Tinfou Dunes and Zagora day trip from Ouarzazate – overview:
Get a feel for desert life on this Tinfou Dunes desert day trip from Ouarzazate. This outing takes you over the Anti-Atlas Mountains and through Berber villages. You travel through the unlimited palm groves of the Dra’a Valley and fortified Kasbahs and along the ancient road of the caravans.
Embark on a camel ride in the Tinfou Dunes, try sandboarding and wander the wind-swept dunes. Enjoy a traditional lunch prepared by the nomads followed by a relaxing glass of tea inside a nomad tent near the big Tinfou dunes to get a glimpse of the nomadic life.
Discover the green pottery local co-operatives in Tamegroute village and Visit the Kasbah Tamgougalt. Stop at panoramic viewpoints along the road to take photos and stretch your legs.
Desert day trip from Ouarzazate – highlights:
- Travel over the Anti-Atlas Mountains and across the Tizi’n-Tinififft pass
- Explore Kasbah Tamnougalte & Dra’a Valley with its palm groves, Berber villages
- Experience a camel ride in the Tinfou Dunes with free sandboarding if desired
- Enjoy lunch in a nomad tent followed by traditional tea and Moroccan biscuits
- Discover an ancient Quranic Library and green pottery workshops in Tamgroute
What is included in this Tinfou Dunes desert day trip from Ouarzazate:
- Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle; 4×4 Toyota Prado tx or deluxe van
- Pick-up from and drop-off at your hotel in Ouarzazate
- Experienced English, French, Spanish, Italian-speaking Berber/Nomad driver-guide
- A camel ride in Tinfou dunes plus free sandboarding
- Free time to explore sites of interest, for walks, photos and tea/ coffee breaks
- Entrance fees and local guide in Kasbah Tamnougalte
- Lunch with vegetarian and vegan options available
- Bottled water, tea/coffee, Moroccan biscuit in the desert
What is not included:
- Drinks
- Tips
- Extras
Good to know about desert day trips from Ouarzazate:
- It is possible to customise this tour to accommodate your areas of interest, preferred budget & timetable
- To visit the desert with the big dunes, you can take a trip to the Merzouga Desert or Erg Chegaga dunes
- There is a 25% reduction for children under 12 years old & we do not charge for children under 5
- We ask for a 30% deposit to confirm your booking. The balance can be paid to the driver or at our Ouarzazate office.
- We accept payment through PayPal, credit card, bank transfer or cash(USD, Euro, GBP or MAD)
- These prices can be subject to an increase over the high season, Christmas and New Year’s Eve period
Price details
| Number of persons | 2 Persons | 3 Persons | 4 Persons | 5 Persons | 6 Persons |
| Price per person | 125 € | 115 € | 105 € | 95 € | 95 € |
| Total price | 250 € | 345 € | 420 € | 475 € | 570 € |
Tinfou Dunes desert day trip from Ouarzazate – itinerary:
This desert day trip from Ouarzazate begins with a morning departure from your hotel in an air-conditioned car; a 4×4 vehicle or a deluxe van. The itinerary takes you south over the Anti-Atlas Mountains as far as Agdz, a oasis town well-known for the variety of its palm dates.
As you descend the Tizi-n-Tinfifite pass (1660m), you will be amazed by the splendid views of the extensive green oases and the innumerable palm trees all indicating the beginning of the Dra’a Valley.
After a break for a glass of tea or morning coffee, we drive off-road, which offers better views of the green oases and unlimited palm trees, with ancient Kasbahs, idyllically standing among the palm trees and by both sides of the river. Then, there is time to visit Kasbah Tamnougalt, the oldest and the largest kasbah in the Dra’a Valley. Parts of the Kasbah are still inhabited while others are in ruins. From here, we continue to Zagora, the largest oasis in the Dra’a Valley.
Once in the Tinfou Dunes, you will be welcomed by a glass of traditional tea and Moroccan biscuits, followed by a much-anticipated camel ride and sandboarding (if desired). Then, you will have lunch and relax in a nomad tent to get a glimpse of the nomadic life in the Sahara Desert.
On the way back to Ouarzazate, you will visit the local pottery co-operatives in Tamgroute village which produce all the green glaze pottery products that you may have seen all over the south and in Marrakech as well. It is interesting to visit these workshops to learn how local clay is worked into products in a manner unique to this region. Then, you can also visit an ancient Quranic Library with a fascinating display of exquisite hand-written Arabic texts.
Afterwards, you travel along the ancient caravan route which was used to ship goods from Timbuktu in Sub-Saharan Africa to Marrakech as far as Agdz. Along the road, there will stop at panoramic viewpoints to take photos and learn about Berber life in the south. We arrive back in Ouarzazate by the end of the afternoon. Your driver will transfer you to your hotel which brings your desert day trip from Ouarzazate to an end.
