4-day Agadir desert tour to Erg Chigaga

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The 4-day Agadir desert tour to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga is a great trip for visiting the Sahara and spending a night in a desert camp.

This Sahara desert trip from Agadir also lets you discover some of the most beautiful places to visit in South Morocco. So ready for this trip from Agadir to the Morocco desert? Check out bellow the program of a 4-day Agadir desert tour to Erg Chigaga.

Agadir desert tour – Taroudant – night in the saffron capital

The Agadir desert tour begins at 9 AM. You head towards Taroudant.

The first stop on this Sahara tour from Agadir is the beautiful city of Taroudant, also called the “little Marrakech”. This nickname is given to Taroudant because of the ramparts which surround the city. The ramparts are 6 km long and have 130 towers. The city is also a town with remarkable architecture. Taroudant has 9 beautiful gates that are worth a detour. The souk of the “little Marrakech” and its medina are lively. You will spend the morning visiting Taroudant. Then enjoy tasty lunch in the medina.

In the afternoon, the 4×4 Agadir desert tour takes you to Taliouine. This little town, which is located in the province of Taroudant, is the “capital of saffron” in Morocco. The “red gold” is grown here. The landscapes of the region are very beautiful. You will spend the first night of this Agadir Sahara trip to Erg Chigaga here, in a charming guest house.

Agadir desert tour to Erg Chigaga : night in a Morocco Sahara camp

The 2nd day of the 4-day Sahara tour from Agadir begins with breakfast in Taliouine. You then take the road towards Tazenakht. This town, which is located approximately 100km from Taliouine, is known for its traditional handcrafted carpet’s cooperatives. This earned it the name of the “capital of carpets” in Morocco. After a short stop in Tazenakht, the itinerary of this Agadir tour goes toward Foum Zguid. After lunch, you will take the trail in the desert to reach the great dunes of Erg Chigaga.

This Agadir desert tour takes you to visit the Lake Iriqui. Thanks to this excursion in the Moroccan desert, you will also discover magnificent landscapes in the Sahara on the road to Erg Chigaga.

Once you arrive in the big Erg Chigaga dunes, you enjoy a camel tour at sunset. After dinner and live music around a campfire, you spend the night in a desert camp in Erg Chigaga. It’s a very beautiful experience during this 4-day Agadir Sahara trip.

4-day desert trip from Agadir : M’hamid – Zagora – Draa Valley – Aït Ben Haddou

The 3rd day of this Morocco desert tour from Agadir has new surprises for you.

After breakfast at the Erg Chigaga desert camp, you take the track in the direction to the village of M’hamid. This Agadir desert tour allows you to discover an oasis in the Sahara. During the journey in the desert, you can see herds of camels or goats, places with fossils… In M’hamid, it is time to join the asphalt road which crosses the Draa Valley. You stop at Tamegroute to visit the green pottery workshops.

The beautiful Draa Valley is very exotic with its small villages typical of the South. You also enjoy the scenery created by its palm grove and the Anti-Atlas mountains. After passing by the town of Zagora, you go up to Agdz. A stop is planned in this small, typical village for lunch.

In the afternoon, the itinerary of this Sahara desert tour from Agadir takes you through the Anti-Atlas mountains to Ouarzazate. You can decide to visit the film studios in Ouarzazate or the city’s Kasbah.

After these visits, head to the Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO listed word heritage site. You will spend a night in a traditional riad in Aït Ben Haddou during this desert trip from Agadir.

Morocco desert tour from Agadir – the way back to Agadir

In the morning, you will visit the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou with a local guide. After this visit, it is time to go back to Agadir. This Morocco desert tour continues through Tazenakht and Taliouine.

This time you will stop at Tazenakht to visit a local cooperative of Moroccan rugs. Then, you continue to Taliouine where you will enjoy lunch. The last step of this Morocco desert trip is the journey to Agadir. You will arrive in the city in the late afternoon.

If you prefer to see the majestic dunes of Erg Chebbi, here is our Agadir to Merzouga tour 5 days.