Erg Chigaga Morocco desert tour 3 Days Itinerary:
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Draa Valley – Mhamid
We start our Chegaga 3-day Morocco desert tour with an air-conditioned 4×4 vehicle at 08:00 am from Marrakech. We cross the High Atlas Mountains- Tizi-n-Tichka Pass driving along a scenic area to reach the world heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, Morocco’s most famous ksar ( ksar = old village of kasbahs).
Lunch will be in Ouarzazate or Agdez. The trip goes through Draa Valley with its palm trees and old Kasbahs. Night with dinner will be either in a Hotel in Zagora or under the Tent.
Day 2: Zagora – Mhamid – Sacred Oasis – Erg Chigaga Dunes
After breakfast, our Erg Chigaga desert adventure continues through the palm groves of the Draa Valley. After a short break in the panoramic view of Draa Palmeraie, we will have a stop at Tamgroute to visit the famous Koranic library (Closed on national and religious holidays) and an underground Kasbah, we will continue to M’Hamid, a small village.
The last town and the major Draa oasis before the big wasteland of Erg Chegaga Sahara. Next, we continue our 3-day desert tour from Marrakech another 60 km off-road from M’hamid to Erg Chegaga dune.
This largest group of Sahara dunes in the region reaches a height of 300 m and spans an area of 40 km. Dinner and night in a Berber tent camp after a 40-minute camel trek to enjoy the golden sunset of the desert.
Day 3: Erg Chigaga Dunes – Foum Zguid – Taznakht – Marrakech
After breakfast in Erg Chegaga Bivouac, departure with 4×4 via the old Paris – Dakar race road to Foum Zguid crossing the natural dry Iriqui lake, and lunch break in the Berber village of Taznakht. We arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon around 6 pm and you will be dropped off in your Riad.