A kasbah among the palms of the Draa ValleyAn endless ribbon of palms, and a desert night in two days.
Zagora is a town at the end of the Draa Valley, about 7 hours from Marrakech. The valley is a long ribbon of palm groves and kasbahs; the dunes near Tinfou are small. It is the best choice for a 2-day desert trip with a camp night, not for the big dunes.
One of the longest palm valleys of Morocco, from Agdz to M'Hamid.
Earthen villages all along the river.
Green pottery and an old Koranic library.
The shortest way from Marrakech to sleep in the desert.
From Marrakech over the Tichka and through Agdz, about 7 hours.
The Tinfou dunes are a few metres high; for big dunes choose Merzouga or Erg Chigaga.
October to April.
M'Hamid and Erg Chigaga are 90 km south, the wildest dunes of Morocco.
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Merzouga for the big dunes (3 days); Zagora for a camp night in 2 days with small dunes.
About 360 km, 7 hours.
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