Marrakech to Sahara desert - 4 Days to Chegaga

Day 1 : MARRAKECH = OUARZAZATE = ZAGORA

This desert tour from Marrakech starts the morning. Your driver will pick you up from your hotel, riad or Marrakech airport. Then depart from Marrakech, winding up through the Atlas Mountains over the Tichka Pass, where the views are quite splendid. A few stops are made for taking in the scenery and photography. We arrive in Ouarzazate for lunch before we continue to Zagora, crossing the Draa River, which has given life to a huge oasis spreading for about 200 km at the foothillss of the Anti-Atlantic mountains. Along the way, several palmeraies will bring their shades between Kasbahs and fortified villages dotted with fields of corn, barley, Vegetables and henna plantations. Overnight and dinner in the hotel or Riad, depending on your preference.

Day 2 : ZAGORA = MHAMID = ERG CHEGAGA

Marrakech to the Sahara Desert After breakfast, we start the activity of this day of our Marrakech-Sahara desert trip. We drive to M’hamid (where the paved road ends), passing by the village of Tamagroute, where we will have the opportunity to visit on the oldest Quranic libraries in Morocco, then the underground kasbah and the pottery factory. Lunch will be served in M’hamid at leisure. Early afternoon, we depart for Erg Chigaga dunes, crossing different features of the desert: ‘Erg’, ‘Reg’, ‘Hammada’, oases. Erg Chigaga dunes are far away from civilization and the silence of the sand is overwhelming. Ride your camels across the dunes and enjoy one of the most dramatic sunsets over the color-changing sands, sandboarding, Dinner under the stars next to the campfire, and listening to the local nomads play local music. Overnight at your luxury Sahara desert camp.

Day 3 : ERG CHIGAGA = FOUM ZGUID = OUARZAZATE

We get up early the morning to start the activity of this day’s Marrakech to sahara desert (4 days) to Chegaga tour. After breakfast, the road takes us through another 90km of the desert with varying scenery: we first cross Lake Iriqui, the mountains and fossils following the old track of “Rally Paris Dakar,” to Foum Zguid, the first village after the desert, and where the paved road begins. travel to Morocco: Explore the sahara desert of MoroccoAfter lunch, we continue to the Berber village of Taznakht, famous for its Berber carpets and rugs. We arrive Ouarzazate late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Ouarzazate.

Day 4 : KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU=MARRAKECH

Marrakech to the Sahara Desert: 4 Days to Chegaga-Morocco Desert Trips After breakfast, we can enjoy a visit to the world heritage site of Kasah Ait Ben Hadou, previously used as a set for more than 20 Hollywood blockbusters, including “Gladiator” “Indiana Jones” and “Lawrence of Arabia”. Enjoy a walk to explore the traditional Moroccan style of architecture in which the Kasbahs are built. We continue our way to Marrakesh through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’Tichka pass. Depending on time, lunch can be served in Ait Ben Hadou or in the Atlas Mountains on the way to Marrakech. Arrival at Marrakech Your Marrakech to Erg Chigaga 4-day desert tour will end with a drop off at your Marrakech hotel, Riad, or a location of your choice.