Sahara Trip

Quiet solitude, sunsets and gentle daytime walks along the dunes allow you to reconnect with your soul.

Walking in the Sahara will enrich your experiences with palmeries, sand dunes at sunset and endless views. There is an opportunity to take a short camel ride, see the wildlife and visit a dry lake.

Enjoy spending time in desolate campsites, making sand bread, as well as dancing and drumming with the locals. Depending on time we have the possibility to visit the historic Ait Benhaddou site as well.

Day 1 / Arrive in Ouarzazate

Arrive in Ouarzazate anytime and meet your guide in the hotel.

Lodging: hotel

Provision: -

Day 2 / Ouarzazate – Zagora – M’Hamid – Race n’Khal

We drive from Ouarzazate crossing Draa Valley and its string of oases through Agdz, Zagora, Tagounit and M’Hamid, where we meet our camel team.

After lunch couple of hours walk takes us to the end of palmeries of Draa Valley and beginning of Sahara dunes where we spend the night. 

Lodging: camping

Provision: breakfast, dinner

Walking: 2-3 hours

Day 3 / Race n’Khal – Sidi Naji (shrine)

We leave the oasis of M'Hamid towards the big Sahara. The walk through a hamada (a stone desert) takes us to the dunes and Sidi Naji shrine.

Here we spend the night – our first (but not last) night in the middle of nowhere.

Lodging: camping

Provision: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Walking: 5 hours

Day 4 / Sidi Naji (shrine) – Erg Ezzahar

We cross a small Hamada (stone desert) and arrive in a magnificent dune landscape. In the afternoon, we reach Erg Ezzahar, the highest dune (120 m high) around where we can admire the sunset from the top. We camp for the night among these beautiful dunes.

Lodging: camping

Provision: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Walking: 6 hours

Day 5 / Erg Ezzahar – Erg Smar

Today is a short walk to Erg Smar. We cross the Draa River which passes under sand dunes and flows towards the Atlantic Coast.

We have enough time to help our cook to prepare bread in the traditional way, i.e. bake it in the sand.

Lodging: camping

Provision: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Walking: 4 hours

Day 6 / Erg Smar – Erg La Fibule

We leave the Erg Smar for Erg Chgaga where our last camp is set. Today we cross a sea of dunes until Erg La Fibule on the edge of Erg Chgaga the main dune in the area.

Lodging: camping

Provision: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Walking: 6 hours

Day 7 / Erg La Fibule – Iriki – Ouarzazate

In the morning we drive out of Erg Chgaga passing Iriki, a dried lake bed (where the rally Paris–Dakar used to pass), get to Foum Zguid village, then Taznakht and finally to Moroccan hollywood (‘Mollywood’) Ouarzazate.

Depending on time there is possibility to visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou on the way. This UNESCO world heritage site is one of the most spectacular sights in the Atlas Mountains, famous for being the location for several Hollywood films, including ‘The Gladiator’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’.

Lodging: hotel

Provision: breakfast, lunch

Day 8 / Leave Ouarzazate

End of trip and we say goodbye. Have a nice flight back to home.

Please note that we are able to organise a post-trip accommodation if you wish to extend your stay for a few more days.

Lodging: -

Provision: breakfast

• In the campsites we have two-person Igloo tents (with mattress) and shared facilities (toilet tent), but no shower is available.
• Please note that there is not much water available in the Sahara thus we will have only a certain amount of water for cooking and personal use, so please do not expect shower facilities there.

Services Included

• All transport within Morocco, except from and to the airport
• All accommodations: hotels and camps
• All breakfasts, other meals (lunch, snack, dinner) for 5 days (7B, 5L, 5D)
• Professional tour leader and local staff during the whole trip
• Communal tents (kitchen tent including equipment and toilet tents) and sleeping tents (two-person Igloo tents) with mattress

Services Not Included

• Flight ticket to and from Morocco
• Airport transfer (available for extra charge)
• Insurance covering all your adventure activities (obligatory, please bring a copy with you)
• Lunch and dinner in Ouarzazate (allow EUR 10 to 15 for each meal)
• Soft drinks and personal purchases all over the trip
• Entrance fee to monuments and optional activities
• Tipping local staff (tour guide, driver, camel drivers) – not obligatory, only if you are satisfied

Transport and Porterage

• Waking (5 days)
• Comfortable minibus, Four-Wheel Drive vehicles (4WD) or taxi (depending on the size of the group)
• Bearing of luggage by camels

Team

• Berber mountain guide certified by Morocco’s Ministry of Tourism to give you interesting information about the places you visit, the history and the culture of the country
• Local Berber cook, who will introduce you to the cuisine of Morocco
• A devoted team of experienced drivers and camel drivers

Food

• All breakfasts are included
• All other meals during the trek (5 days) are also included:
  • Lunch: varied salads, hot dish, dessert
  • Snack of tea or coffee with biscuits or cook’s specialty
  • Dinner: soup, traditional hot dish, dessert, hot drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate)
• All other meals and drinks (e.g. water) will be for your expenses. Your guide will help you to discover the local restaurants
• Please inform us of any dietary, vegetarian or special meal requirements at the time of reservation

For further information please check ‘General trip info’.