3-day Erg Chigaga desert tour

We will pick you up from your hotel and drive towards the Atlas Mountains via the Tichka Pass. We will visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and have lunch after going towards Ouarzazate and then Zagora via Draa Valley. You’ll experience different sights of Palm trees and fortified villages with fields of various plantations along the Draa valley. Overnight in a Hotel. 380 km road drive.

After breakfast, we’ll leave Zagora and head towards Tamegroute – a historic village and the 11th-century seat of Islamic learning. Here, we will visit the Zawya, the ancient Koranic Library (with thousands of collections of ancient manuscripts), pottery artisans, and the underground Kasbah to see its current inhabitants. We continue to drive towards Tagouenite Oasis and then to M’hamid Town, where we’ll stop for lunch. After driving off the road, take the desert tracks to Erg Chigaga, where you’ll ride camels and enjoy one of the most dramatic sunsets over the color-changing sands. Overnight in Sahara desert camp. 150 km total. 50 km off-road drive.

We will get up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise before breakfast. We then take the desert tracks to Foum Zguid. Here, you’ll have time for some rural Sahara shopping and exploration of local crafts before returning to Marrakech. Overnight in a hotel. 440 km total (90 km off-road). End of Erg Chigaga desert tour.