Marrakech to Erg Chigaga Desert Tour 4 Days
Private Erg Chigaga Desert Tour from Marrakech.
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga is a Sahara trip via Zagora, Mhamid, and Foum Zguid. It’s for desert beginners who love its quiet beauty and want to escape city life. You can customize the Marrakech to Erg Chigaga desert trip into a 5-day tour.
This leave trip operates in Toyota HiAce Cruiser vehicles, including half-board convenience.
Marrakech to Erg Chigaga Desert Tour 4 Days
Your tour from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga in the desert will start at 07:45, with a pick-up from your hotel/Riad. Departing from Marrakech, cross the Atlas Mountains via the Tichka Pass. It has stunning views. We make a few stops to admire the scenery and take photos. We arrive in Ouarzazate for lunch. Then, we continue to Zagora, across the Draa River. It has created a 200 km oasis at the foot of the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Several palm groves will provide shade between the Kasbahs and fortified villages. Fields of corn, barley, vegetables, and henna dot these villages. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Zagora.
After breakfast, we will head to M'hamid (where the paved road ends). We will pass through the village of Tamagroute. There, we can visit one of the oldest Koranic libraries in Morocco. Then, we will see the nearby Kasbah, famous for its pottery workshops.
You can enjoy lunch in M'hamid at your leisure. In the early afternoon, we will reach the Erg Chigaga dunes. We'll pass through various desert features: 'Erg', 'Reg', 'Hammadas', and oases.
The dunes of Erg Chigaga are remote. The sand's silence is all-encompassing.
Ride a camel through the dunes and enjoy one of the most spectacular sunsets over the changing dunes.
Enjoy a sumptuous dinner under the stars by a campfire. Local nomads will entertain you with their music. Spend the night in your camp in the Sahara Desert.
After breakfast, the road takes us through 90 km of desert with varied landscapes. First, we cross the dry salt lake of Iriqui and the Anti-Atlas mountains. We follow the old route of the "Rally Paris Dakar." Then, we head to Foum Zguid, the first village after the desert, where the asphalt road begins.
After lunch, continue to the Berber village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets. We arrive in Ouarzazate late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Ouarzazate.
After breakfast, we can visit the film studios outside Ouarzazate. It's known as the Hollywood of Africa. We then visit the World Heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou. It was a set for 20 Hollywood hits, like "Gladiator," "Indiana Jones," and "Lawrence of Arabia." Enjoy a walk to explore the Kasbah's traditional Moroccan architecture.
We continue to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’Tichka. If time allows, we can serve lunch in Aït Ben Haddou or the Atlas Mountains on the way to Marrakech. Arrival in Marrakech by 5:00 PM.
Your 4-day desert tour from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga will end with a drop-off at your hotel or riad.
Includes/Excludes
Includes
- A/C modern 4×4 driven
- English-speaking driver /guide
- Pick up from your Marrakech hotel / Riad
- Sunset camel ride in Erg Chigaga
- Overnight at a Sahara desert camp in Erg Chigaga (Private tent)
- Sunrise camel ride
- Drop off at your Marrakech hotel or your Riad
Excludes
- Beverages
- Entrance fees if any
- Local guides if any
- Lunches on the way