5 days
Kasbahs and the Draa Valley
Five days round trip from Marrakech: Aït Ben Haddou, the Draa palm groves and the dunes near Zagora.
- Aït Ben HaddouDay 1
- ZagoraDay 2–3
- OuarzazateDay 4
- MarrakechDay 5
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The route
Day by day
Tichka pass and Aït Ben Haddou
Travel Marrakech → Aït Ben Haddou · ~4 h
Plan for the day
- Crossing the High Atlas
- The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
- Dinner at the guesthouse
- Guesthouse facing the ksar
The Draa Valley
Travel Ouarzazate → Zagora via Agdz · ~ h
Plan for the day
- The kasbahs of Agdz
- Drive along the palm grove
- Walk in the Zagora palm grove
- Tagine at the guesthouse
- Guesthouse in the palm grove
Tamegroute and a night in the dunes
Plan for the day
- Tamegroute pottery workshops
- Tinfou dunes at sunset
- Dinner at camp
- Desert camp near the dunes
Back to Ouarzazate
Travel Zagora → Ouarzazate · ~ h
Plan for the day
- Sunrise
- Film studios or Taourirt Kasbah
- Dinner in town
- Hotel in Ouarzazate
Back to Marrakech
Travel Ouarzazate → Marrakech · ~4 h
Plan for the day
- Drive back over the Tichka
- Dinner in Marrakech
- Riad in Marrakech
Best time
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar ✓
- Apr ✓
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct ✓
- Nov ✓
- Dec
Practical tips
- For big dunes, add a night at Erg Chigaga by 4x4 from M'Hamid.
Experiences along the way
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