Amazing experience - Planning and communication was done well. Our tour guide, Lahcen, was very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us an authentic Moroccan experience. Our driver Yousef was incredibly reliable and made a long journey feel enjoyable and memorable.

Private desert excursion - Highly recommend this private tour. The personalized attention is much better than being in a group. It’s a long two days but well worth it to see Ait Ben Haddou, Atlas Studios, and the tranquillity of an overnight stay in the desert.

Amazing trip you shouldn't miss!😀 - Excellent in every way. Good friendly transportation from hotel stopping for breaks and shopping. Camel ride is not too demanding but elderly should only do 2 days. An experience never to. E forgotten.

I went on the 2-day tour... - I went on the 2-day tour to the Zagora Desert with six friends (aged 20-22), and it was an unforgettable experience! Even though the drive was long, (about six hours each way from Marrakech) our driver did a great job breaking up the trip and keeping it enjoyable. On the first day, we stopped for lunch and a tour of a village where Gladiator, Game of Thrones, and other famous films were shot. Our guide, who had even been in some of the films, gave an excellent overview of the town’s history. Later, we headed to our camel ride at sunset, which was a highlight for us. The camels were treated well, which was important to my friends when booking. The view was absolutely stunning, far from any signs of civilization. That evening, since it was a quieter day for the camp, our group of seven got our own campsite area, accompanied by the two guides. They served dinner, made a campfire, and we ended the night singing and stargazing. It was our favorite part of the trip. The next morning, we rode camels back to the road to meet our van for the return trip to Marrakech. The whole experience was incredible, thanks to the amazing team running the tour. Everyone, from our driver, to the village and camp guides, made us feel welcome and shared their culture with us. I have no complaints, but I would add to keep in mind that there’s a lot of time spent in the car. The drive is beautiful and well worth it though! 10/10 highly recommend! A big thank you to everyone who made this trip so special.

Excellent mind - I had wonderful and amazing moments on the three-day desert tour. I highly recommend it. Thank you for your quick answers to the questions.

Superb tour (after a disappointing start) - We'd booked the private, 2-day tour. At the pick-up point the tour boss tried to add us to a minibus rammed with other tourists. We refused. After 20 mins of arguing, we were given a private guide, as paid for. The boss tried to claim that the private element just meant a private tent in the desert! Don't let this put you off..... you just have to stand your ground and refuse to join a large group (other reviews suggest this is a regular occurrence). But from there on, the whole tour was superb. Our private guide Amin was a lovely, sweet guy (even more so given that the two-day trip was a surprise for him haha). Amin was very knowledgeable, stopped frequently for visits to villages/towns, cafes, restaurants, viewpoints and of course the bathroom! It is a six-hour drive to the Sahara in total but these frequent stops made it seem very manageable (I believe it takes significantly longer with a large group in a minibus). Amin was very happy to personalise the trip, always asking if we were interested in stopping at/visiting places (for instance we have no interest in shopping so Amin was happy to not visit shops etc). The sites - such as a lovely local market where we not only walked around to soak up the atmosphere but also had a lovely sit-down in a local traders' cafe for mint-tea - where all fabulous. And we had a lovely local guide Aziz to show us around Ait Ben Haddou. Other reviews have suggested this was an unexpected extra cost but for us it was included as part of the overall tour fee (maybe because we stood our ground at the start?) And then of course the one-hour camel ride to the tents.... great fun, quite comfortable with another lovely local guy, Muhammed (who stayed the night, showed us the sunset, sunrise etc). Again, with the private tour this was just the two of us, led by Muhammed, then staying in the more luxurious camp enclosure. The tent was glorious.... comfortable, large with everything needed for a true, Saharan experience (although admittedly quite luxurious!) The food throughout the day and at the camp was superb. Confusingly, on the first day lunch was included but not brekkie. According to the itinerary it should have been the other way around... but didn't matter. After dinner at the camp there is a lovely area to lounge, chat, have tea etc. Unfortunately an American woman arrived later and decided this area was for her alone. She immediately turned her phone on full volume, placed it in the centre of the area and played her music while singing and dancing (neither of which were good!!). She, I'm guessing, was in her late 50s but acted like a self-absorbed, narcissistic teenager that hasn't yet developed full social skills. We did feel the staff should have said something but as it had been a long, tiring day, we decided to head for bed (as did everyone not in her immediate circle of narcissists). Hard to believe some people's ignorance. It does get chilly at night so bring some layers, but the bed is large, warm and comfortable. Next morning, up early for brekkie and sunrise, followed by 30-minute camel ride back to our car. The trip back to Marrakech is similar to the first day but with fewer major sights. Overall this was a fabulous couple of days not to be missed.... truly lovely to see more of Morocco, experience the Sahara and escape the hub-bub of Marrakech. The only reason I've given 4 stars rather than 5 was the unnecessary need to argue at the start, to receive the tour paid for, and perhaps the staff allowing the ignorant woman to take over in the evening. But a superb tour!! (And many thanks again to Amin, Mohammed and the staff at the camp.... I had unfortunately picked up an illness a day earlier and everyone was very kind throughout. As was Amin on the drive home when my wife also became ill).

A little time for everything - The journey into the desert was rather stressful. The way to Aït Benhaddou took about 3 hours, followed by lunch, and then another 3 hours to the finish, where we rode to our camp with a 40-minute dromedary ride. A clean tent and clean toilets awaited us there. The food was very good and the Berbers were very friendly; they went to great lengths. However, I thought you could have created more atmosphere with torches or candlelight etc. A bit more cosiness and ambience would certainly have done the camp good. Although they later built a fire, the ambience was rather cold. For those who have been to a desert before, it is more of a mini dune desert and therefore rather disappointing. It is more worth booking the 3-day tour, which is further away. The way back was also rather stressful, with short stops to take photos or eat at lunch. In the film studio, 20 minutes was definitely too short. The driver Yousse was very experienced, and the scenery was beautiful.

Overall great experience.... - Overall great experience. We didn’t know quite what to expect and failed to pack a few essentials which affected our stay but that was on us. Be sure to bring a charging cord for the van and sturdy shoes. We would have liked more time to explore the old clay city but enjoyed the camel ride and desert camp. Our guides were great!

Driver does not show up because our booking was not communicated... - Really more-than-terrible experience with this company. Booked more than a month in advance and nothing seemed to be wrong. The day before the start we received a message telling us to be ready at 7:15. So said done, after 20 minutes of waiting a message sent via via viator but no answer. Then through the hotel a gentleman who sounded like he just got out of bed on the line. He redirected me to someone else who I had to call via whatsapp. After being apped back and forth it turned out that the booking had not been passed on to the driver and that the group was already too far to catch up. If we wanted to pick another day to continue the trip. Really un-believable how they're trying to fix this. Eventually requested a refund but are now ignored. Please watch out for this company, you can't assume they'll show up. This was the highlight of our 5 day trip and they ruined it. Downright sad...

Little communication - I anticipate that my vote is not given to the excursion itself, but to the tour operator (art de Cuivre in this case). The tour operator can rely on different local operators from time to time, so the excursion and guides will not always be the same. The price (70 euros for the standard tent) is in line (perhaps even slightly lower, if you do not bargain) with those who are on site for the same excursion. In our excursion were involved: 1. The driver from the hotel to the minibus 2. The driver from marrackech to zagora 3. the Berbers of the camel ride and night camp 4. The guide to Ouarzazate 5. The guide to Ait-Ben-Haddou The hike itself wasn’t bad, but the photos are a bit misleading. What you go to see is not the Sahara, but the Zagorean desert, which if you look for it on paper is a triangle with some dunes and many “Berber camps”, well separated from the Sahara. To get there from Marrakech it takes 8 hours by car, you arrive in the evening and leave at dawn. The journey is a bit long, but you cross the High Atlas and see very beautiful landscapes. Contrary to what was written on the program, there was no visit to Atlas studios and they did not let us in Ouarzazate, because they were shooting a film. Once in Zagorje, you leave your suitcases on the bus and leave by camel for the camp. In our case the camel ride lasted an hour and at the start the driver did not explain anything, so some did not bring things for the night, nor the jacket. What I understand to be common to the different camps is that there are no sheets (only blankets, not clean) and that it is very cold at night. We were at the end of February, and in the tent it was 6 degrees. So bring a backpack with heavy clothes and necessary for the night. The bathrooms, in our case, were clean and the dinner good. Instead, we were very disappointed by the tour operator for the absolute lack of communication: we needed some information before leaving and I sent him a message through trip advisor and two emails (to two different addresses) without having a response. Then we tried to call endless times and even went to look for the tour operator in Marrakech to talk to him in person, but at the address on the site, it does not exist. Another tour operator in the area fortunately gave us a whatsapp number to which they finally responded (only after threatening to make a complaint to tripadvisor). In conclusion, the excursion was not bad, but this tour operator is to be avoided.