Desert Tours

See our exciting tours to the desert
FROM MARRAKECH: 3 Days Desert Tour: Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Gorges – Todra Gorge – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi

FROM MARRAKECH: 3 Days Desert Tour: Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Gorges – Todra Gorge – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Desert Tour: Ouarzazate – Dades Gorges – Erg Chebbi dunes – Fes

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Desert Tour: Ouarzazate – Dades Gorges – Erg Chebbi dunes – Fes

FROM M’HAMID: 4 Days Tour: Desert Nomadic Life

FROM M’HAMID: 4 Days Tour: Desert Nomadic Life

FROM M’HAMID: 6 Days Tour: Desert Nomadic Life

FROM M’HAMID: 6 Days Tour: Desert Nomadic Life

FROM MARRAKECH: 8 Days Tour: Dades Gorges – Merzouga – Fes – Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca – Marrakech – Essaouira

FROM MARRAKECH: 8 Days Tour: Dades Gorges – Merzouga – Fes – Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca – Marrakech – Essaouira

SANDBOARDING TOURS

SANDBOARDING TOURS

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Tour:  Sahara Desert and Atlantic Ocean

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Tour: Sahara Desert and Atlantic Ocean

FROM MARRAKECH: 3 Days Desert Tour: Ait Ben Haddou – Erg Chigaga – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 3 Days Desert Tour: Ait Ben Haddou – Erg Chigaga – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Luxury Desert Tour: Atlas mountains – Erg Chigaga luxury desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Luxury Desert Tour: Atlas mountains – Erg Chigaga luxury desert camp

Desert Nomadic Life – Camel Trekking

Desert Nomadic Life – Camel Trekking

FROM FES: 4 Days Desert Tour: Erg Chebbi dunes – Dades Gorge – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

FROM FES: 4 Days Desert Tour: Erg Chebbi dunes – Dades Gorge – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Desert Tour: Atlas Mountains – Erg Chigaga dunes – Desert camps

FROM MARRAKECH: 4 Days Desert Tour: Atlas Mountains – Erg Chigaga dunes – Desert camps

FROM M’HAMID: 2 Days Desert Tour to Erg Chigaga – Desert Camp

FROM M’HAMID: 2 Days Desert Tour to Erg Chigaga – Desert Camp

FROM OUARZAZATE: 3 Days Desert Tour: Rose valleys – Todra Gorge – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi dunes

FROM OUARZAZATE: 3 Days Desert Tour: Rose valleys – Todra Gorge – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi dunes

FROM CASABLANCA: 14 days Round trip: Imperial cities – Kasbahs – Desert – Mountains – Coast

FROM CASABLANCA: 14 days Round trip: Imperial cities – Kasbahs – Desert – Mountains – Coast

FROM OUARZAZATE: 3 Days Desert Tour: Draa valley – Erg Chigaga dunes – Desert camp

FROM OUARZAZATE: 3 Days Desert Tour: Draa valley – Erg Chigaga dunes – Desert camp

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day Trip Desert:  Draa valley – Zagora – Tinfou dunes

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day Trip Desert: Draa valley – Zagora – Tinfou dunes

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip: Skoura Oasis – Rose valleys – Todra Gorge

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip: Skoura Oasis – Rose valleys – Todra Gorge

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip: Kasbahs – Oases – Rose valleys – Dades Gorges

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip: Kasbahs – Oases – Rose valleys – Dades Gorges

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Kasbah Telouet

FROM OUARZAZATE: Day trip to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Kasbah Telouet

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Erg Lihoudi Dunes – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Erg Lihoudi Dunes – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Zagora – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Zagora – Desert camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Atlas – Taznakht – Foum Zguid – Erg Chigaga – Desert Camp

FROM MARRAKECH: 2 Days Desert Tour: Atlas – Taznakht – Foum Zguid – Erg Chigaga – Desert Camp

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip: Ourika – Three valleys in Atlas mountains – Lake Takerkoust

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip: Ourika – Three valleys in Atlas mountains – Lake Takerkoust

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip: Three valleys in Atlas mountains – Asni

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip: Three valleys in Atlas mountains – Asni

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip to Ouzoud waterfalls

FROM MARRAKECH: Day trip to Ouzoud waterfalls

About Sahara desert

A tour to Sahara is definetely a highlight on your Moroccan holiday. You will experience the desert silence and be surrounded by beautiful sand dunes. Ride on camel and sleep under the magnificent starlit sky. There is nothing quite like it.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ERG CHEBBI AND ERG CHIGAGA?

The Moroccan desert has 2 big sand dunes areas. One is Erg Chebbi near Merzouga. The other is Erg Chigaga near M’hamid El Ghizlane. The both areas are located about 8-10 hours drive from Marrakech. But on the way you will see many great sceneries and visit beautiful places. FUN FACT: Did you know that the word “Erg” means “Dune” in Arabic?

ERG CHEBBI

Erg Chebbi dunes gets more visitors as it is more established then Erg Chigaga. When you arrive to Merzouga there is a 2 hours camel ride to reach your desert camp in the sand dunes. The area has more desert camps, situated closer together than in Erg Chigaga. At the edge of the dunes, there are luxury hotels with swimming pools and a beautiful view of the desert.

ERG CHIGAGA

Erg Chigaga is a «newcomer» compared to Erg Chebbi. It opened for tourisme in the 1990’s. The tour from M’hamid is made by 4wd car through vaious desert landscapes. It takes around 1,5 – 2 hours with off-road driving to reach your desert camp in the dunes. The camel treks start from the camps. Erg Chigaga is the more authentic and gives you the wilderness feeling. It is in this part of the Moroccan desert that nomad families are still living the traditional nomadic life style together with their animals.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Among our selection of tours, you can find 2 days tour from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga. In addition; 3 days tours from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga or to Erg Chebbi.  The 3 days tours include 1 night in a guest house on the way. We would recommend to do the 3 days tour, at the least. Even better is to choose a 4 days tour. Then you will have more time to enjoy the amazing sceneries and visit beautiful places along the way. And not the least, you will have more time to experience the desert silence and the spectacular surroundings.

You also find desert tours starting from CasablancaOuarzazate and M’hamid village in our selection.

Wild Camp Tour: M’hamid and Erg Chegaga are the best areas to organize wild camp tours from, with start in M’hamid village. See: Desert Nomadic Life – Camel Trekking.