was very friendly, polite and pleasant. He told us a lot and explained, knows great spots, is a good driver and very responsive to our wishes. We had a very delicious lunch with great views at a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains. I highly recommend it. Thank you for the great day.
We were 3 people on this tour to the Agafay Desert with the Gide Ismael, really nice Gide, always explaining us everything and making sure everything was alright. I’m sure we’ll be back and do the tour to the Sahara. I recommend this tour to everyone.
We were 3 friends and went with a guide named Ismael and he showed us all of the villages and explained every detail. It was very cool to know the city, and ride the camel. Next time I need to do the 2/3 day trip to de desert.
Our guide was informative and friendly. We had a really interesting day in the Agafay Desert, in a Berber village (where we had the most delicious lunch in incredible surroundings) and a mini-hike up the mountain to another village with one of the women from the village. Lots of stops for photos and all in all a wonderful day.
We had a great day trip from Marrakech to Agafay Desert with views of the Atlas Mountains. It included a short camel ride and a delicious meal at the home of a Berber family. Our guide Mohammad was informative, fun and hospitable, and the trip was well planned by AST. The company provided quick responses during the booking process. I recommend this company to others, and I will absolutely use them again if I am back in Morocco! Thanks AST!
The tour was very interesting and varied. A special highlight was lunch with a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains. We were warmly welcomed to this Berber family and first guided through their village, where we received some exciting information. Afterwards, we were served an excellent 4-course menu with this Berber family. Saida, the daughter of the family, could even speak some English. Also our driver Hamed was very warm and great. He was very responsive to our wishes. A highly recommended excursion.
