Desert Tour with Camel Riding

Our 4 day desert tour offers the opportunity to experience the less visited and more remote desert of the south of Morocco. With a length of approximately 40 km and 15 km wide, with some dunes around 300m high, Erg Chgaga is the largest and wildest of the Moroccan sand dunes.
It is an area of few roads so off road travel is the norm. The inhabitants are largely nomad and a highlight of this Desert Tour is to spend a night in a nomad camp followed by a camel ride as the sun rises over the dunes. Because it is relatively difficult to access – it is only accessible by 4x4, camel or on foot – Erg Chgaga remains significantly less visited than Erg Chebbi (which we include on our 3 day Desert Tour).

Trek Code: Camel Trek B

Trek Duration: 4 days/3 nights

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Trek Itinerary

Day 1 : Start from Marrakech or Aremd (if you are doing a Combined trek and desert tour). Pass over the Tichka Pass and then detour to visit the Kasbah of Talwat and theWorld Heritage Site of Ait Benhadou (the location for a number of famous films) . Overnight in a hotel in Zagora

Day 2 :From Zagora travel south to Tagnit Tinfou and Olad Driss to visit the old Kasbah. Continue to Chgaga. Overnight in nomad camp.

Day 3 : Early morning camel riding to see the sunrise. Then across the desert passing the Lake of Iriki and typical villages to arrive at Talwin. Overnight in an hotel.

Day 4 : From Talwin to Awlouz, visiting the mosque of Tinmin and continuing along the Ourigan Valley to return to Marrakech.

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