Best 5-Day Desert tour from Marrakech:To Erg Lihoudi & Erg Chigaga Desert Tour

From
Marrakech
To
Tazenakht
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Duration

5 days

Age Range

16 to 99

Group Size

16 people

Tour Operator

Morhara Morocco Tours

Excursion Highlights

  • Camel trek to Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp
  • Drive the old Dakar Rally route to Foum Zguid
  • Cross the High Atlas Mountains via Tichka Pass
  • Explore the UNESCO site Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
  • Experience Saharan music and campfires

Tour Languages

English(US, UK)

Itinerary

OWe meet with you at your accommodation 8.00am.

Traverse the spectacular High Atlas Mountains and Tichka Pass.

Optional visit to Argan Oil Co-Operative.

Visit the ruinous and ornate Kasbah Telouet.

Visit and tour UNESCO Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou.

Ait Ben Haddou has been the location of many International films.

Lunch at the hotel overlooking Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou.

Scenic drive to the Berber Town of Agdz and Palmerie.

Arrive Agdz approx late afternoon.

Photograph and refreshment stops as you like.

1 Overnight Accommodation Agdz Or Zagora Including Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast / https://www.kasbahazul.com/ Or Similar

We meet with you at your accommodation after morning meal.

Visit the atmospheric Kasbah Tamnougalt in Agdz.

Spectacular drive through the date palm lined Draa Valley.

Journey through red-earthed villages and Kasbah oases.

Refreshment at small enclosed palmerie garden.

Lunch at the pre-Saharan town of Zagora.

Visit the 17thcentury village of Tamegroute.

Tour of the partial underground and still inhabited Kasbah.

Visit the memorable Tamegroute pottery.

Approx 1hr Camel trek into Erg Lihoudi Desert base camp.

Lihouidi is known for its patterned sands.

Dinner, base campfires and live Saharan music at base camp.

Arrive Erg Lihoudi base camp approx late afternoon.

Photograph and refreshment stops as you like.

1 Overnight Accommodation Erg Lihoudi Desert Camp Including Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast

We depart Camp after morning meal by camel to meet with the 4×4.

Thereafter drive to the Saharan town of M’hamid.

M’hamid is the last town reached by tarmac.

Ahead of you lies only the Desert Piste of the Sahara.

Visit Kasbah Museum of Ouled Driss in palmerie.

Lunch in M’hamid.

Optional time spent at the pool to cool off before heading into the Sahara.

60Km ‘Off Road’ drive into and over the lunar Desert Piste and into Camp.

Chigaga is known for its towering dune sets and remoteness.

Optional climbing of the dunes and optional Sandboarding.

Relaxation in a surreal setting.

Enjoy Saharan hospitality, dinner, base campfire and live drumming.

Arrive at Chigaga Camp approx mid /late afternoon.

Photograph and refreshment stops as you like.

1 Overnight Accommodation Erg Chigaga Desert Camp Including Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast.

Optional early rise to watch the sunrise from the Dunes.

Optional informal Sand Boarding.

Approx 4hr camel ride around the Dune sets.

Lunch with camel Guide while out on a trek or back at Camp.

After midday meal transfer to 4×4 to exit the Camp and Sahara.

Exit by a different route over Sandy Desert Plain and stony piste.

This adventure route follows partially the old Dakar Rally Desert route and Dry lake of Iriqui.

Arrive settlement of Foum Zguid approx late afternoon/early evening.

Relaxation at accommodation with a pool.

Photograph and refreshment stops as you like.

1 Overnight Accommodation Foum Zguid Including Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast. https://www.babrimal.com/ Or Similar

We meet with you at your accommodation after morning meal.

Today is a return journey to the modern world.

Post Saharan drive to the Berber carpet making town of Tazenakht.

Brazier mountain midday meal included in the High Atlas Mountains.

Photograph and refreshment stops as you like.

Arrive at your accommodation Marrakech approx late afternoon / early evening.

We say our Goodbyes, Bislema!

Tour Destinations on the Map

This map itinerary may be inaccurate, Please check below for more accurate info.
- Marrakech - Agdz - Telouet - Draa Valley - Zagora - Tamegroute - Erg Chigaga - Ouled Driss - Foum Zguid - Tazenakht

Tour Includes

Services Of Morhara Throughout.

Private A/C 4×4 Vehicle and Fuel.

Private Moroccan Multi Lingual Driver 8 Days.

Accommodation Transfers.

All Accommodations.

All Breakfasts.

All Lunches.

All Dinners.

Kasbah Guide Fees.

Kasbah Entrance Fees.

Camel Guide Fees.

Camel Entrance Erg Lihoudi.

Camel Trek Erg Chigaga.

Optional Informal Sand Boarding.

60Km Entrance Off Piste Desert Drive.

90Km Exit off Piste Desert Drive.

This is a Desert Inclusive Tour and can be customised should you wish to extend your tour. It is ideally suited if you wish to combine your own planned visit to Morocco with an organised Desert Tour departing from and returning to your accommodation Marrakech.

Our ‘Desert Exploration and Camel Trekking’ offers you an authentic Saharan adventure into two markedly different accessible Desert areas, providing you with a real ‘feel’ for the rural Saharan south and life as lived by southern rural and Saharan communities including our own.

You traverse the High Atlas Mountains on a road trip of a lifetime, visiting iconic and not as well-known sites situated in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains and along the Draa Valley as you edge closer in parts, to a seemingly time forgotten World.

Your journey is characterised by ancient fortresses crumbling back into the earth from which they were built, mighty date palm oases, red-earthed Berber villages, large skyscapes, wide open spaces and Desertscapes of undulating and towering dunes for as far as the eye can see.

It also affords you time for a morning of camel rideking around the remote dunes where the great camel trade caravans of the past routinely passed through on route from Morocco to Timbuktu.

Atmospheric accommodations, landscapes rich in culture and natural wonders, ’slow’ travel in the Desert and quite simply a road trip and experiences of a lifetime await you on this considered tour.

Please ensure as industry standard that you have your own private travel insurance for your trip with us.

All Breakfasts.

All Lunches.

All Dinners.

This tour offers Vegetarian, Vegan and Halal food options on request. Simply let Morhara Morocco Tours know the food option that you prefer.

This private tour is suited to adventurous travellers who in a short space of time wish to focus on and maximise their experience of the Moroccan Sahara. It offers you the opportunity to experience two very different Desert areas of the South, an off the beaten track road trip into our home region, exploring on route the rural palm oases Draa Valley.

Private A/C 4×4 Vehicle and Fuel Or Mini-Van and Fuel Depending On The Size Of Your Private Tour Booking With Us.

Tour Excludes

Flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price. You can organize your flights separately at any point.

Optional Hammam.

Optional Cooking Class.

Optional Hiking Guide Fee.

Optional Desert Quad Bike Or Desert Buggy .

Personal Drinks and Snacks.

Gratuities.

Know Before Your Trip

Time Zone: GMT+1 (UTC+1)

Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

Emergency: Police: 19, Ambulance: 15
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VISA: Check if you need a visa to enter Morocco here. (Citizens from the US, EU, UK, Canada usually have visa-free access.)

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