3 Days Tour From Ouarzazate to Erg Chegaga

Overview

This is the Ouarzazate sightseeing trip to Erg Chegaga 3 days, which is carefully designed and arranged to move you way out of the typical tourist path and directly into the area of the purest and most secluded part of the Moroccan Sahara. You cross the Anti-Atlas Mountains and trace the paths of the ancient caravans of the Draa Valley and then you sink into the great, enormous dunes of Erg Chegaga. Hence, the tour is the best option among the traveling partners who want to experience an authentic off road desert adventure with the ultimate Morocco luxury travel.

It is an amazing adventure, a flagship among our best Morocco tour, which guarantees an exciting 4x4 adventure and an incredible experience of staying in a private desert luxury camp Morocco. Thus, you get to see the extreme silence of the great Sahara, the ancient lifestyle of Berber people, and the lovely spectacle of unspoiled dunes. This is a conclusive Ouarzazate excursion to Erg Chegaga 3 days that promises an all consuming and quality experience like the rest.

Highlights

  • Motor the dramatic Tizi-n-Tinfifte Pass over the great Anti-Atlas Mountains.
  • Visit the ancient and renowned architecture of Kasbah Tamnougalte using unique clay.
  • See the amazing hand written books at the Quranic Library of Tamegroute.
  • Drive 60 miles through a comfortable 4X4 in the wild Sahara.
  • Two memorable nights at a desert luxury camp in Morocco, an exclusive and cozy camp.
  • Ride a camel across the huge dunes of Erg Chegaga to have the dramatic view of the sunset.
  • Search the interesting dried-up bed of Lake Iriqui.
  • Watch the lovely sun coming over the endless, silent, golden Erg Chegaga dunes.

Tour Plan

Day 1: Ouarzazate - Anti-Atlas - Draa Valley - M'hamid :

The memorable Ouarzazate tour to Erg Chegaga 3 days will start immediately with your personal 4x4 pickup at 8.30 AM. First we go flying down the south at once, up the Anti-Atlas mountains in a twinkling moment and across the picturesque Tizi-n-Tinfifte pass--the panorama of the summit is superlative! Then we pass down into the glorious Draa Valley visiting Kasbah Tamnougalte one of the oldest and most magnificent strongholds of the region built of mud-brick.

Then we take the ancient caravan trail through the green palm trees of the valley, and we see the transformation in the architecture as we pass southwards. We pause at lunch in the largest town in the country, at Zagora. Lastly, we arrive at M'hamid, the Gate to the Desert, where the tarmacad road is stopped. After lunch, we camp up in luxury on the fringe of the first dunes and have dinner and our first night in the desert.

Day 2: M'hamid - Off-Road to Erg Chegaga Dunes :

We start our day at the camp with breakfast, and then we begin the most thrilling experience of your Ouarzazate tour to Erg Chegaga 3 days, which is the use of the 4x4 off-road adventure to the main dunes. First, we pass by the dried up Draa Riverbed, and later, we arrive at the old historic adobe village of M'hamid where we get to know of traditional desert building.

Then, we will have a trip of excitement going through an open desert of 60 km. Consequently, we will experience the erg (sands dunes) and the hammada (stony desert) soil. This is awe-inspiring in terms of the sheer size and quietness of this space. At last, we come to the great Erg Chegaga dunes, where there are no towns in sight. After that, you are introduced to your camel guide, and you ride into the dunes at the very core of the dune in the evening as the sun sets. Finally, you have dinner and a magic night in your exclusive and high-end luxury camp Merzouga.

Day 3: Erg Chegaga - Lake Iriqui - Taznakht - Ouarzazate :

Begin your last day of this grand adventure with breathtaking view of a sunrise sitting on the top of the tallest dune- an experience that you will never forget to begin your day with. After breakfast, we set off again to Ouarzazate, by another, also much scenic road. First, we are taken 90 kilometers off-road in the plain basin of the dried Lake Iriqui, which is usually full of mirages.

Then we visit the lakebed and you can dig up the fossils of the ancient creatures that were created in the rocks here, it is an awesome practical activity. Then we come to Foum Zguid, the first village paved. We move on to the north where we visit Taznakht, known as the land of Berber carpets and rugs, where we have a lunch and a chance to have a glimpse of the traditional weaving process. We will then end our conclusive tour of Ouarzazate to Erg Chegaga 3 days finally back to Ouarzazate in the late afternoon.

Included / Excluded

  • Private 4x4 transport
  • Expert driver/guide
  • Two nights luxury camp
  • Daily dinners & breakfasts
  • Camel trekking experience
  • Off-road 4x4 adventure
  • All lunches
  • Drinks and snacks
  • Tips for crew
  • Entrance fees
  • Personal items
  • Travel insurance

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