5-Day Marrakech to Erg Chegaga Safari Adventure
Overview
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga Desert Tour aims to discover the majesty of the Erg Chegaga Sahara desert with its endless sand dunes and breathtaking scenery.
drive through rocky off road tracks & sand dunes, join the most spectacular vast desert of Morocco. You will be taken on a trek off the beaten tracks through less undiscovered places where you can experience a sense of wilderness, breathe clean air of the Sahara desert and explore the diversity of wonderfully changing landscapes with sp
Included / Not Included
- 5 days tour from Marrakech to Fes
- Private Vehicle with Air Conditioner.
- English speaking driver
- Pick up at your Marrakech hotel.
- Drop off at your Fes hotel.
- Sunset or sunrise camel trek.
- Night in desert camp (private tents) with dinner & breakfast.
- Free time to explore attractions such as Ait Benhaddou, Cinema Studios, Taourirt Kasbah, etc.
- International flights.
- Personal travel insurance.
- Lunches and drinks.
- Attraction tickets
- Tips.
- Anything not mentioned as included.
Tour Plan
After breakfast at your hotel/ Riad, welcome by your tour guide followed by a wonderful driving day heading for the southern Morocco crossing the High Atlas Mountains. Lunch is taken in a nice restaurant at Aitbenhaddou kasbah village, an hour to explore the Kasbah where gladiator, kingdom of heaven movies were shot, we then carry on driving towards the Draa valley through Ouarzazate and the rocky desert and spectacular Mountains of Jebel Saghrou. Draa valley is the longest valley in and River in Morocco, known as Morcco dates basket, an authentic and inspiring place, enjoy the incredible views of the valley. Overnight Stay deluxe tented camping, Or hotel in The Palmery.
Driving time :5 Hours 30
Trekking time : 1-2 Hours
After breakfast, we leave our campsite heading for Zagora and Oulad Driss village. We spend the morning driving along the Draa valley, offering a fascinating range of contrasting sceneries, colourful and quaint oases, verdant palm-groves wisely cultivated and fortified mud-red villages.
we will stop to visit the pottery makers Tamgrout,you can also visit 1 zawiya ( relegious center – old bookshop) learn about Islamic heritage, a guided tour is compulsory, we then carry on driving in this mystical land of the Hamada ( rock desert ) Stopping at the village of Oulad Driss for lunch and to have a cup of mint tea in a Berber house. In the afternoon we discover the first landscapes of the desert and really enjoy a 3-hour camel trek accompanied by our caravan of camels that will carry all camping equipments and your luggage as we trek through oases and dunes of Bounou. Our light mobile tented camping is set up in the middle of the dunes of Mhamid.
Driving time :3 Hours 30
Trekking time : 1-3 Hours
Today we discover the majesty of the Sahara desert with its endless sand dunes and breathtaking scenery. After a 2-hour drive through the sand dunes, we join the most spectacular vast desert of Morocco. You will be taken on a 3-hour trek off the beaten tracks through less undiscovered places where you can experience a sense of wilderness, breathe clean air of the Sahara desert and explore the diversity of wonderfully changing landscapes with splendid undulating sand dunes that change color as the day progresses along with the guarantee of a cheerful welcome from the nomadic Berber people. This vast area of sand dunes makes for a breathtaking landscape, particularly at sunrise or sunset. In the evening we make fire and admire a purely sky full with brightly stars and night out in the open air with moments of real pleasure to discover constellations.
Driving time :3 Hours
Trekking time : 3 Hours
Early walk for those who are interested in seeing the sunrise and back to camp for breakfast. We then embark on a wonderful driving day in the direction of the High Atlas Mountains. We cross the dry lake of Iriki and drive on a dirt track until the town of FoumZguid. A long the way, we will admire stunning landscapes with spectacular colours. Leaving the Southern Morocco we take the road back to Marrakesh over the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, 2260 meters. While driving on fascinating routes, the scenery is varied and ever-changing. We pass through many villages and towns. Half way, we stop for lunch in restaurant at Taznakhtevillage, we then carry on driving through the winding road of the Tizi-n-Ticka until Ait Berka village. We arrive at Marrakesh around 5:30 pm and drop you off at your riad or hotel.
Driving time :7 Hours
