8 Days SOUTHERN MOROCCO – DESERT & WILD DUNES

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This 8-day Southern Morocco desert tour offers a unique journey through the country’s most stunning and remote landscapes. From Marrakech, travel via 4×4 through the High Atlas and the Draa Valley to the village of Ouled Driss, where you will spend nights in nomadic tents. Experience camel treks across magical desert dunes including Erg Zhar, Bouguern, and Chegaga, witness incredible sunrises and sunsets, and enjoy the silence and beauty of the desert. Along the way, meet Berber families, explore traditional villages, cross dry lakes, and discover the culture, crafts, and lifestyle of the desert inhabitants. The tour ends back in Marrakech after a full desert adventure combining trekking, camel rides, and cultural immersion.

Included/Excluded

  • Professional mountain guide
  • Accommodation during the trek (gîtes, refuges, or tents depending on the route)
  • All meals during the trek (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and hot drinks)
  • Transfers to/from the trek starting point
  • Optional mules for luggage transport
  • Camping equipment (tents, mattresses, cooking gear) if camping trek
  • Drinking water during the trek
  • Required permits and local taxes
  • International flights to/from Morocco
  • Travel and medical insurance (required)
  • Personal trekking gear (sleeping bag, boots, clothing, walking poles, etc.)
  • Tips for guides, muleteers, and drivers
  • Extra drinks (soft drinks, bottled water, alcohol)
  • Optional side trips or activities not listed in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses (souvenirs, laundry, phone, etc.)
  • Accommodation before/after the trek unless specified

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arrival in Marrakech
    • Arrival at Marrakech airport. Welcome by your manager.

    • Transfer to your Riad in Marrakech.

    • Dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Marrakech → Ouled Driss
  • After breakfast, transfer south via Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m).

  • Arrival in Ouarzazate, lunch.

  • Continue through Aït Saoune pass to Agdez and the Draa Valley, rich in ksours and palm groves.

  • Arrival at Ouled Driss, installation at campsite.

  • Dinner and overnight in nomadic tents.

  • Distance: 468 km

Day 3: Ouled Driss → Erg Zhar
  • Breakfast, then transfer by 4x4 to Sidi Naji.

  • Meet camel teams, load luggage, start trek.

  • Trek through magical regs and dunes of Zhar.

  • Arrival at foot of dunes, set up bivouac.

  • Option to climb the highest dune for sunset.

  • Dinner and overnight in bivouac.

  • Walking: ~6h30

Day 4: Erg Zhar → Bouguern Dunes
    • Trek through desert landscapes, crossing regs with tamarisks and stony areas.

    • Lunch at the amber of the big tamarisks.

    • Afternoon continuation to Bouguern dunes, set up bivouac.

    • Dinner and overnight.

    • Walking: ~6 hours

Day 5: Bouguern → Chegaga Dunes
  • Cross the golden dunes of Dayet Lawtide toward Chegaga.

  • Cross the dry lake of Chegaga, arrival at foot of great dunes.

  • Set up bivouac, afternoon climb for sunset.

  • Dinner and overnight in bivouac.

  • Walking: ~6 hours

Day 6: Chegaga → Erg Mhazil
    • Full day trek in the dunes.

    • Dinner and overnight in bivouac.

    • Walking: ~6 hours

Day 7: Erg Mhazil → Marrakech
  • Early sunrise view.

  • Transfer by 4x4 to Sidi Abd Nabi, cross Grand Erg Iriki.

  • Possibility to meet local nomads.

  • Continue through Foum Zguid valley, lunch en route.

  • Visit Berber carpet capitals in the south.

  • Arrival in Marrakech, check-in at hotel.

  • Dinner and overnight.

  • Distance: 480 km

Day 8: Marrakech → Airport
  • Transfer to airport according to flight schedule.

  • End of tour.

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