No. 03The catalogue
Afternoons in the Agafay, nights in the dunes, a week through the imperial cities. Every trip here is private, run by our partner Serenity Morocco Tours, and shaped around you.
Every trip is private and priced to your dates, group and style. Ask for a quote.
The catalogue90 private trips
An afternoon in the Agafay or two weeks from the Rif to the Sahara. Pick a length, then narrow it by where you start and what you want to see.
Showing 12 of 90 trips
3 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechTizi n’TichkaAit Ben HaddouOuarzazateDades Valley+3 more
The shortest real Sahara trip from Marrakech: over the Tizi n’Tichka, past Ait Ben Haddou and the gorges, a camel trek into Erg Chebbi and a night at camp.
Half day or an afternoon into the evening · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechAgafayLalla Takerkoust
An hour south of Marrakech, the stony Agafay plateau faces the High Atlas. A camel ride or a quad, sunset at a desert camp, then the stars.
5 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechImlil
A foothills walking trip through Imlil and Aroumd, with time for local life and a Marrakech night before departure. A refuge or summit extension needs additional planning.
2 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechTizi n’TichkaDraa ValleyZagora
If two days is all you have: over the Atlas to the Draa palm oasis and the low Zagora dunes for a camp evening. A taster, not Erg Chebbi.
7 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechImlil
A mountain itinerary with acclimatisation walks, a refuge overnight and a conditional Toubkal summit attempt. The guide can change the route for conditions and the group.
Full day · from Chefchaouen
Route: ChefchaouenAkchourTangier
From Chefchaouen into the Rif: a river trail to God’s Bridge and the Akchour cascades, walked as far as you like, with lunch by the water.
10 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechImlilAit BenhaddouDadesTodra+2 more
This ten-day Marrakech, High Atlas and Erg Chebbi loop is one possible starting plan. Hotels, special access and specialist services are arranged individually, not guaranteed for every trip.
3 days · from Marrakech
Route: Marrakech
A short city stay built around the medina, a selected palace and a garden visit. Arrival and departure times set the pace.
Long full day · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechTelouetAit Benhaddou
Over the Tizi n’Tichka to the Glaoui kasbah at Telouet, down the old caravan road of the Ounila valley, and up through the ksar of Ait Benhaddou.
5 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechImlil
Focus on Amazigh culture and hosted village activities rather than a high-altitude refuge trek. Guesthouse or homestay arrangements are agreed with the hosts in advance.
2 days · from Fes
Route: FesMiddle AtlasZiz GorgesMerzouga
A focused desert overnight that returns to Fes: through the Middle Atlas and the Ziz Gorges to a camp at Erg Chebbi, for when the dunes are the one priority.
7 days · from Marrakech
Route: MarrakechFesMeknes
A culinary journey linking Marrakech and Fes, with food workshops and a Meknes-area tasting option. Dietary requirements, cooking sessions and venue bookings are agreed before travel.
CustomNo two trips alike
The trips above are starting points. Most travellers change something: a night longer in the dunes, a hammam in Fes, a cooking class, a different city to end in. Tell Serenity what you have in mind and they plan it from scratch.
Add-onsJoin any trip
A balloon at sunrise, a hammam after the medina, a surf lesson on the way down the coast. Add any of them and Serenity folds it into the same quote.
20–60 minutes in the saddle
A short ride at golden hour, often finishing with dinner at an Agafay camp. Not the Sahara: the big dunes are a three-day trip.
Where: Agafay hills or the Palmeraie, near Marrakech
Add to my quote: Camel ride45–60 minutes aloft; 4–5 hours with the pre-dawn pickup
Up at sunrise over the palm groves and Atlas foothills, then a Berber breakfast on the ground.
Where: The plains and Palmeraie north-east of Marrakech
Add to my quote: Hot-air balloon
45 minutes to 1 hour; 90 minutes to 2 hours with a massage
Steam, black soap, the kessa scrub, rhassoul clay and argan oil. Private couples’ hammams are widely available.
Where: Marrakech, Fes and riad spas
Add to my quote: Hammam3–4 hours for a half day
A souk visit for the ingredients, a tagine (often couscous or pastilla too), then the meal you made.
Where: A riad or cooking school in Marrakech
Add to my quote: Cooking class
2–3 hours, by day or night
Mechoui, tangia, snail soup, msemen and mint tea, with a guide who knows the safe stalls.
Where: The Marrakech medina and Jemaa el-Fna
Add to my quote: Food tour1–2 hours of riding; a half day with transfers
A guided ride across stony plateau, palm-grove trails or coastal dunes, with a safety briefing first.
Where: Agafay and the Palmeraie near Marrakech; the dunes and hills inland from Agadir
Add to my quote: Quad or 4x42–3 hours on a beginner beach break
Lessons for beginners and improvers on sandy breaks; autumn and spring suit beginners best.
Where: Taghazout’s beach breaks, north of Agadir
Add to my quote: Surf lesson2–3 hours
Standing or sitting boards on the dune slopes, timed for the late-afternoon light.
Where: Merzouga, Erg Chigaga and M’Hamid
Add to my quote: Sandboarding2–4 hours
Dark desert skies, a guide to the constellations and the Milky Way overhead.
Where: Merzouga, Zagora, Erg Chigaga and Ouarzazate
Add to my quote: StargazingFrom 2 hours to several days
Barb horses on the beach, through palm groves or into the desert, for every level of rider.
Where: Essaouira, Agadir, Marrakech, Oualidia and Merzouga
Add to my quote: Horse riding
3–6 hours
Zellige, pottery, leather or textiles with a master artisan, and a piece of your own to take home.
Where: Fes, Marrakech, Safi, Tamegroute and Ouarzazate
Add to my quote: Craft workshop
Half or full day
A licensed local guide for the medina, the monuments or the mountain paths, at your pace.
Where: Any city on your route
Add to my quote: Private guideFree quoteWith our tour partner
Every trip is private and priced to your dates, group and style. Ask for a quote.
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