The Agafay Desert of Morocco sits on outskirts of Marrakech. The Agafay Desert is just an hour’s drive from the bustling souks, the Majorelle Garden, the Koutoubia Mosque and the heart of Marrakech. The Agafay Desert is an undeveloped area and is the perfect one-day excursion from Marrakech if you don’t have time to visit the […]
Excursion in the Agafay desert 40 minutes drive from Marrakech. A beautiful day in the Agafay Resort luxury desert camp, between dips in the pool and candlelit dinners. If you are traveling to Marrakech, but you also want to visit something in the surroundings and venture out to discover the beautiful landscapes of Morocco, an
Upon closer inspection, Marrakech’s Agafay Desert is less like a desert and more like a dry, rocky, moon-like expanse. Perched atop one of its rolling dunes,Agafay desert luxury camp affords stunning 360-degree views and glimpses of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains in the distance. Fifteen cotton tents each offer a traditional Moroccan lounge, wooden writing desk,
When you think of Morocco and Africa more generally one of the first things that pop to mind is the Sahara desert. With its endless sand dunes, starry night skies and huge red sunsets, it’s a popular attraction for many. However if you’re travelling to Marrakech, the Sahara Desert isn’t that easy to reach. The
Discover the Agafay Desert, located not far from Marrakech yet often overlooked by travelers. Explore the rocky desert plains of the beautiful Atlas and take a moment to admire the Lalla Takerkoust Lake while enjoying a cup of mint tea. Experience Highlights Enjoy tea and crêpes offered by a local Discover the desert that
Instead of bumping along in a 4×4 for hours to get into the Moroccan Sahara, in-the-know Marrakchis take the short cut to the Agafay Luxury Camp in the Agafay stone desert. Located a mere 25 miles from Marrakesh, it feels like a million miles away, thanks to the great wall of Atlas Mountains framing a
La Pause is a Berber desert retreat created by a Parisian with great taste. There’s a seductive and honest authenticity to this place but it’s also faultlessly stylish. Desert Peacock The rugged simplicity of this retreat is in step with the brutal but beautiful severity of a desert. The textures of the mud walls and
If you don’t have the time to visit one of the most famous locations of the Sahara desert, which are several hours from Marrakech, the Agafay desert day trip, without any doubt is a charming alternative. Leave the bustling city of Marrakech behind and watch the landscape change as you move through rural farmland into
,Agafay Desert, Takerkoust Lake, Kik Plateau and Atlas Mountains. Full day trip Read More »
Only 40 minutes drive of Marrakech lies the desert of Agafay. It isn’t sand dunes like the Sahara. Yet layer after layer of rock dunes instill a similar feeling of remoteness. Of nothingness. Only troubled by the occasional douar, local hamlets with their mud houses which seem to slowly return to the adobe they’ve been
Create an oasis in the desert. That was the crazy dream, the seed from which utopia would spring into reality: Cradle of Stars, Terres des Etoiles ecolodge, emerged from the hilly landscapes of a stone desert, a few short leagues away from the Imperial city of Marrakesh. Terre des etoiles Agafay In the beginning, chic
