Zagora Tours

Zagora is the main town at the southern end of the Draa Valley, a long ribbon of palm groves between the Anti-Atlas mountains and the Sahara. Amazing Morocco is based close by, in Tagounite in Zagora province, so this is the part of southern Morocco we know best.

What to see around Zagora

For centuries caravans left this valley for the south, and a roadside sign in Zagora still tells visitors that Timbuktu is 52 days away by camel. Today the interest is in the palm groves, the old Jewish quarter of Amzrou and, a short drive south, Tamegroute with its Koranic library and its underground kasbah. Beyond Zagora the road goes on to M’Hamid, the last town before the open dunes of Erg Chigaga.

Tours that go through Zagora

• 2 day desert tour from Marrakech to Zagora: a sunset camel trek and one night in a private tent in the dunes near Zagora.
• 3 day tour to Erg Chigaga: down the Draa Valley by 4×4 to M’Hamid and a night in a nomad tent.
• 5 day nomad desert tour: time in Zagora and Amzrou, then two nights in the dunes.
• 4 day Erg Chigaga trek: a night in Tagounite, then about three hours by camel from M’Hamid into the dunes.

The Erg Chigaga camel treks also start from M’Hamid. If you want to start in Zagora instead of Marrakech, describe your plan on the Customized Trips page or contact us.