From your hotel or riad around 9:00.
An Agafay desert day trip from Marrakech: less than an hour from the city, the Agafay is a stony desert of bare hills and dry valleys, with the High Atlas on the horizon. The day combines its viewpoints with Lalla Takerkoust lake and a Berber village in the Atlas foothills, where you stop for tea with a local family.
Agafay has no sand dunes like the Sahara; its landscape is rock and stone, which is why it can be visited in a day. A camel ride and lunch in the village can be added. To stay for sunset and dinner instead, see the Agafay Desert Dinner.
From your hotel or riad around 9:00.
The lake below the Atlas foothills.
Stops at viewpoints across the stony plateau.
Tea with a family and a walk through the village.
In the village, if you choose.
Back in Marrakech around 17:00.
No. Agafay is a stony desert. For sand dunes you need to go to the Sahara, which is a multi-day trip.
Less than an hour by car.
A hat, sunscreen and a warm layer; it gets cool once the sun goes down.
No. Lunch in the village is optional and paid on the day.
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