Camel Trek 9 Days to Erg Chigaga

Camel Trek 9 Days To Erg Chegaga, The Desert Hike in Morocco is a walk in the big dunes of southern Morocco with a professional nomadic guide and camel drivers. A camel caravan carries the luggage. Fascination of desert immensities, unusual encounter with nomads, study and observation of animal and plant life, relaxation, silence and total forgetfulness of civilization and the modern world in absolute calm in the heart of the great desert of the Moroccan Sahara, at sunrise and unforgettable sunsets. During the hike you live according to the rhythm and the intensity of the sun, everyone advances at his pace accompanied by the camel drivers. Before each stage departure, they gather the camels, who have fed on desert shrubs during the night, collect the wood for the fire, prepare the tea, make the bread baked in the sand.

You sleep under the stars, under tents. You will taste the Moroccan cuisine prepared by the camel drivers. Regular breaks punctuate your walk to eat, drink, observe, contemplate … All this from mid-September to mid-May, when the moderate temperature makes the stay pleasant for a camel trek. We organize hikes from 2 registered participants, and on the date of your choice.

What to Expect

Pick up and support from the airport possible (contact us for that )

All treks departure can be from Marrakech,Agadir , Ouarzazate

Departures on foot are started in the morning from the village of M'hamid (located 455 km from Marrakech). the arriving in the day before M'hamid.

It will take almost 9 hours with the stops in ait bin Haddou, studio, pottery workshop, old Quranic school (Zaouïa Naciria)

All nights are between the dunes in the nomadic camp, under the tent or under the stars, at the convenience of each or Traditional home stay local

Our meals are prepared with care (salad made lunch, and tajines at night). We supply bottled mineral water.

An accommodation in fixed bivouac, comfort, in the heart of the palm plantation of the village (to 4 km). The bivouac is composed of several tents, showers, and toilets. The return from the trek will be the day before the last day to take rest to before back Marrakech next Morning.

The return from the trek will be the day before the last day to take rest to before back Marrakech next Morning.

The dromedaries are responsible for carrying the affairs of the bivouac, and the personal belongings

During your stay in Mhamid, we take you to site old kasbah and visit a cooperative of women specialized in making carpets and rugs