In this article, our Morocco expert gives helpful tips for a successful Morocco desert tours through the Sahara.The Sahara is the largest dry desert on earth and impresses with gigantic dunes, soft sand, and endless expanse. My most fascinating experience in Morocco was my overnight camel trekking in Merzouga at a traditional Berber tent. I … Read more
MOROCCO DESERT TRKKING
Desert Trekking in Merzouga – Erg-Chebbi Sahara hike – Morocco trek across the Sahara desert
Merzouga desert trekking
Join our Morocco desert trekking in Merzouga to experience the Sahara by walking through the dunes. The desert has always been a favorite place for those who love the wilderness, the primal feel of an untamed landscape, and the sense of freedom that comes from living in an unspoiled world. That’s why going for a desert trek in Morocco with a Moroccan local tour guide is the best way to explore one of Morocco’s best-kept secrets: the Sahara desert.
Let’s explore Merzouga areas by hiking the dunes and the black desert near the Algerian border to discover new interesting places near the Erg-Chebbi desert. Walking from one place to another with camels carrying the luggage is an authentic way to experience the nomadic lifestyle.
The Highlights of Morocco deset trek in Merzouga
- Walking across the dunes & black desert rocks
- Experience the Berber nomadic way of moving from a place to another
- Camping in the middle of nowhere
- Climb the highest dunes of Erg-Chebbi
- Visit the Erg-Chebbi desert oasis
- Enjoy picnicking at the desert atmosphere
4 Days Itinerary of Our Merzouga desert hiking
Day 1: We leave in the morning after breakfast and after we have loaded the camels. We walk across the dunes of the Erg Chebbi to a place where there are trees of Tamarisk in an Oued (dry river), where we will have lunch and continue our adventure to Erg Znigue where we will spend the night.
Day 2: Our desert trek will pass through the black desert of stones and mountains area. In that area, we will look for the shade of the Acacia trees to eat and rest a little, and then we will continue our hike until the dunes of the Erg Chebbi. We will spend the night in Merdani’s abandoned village.
Day 3: We leave Merdani and we go through the black desert of stones, to the camp of nomadic people, where we will eat, and after we leave for our Merzouga desert camp. We will spend the night there.
Day 4: After breakfast, we continue our Merzouga desert trek walking through the dunes and we climb the big Dune of Erg Chebbi, we go to the place where we have lunch and we rest a while, then we return to the Merzouga village.
- DURATION: Optional
- STARTING POINT: Merzouga village
- PRICE: Starting from 45 Euros
Merzouga Activities
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