Erg Chigaga sand dunes 4 days desert tour

OVERVIEW:
If you want to enjoy the tranquillity and mystery of the desert, then enjoy a wonderful desert tour from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga, for 4 full days of the breathtaking valley and romantic desert. Travel through the High Atlas Mountains, visit the desert gateway city of Ouarzazate, and explore the small Moroccan towns scattered throughout the Draa River Valley. Get a taste of authentic Berber life with an overnight in luxury tents at a desert camp in Erg Chigaga, and witness a desert sunrise on an early-morning excursion to the Erg Chigaga dunes nearby.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Enjoy the romantic dessert from Ouarzazate until Erg Chigaga
Camel ride or 4×4 safari under an amazing sunset in Erg Chigaga
Spend the night in a luxury camp with dinner
Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate
Exploring beautiful landscapes along the road through the Atlas mountains
Explore the largest park in Morocco, Lake Iriqui

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Marrakech

DEPARTURE TIME

07:30 AM

RETURN TIME:

Approximately 05:30 PM

INCLUDED:

A/C modern 4×4 or van was driven by a professional driver
Pick up from your Marrakech hotel / Riad
First night in a wonderful 500-year-old Kasbah one of the most spectacular locations we have had the chance to visit in the world including dinner and breakfast
Sunset camel ride in Erg Chigaga and 4×4 safari
Overnight at a luxury desert camp in Erg Chigaga dinner and breakfast are included.
Overnight in a hotel at Ouarzazate city including dinner and breakfast
Drop off at your Marrakech accommodation

NOT INCLUDED:

Beverages
Lunches on the way
Optional local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou
Personal expenses
Tip

It is important to know

Tour price per person depends on how many participants there are at your party
Driving times above do not include stops for sightseeing, photos, lunch, and cafe
A/C modern 4×4 or van can seat up to 4/7 adult passengers comfortably. Families of 6/7 with small children can fit in a 4×4 or van.
Local guides and entrance fees ( if any ) are not included. You pay for those directly to the suppliers.
Pick-up time for your desert tour can be flexible. Between 07h30 and 08h00 AM is highly recommended.

Day 1 : Marrakech – High Atlas Mountains – Tizi N Tichka – Ait Ben haddou – Ouarzazate – Agdez

We start our journey from your Riad in Marrakech. Then we head to the Southeastern part of Morocco by crossing the chain of Mountains called the High Atlas. It is necessary to take the famous Tizi N’tichka pass to reach the other side of the Mountains. The road offers nice views of landscapes and is worth some great panoramic pictures. Ait Ben Haddou village is located near the Oued Elmalh River. The historical Kasbah consists of a tall habitat of adobe, and the site is taken as a movie set for Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, the Game of Thrones… etc, Then we take a guided visit to the Atlas Movies studio. And we take time for lunch. in the afternoon we are going to our accommodation in Agdz, for Dinner, and overnight in Kasbah Tamnougalte.

Day 2: Agdez – Zagora – Mhamid – Erg Chigaga

After breakfast, we visit Kasbah Tamnougalte, It’s the same Kasbah we spent the night in, the oldest Kasbah in the Draa Valley, before taking the ancient caravan road between the river and the mountains for a short while. On the way, we pass many villages and gardens where you can gain a better idea of the way of life in the life-giving oases. Zagora is the largest town in the whole area and where we shall stop for lunch. Later we pass through Tamgroute with a stop for the potteries, famous for their green glaze, which you may have already seen in Marrakech. The ancient Quranic library with exquisite hand-written Arabic texts is well worth visiting. In the afternoon, we drive further south still to M’hamid, the very gate to the desert, and the end of the paved road. You leave the asphalted road behind to drive about 60 km across the desert. The dunes in Erg Chegaga are far away from civilization, in the desert proper, where nomadic life is hard, subject to the vagaries of the wind, sandstorms, and sparse rainfall. But the silence and the expanse of the sand are overwhelming, Here you have a camel ride with a guide to the top of the dunes to watch the spectacular desert sunset. You have dinner and spend the night at a luxury camp with a private bathroom, king-sized beds, beautiful Moroccan furnishings, and lamps tastefully arranged to enhance your enjoyment of the silence and beauty of the dunes.

Day 3: Erg Chigaga – Foum Zguid – Ouarzazate

After breakfast, the road takes us through another 90km of the desert with varying scenery: we first cross the flat dried salt lake of Iriqui and the Anti Atlas mountains, following the old track of ” Rally Paris Dakar. ” Then to Foum Zguid, the first village after the desert, where the paved road begins. After lunch, continue to the Berber village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs. We arrive at Ouarzazate late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Ouarzazate.

Day. 4. Ouarzazate – Kasbah ait Benhaddou – Marrakech

After breakfast, coffee, tea, and relaxation we will continue our trip to The Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, which is the most famous in the valley of Ounila. It is recognized by UNESCO World Heritage and has been used especially for the shooting of several famous films like Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator. we will stop for a visit and have lunch in the restaurant. Travel the old caravan route through the High Atlas Mountains, soaking in the historical and natural grandeur of the great Moroccan south. Another attractive point of this excursion takes you right across the chain of the High Atlas mountains and over the famous Tizi-n-Tichka pass, the highest in the whole of Africa. Drop off at your Marrakech hotel/riad.

1 review for Erg Chigaga sand dunes 4 days desert tour

Rated 5 out of 5

Dianne Grace Bradecina – June 14, 2022

My friends and I booked a trip to Morocco and wanted to see all of the best parts with little effort on our part which is exactly what we got! Our tour guide Abdou was the best tour guide we could have asked for. Every time we wanted something, he made it happen. I definitely recommend riding the ATVs through the dunes in the Sahara Desert. 10 out of 10 recommend taking this tour and if you can request Abdou, I would do that as well! Best trip ever!

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