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 […]
Agafay Desert , Lake and Atlas Mountains see all in just one day, a wounderful journey across Agafay Desert, berber villages and the Atlas Mountains in a day and a refreshing stop off at Takerkoust Dam! Take a walk or ride a mule or a camel across the breathetaking sceneries. During our Marrakech day trip
I had a fam in Africa, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, to rework Karen Blixen’s famous opening to her autobiographical classic, Out of Africa – the familiarisation trip to Marrakech being hosted by Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi and the destination management company (DMC), Exclusively Morocco. Literary references aside, the imperial walled city of
bout 40km outside of Marrakech, the landscape slowly changes from urban to rural farm land until you reach the Agafay desert. Don’t be misled by its name, this is not a Saharan-style sandy desert; it is more of a barren, deserted plateau. Stretching for miles, this semi-lunar terrain is unforgiving in the summer months, but
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
In Agafay desert day trip you will have the chance to explore amazing landscapes of the stone desert. Agafay desert is located just at 30 kilometers southwest of Marrakech between East Lake Lalla Takerkoust, South of the High Atlas mountains. During our Agafay desert day trip from Marrakech you will explore an unspoilt nature of
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Our Agafay desert tour starts at 9:30 am from the Riad, Hotel or your accommodation : In a 4X4 , we take a m’hamid direction to Kasbah Agafay, and we accross the arid area of agafay to the dam lalla takerkoust, in the way a lot of berber villages and a nice views. Lunch in
Vast desert expanse located on the plateaus of the High Atlas, the desert Agafay is a fascinating perfectly preserved natural environment, despite its proximity to Marrakech, is still untouched by mass tourism. Getaway off the beaten tracks by excellence, the discovery of this stone desert will remain as one of your favorite memories of your
From the time that Jacky and I booked our tickets to Marrakech we wanted to do some outdoor activity there do get our adrenaline pumping. Given the multitude of options we firmly debated whether we should take a hot air balloon ride, go on a camel ride or go quad biking. Ultimately we settled on
If your time is limited and you can’t do a real Morocco Sahara tour. One day Agafay trip from Marrakech is an alternative activity. That is useful for people that are staying only in Marrakech for a long weekend or few days. Our fall day trip drives us to the west of Marrakesh. The route
