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If you don't have time to traverse mountain passes, you can take an overnight trip to the Agafay Desert: a rough, dry, moon-like expanse 40km southwest of Marrakesh down the Route d'Amizmiz. This is a favourite playground for weekending Marrakshis who come for horse-riding, dune-gazing and canoeing on Lalla Takerkoust, a man-made reservoir. In spring wheat and wildflowers predominate; in summer and autumn it really does look like the desert.

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  1. 1Riding a camel through the Agafay Desert dunes at sunset
  2. 2Getting lost in the labyrinthine streets of the Old Medina during a guided Marrakesh walking tour
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