Starting your New Year's Eve from Agadir instead of Marrakech means a different route entirely — and this morocco new years eve tour takes you through some of the country's least-touristed landscapes on the way to Erg Chegaga's 300-metre dunes, Morocco's highest.

Day one leaves Agadir early, through Taliouine — the "capital of red gold," known for saffron — and along the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs, past fortified villages and palm groves, to Zagora for the night. Day two continues through Tamegroute, with its Koranic library and underground kasbah, before reaching Erg Chegaga itself: camel riding, sandboarding, and a New Year's Eve celebration at camp with Berber music and Moroccan cuisine under some of the darkest skies in the Sahara.

Day three's return route is genuinely different from the way in — past the dried Lake Iriqui and the old Paris-Dakar rally track, with a stop in Taznakht, Morocco's carpet capital, before arriving back in Agadir by late afternoon.

Departing from Marrakech instead? Our Marrakech New Years Eve tour follows a similar route to Erg Chigaga, or our New Years Eve Marrakech desert tour heads to Merzouga's Erg Chebbi dunes instead.

Included/Excluded

Accommodation 2 Nights .
Dinner & Breakfast.
Camel ride, 1 camel per person.
Sand boarding in the dunes (Optional)
Comfortable transportation with 4WD, fuel included
Professional Driver/Giude who speak your language
Feel free to stop anytime to capture photos.

Personal expenses on the itinerary.
Lunches.
Soft drinks.
Tips.

Itinerary

Day 1: Agadir → Taliouine → Agdez → Zagora

The departure from your hotel in Agadir, at 8am in a 4x4 heading to the capital of the red gold, Taliouine. Passing by Tizi n-Tinifift on the way to Agdez. Have lunch. Then, driving to Zagora through the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs, fortified villages and palm groves. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Taliouine saffronValley of a Thousand KasbahsAgdezZagora

Day 2: Zagora → M'Hamid → Erg Chegaga (New Year's Eve)

Have breakfast, then head to Tamegroute, in which you will visit a Koranic library, an underground kasbah and manufacture of green pottery. Then stop for lunch in M'Hamid. After lunch, continue to the sea of sand, Chegaga, which is the highest dune in Morocco at about 300m and more than 40km long. Arrive at bivouac to enjoy an hour of camel ride. Then, you can enjoy sandboarding and watching the sunset. Overnight in the Nomad tent under a night full of stars, Berber music and delicious food prepared for you by your guide. Ring in the New Years' Eve in Erg Chigaga Dunes.

Tamegroute libraryM'HamidErg Chegaga camel trekSandboarding

Day 3: Erg Chigaga → Taznakht → Agadir

Have breakfast in the desert before the departure in 4x4 to Foum Zguid through the old track of the Paris-Dakar rally and the dry lake of Iriqui. Then, have lunch in the capital of the Amazigh carpet, Taznakht — a highlight of this Taznakht New Year's Eve tour — and head to Agadir. The arrival will be in the late afternoon.

Lake IriquiParis-Dakar trackTaznakht carpetsAgadir return

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General price: Adult (18+ years) €360.00 / ticket | Youth (13-17 years) €360.00 / ticket | Children (0-12 years) €180.00 / ticket

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General price: Adult (18+ years) €360.00 / ticket | Youth (13-17 years) €360.00 / ticket | Children (0-12 years) €180.00 / ticket

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General price: Adult (18+ years) €360.00 / ticket | Youth (13-17 years) €360.00 / ticket | Children (0-12 years) €180.00 / ticket

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General price: Adult (18+ years) €360.00 / ticket | Youth (13-17 years) €360.00 / ticket | Children (0-12 years) €180.00 / ticket

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from your Marrakech New Year's Eve tours?

This agadir new year’s eve tour departs from Agadir via Taliouine and the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs — a different route than our Marrakech-based tours, though it reaches the same Erg Chigaga dunes.

How long is the drive from Agadir to Zagora?

This agadir to zagora new year tour follows the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs New Year route, with stops in Taliouine and Agdez, before arriving in Zagora for the night.

What happens during the celebration?

Camel riding, sandboarding on the dunes, and a New Year’s Eve dinner with Berber music at your desert camp in Erg Chegaga, under some of the darkest skies in the Sahara.

Is the return route the same as the way there?

No — day 3 returns via the dried Lake Iriqui and the old Paris-Dakar rally track, stopping in Taznakht, Morocco’s carpet capital, before Agadir. A genuinely different landscape than the outbound journey.

What's included in this new year's eve desert tour agadir option?

2 nights accommodation, dinner and breakfast, camel ride, 4WD transport with a driver-guide who speaks your language, and optional sandboarding.

Can this tour start from Marrakech or Agadir instead?

Yes. Foum Zguid is about 5.5 hours from Marrakech and 4.5 from Agadir by road; we can arrange transfers or a full tour from either city.

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