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Moroccan Sahara desert trip to Erg Chigaga from Marrakech via Zagora, Mhamid, and Forum Zguid is for serious desert amateurs, who admire the silence and the majesty of the desert to forget about the hectic city lives!
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga desert tour can be tailored into a 5 days desert tour if you have time.
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Duration: 4 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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Moroccan Sahara desert trip to Erg Chigaga from Marrakech via Zagora, Mhamid, and Forum Zguid is for serious desert amateurs, who admire the silence and the majesty of the desert to forget about the hectic city lives!
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga desert tour can be tailored into a 5 days desert tour if you have time.
Itinerary
Day 1: MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE – ZAGORA (7 HOURS DRIVE)
Stop At: Tizi n Tichka, Imlil Village, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Your Marrakech to Erg Chigaga Morocco desert tour will start at 07h30 AM with a pick up from your Marrakech hotel / Riad.
Depart Marrakech, winding up through the Atlas Mountains over the Tichka Pass where the views are quite splendid. A few stops are made for taking in the scenery and photography.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Ouarzazate 45000, Morocco
We arrive at Ouarzazate for lunch before we continue to Zagora.
Stop At: Zagora, Zagora, Souss-Massa
Then we will cross the Draa river which has given life to a huge oasis spreading for about 200 Km at the foothill of the anti-Atlas mountains. Along the way, several Palmeraies will bring their shades between Kasbahs and fortified villages dotted with fields of corn, barley, Vegetables, and henna plantations.
Dinner and Overnight at your Zagora hotel.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at your Zagora hotel
Day 2: ZAGORA – MHAMID – ERG CHIGAGA (4 HOURS DRIVE)
Stop At: Tamgrout, Tamgrout, Souss-Massa
After breakfast, we drive to M’hamid (where the paved road ends) passing by the village of Tamagroute where we will have the opportunity to visit on the oldest Quranic libraries in Morocco, then the underground kasbah and the pottery factory
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mhamid, Morocco
Lunch will be served in M’hamid at leisure. Early afternoon, we depart for Erg Chigaga dunes crossing different features of the desert; ‘Erg’, ‘Reg’, ‘Hammada’, oases. Erg Chigaga dunes are far away from civilization and the silence of the sand is overwhelming.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Erg Chebbi, Erg Chebbi, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
Ride your camels across the dunes and enjoy one of the most dramatic sunsets over the color changing sands.
Dinner under the stars next to the campfire, while entertained by the local nomads playing local music.
Overnight at your deluxe Sahara desert camp.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at your deluxe Sahara desert camp.
Day 3: ERG CHIGAGA – FOUM ZGUID – TAZENAKHT– OUARZAZATE (6 HOURS DRIVE)
Stop At: Atmospher Erg Chigaga, M’Hamid El Ghizlane, M’Hamid Morocco
After breakfast, the road takes us through another 90km of the desert with varying scenery: we first cross Lake Iriqui, the mountains and fossils following the old track of “Rally Paris Dakar” to Forum Zguid the first village after the desert, and where the paved road begins.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Foum Zguid, Foum Zguid, Guelmim-Oued Noun
After breakfast, the road takes us through another 90km of the desert with varying scenery: we first cross Lake Iriqui, the mountains and fossils following the old track of “Rally Paris Dakar” to Foum Zguid the first village after the desert, and where the paved road begins.
Pass By: Tazenakht, Morocco
After lunch, continue to the Berber village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs.
We arrive Ouarzazate late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Ouarzazate.
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
We arrive at Ouarzazate late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Ouarzazate.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Ouarzazate.
Day 4: OUARZAZATE – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – MARRAKECH (4 HOURS DRIVE)
Stop At: CLA Studios, N10, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
After breakfast, we can enjoy a visit of the film studios located just outside Ouarzazate, which is known as Hollywood of Africa.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Then we continue to visit the world heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, previously used as a set for more than 20 Hollywood blockbusters including “Gladiator” “Indiana Jones” and “Lawrence of Arabia”. Enjoy a walk to explore the traditional Moroccan style of architecture in which the Kasbahs are built.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
We continue our way to Marrakesh through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’Tichka pass. Depending on time, lunch can be served in Ait Ben Hadou or in the Atlas Mountains on the way to Marrakech.
Arrival at Marrakech by 17h00 PM.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: None
