
5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga
4x4 Sahara desert trip from Agadir
5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga
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The 5-day Agadir tour to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga is a beautiful tour in South Morocco. You will see some of the largest dunes in the Moroccan desert. But you will also spend a night in a Sahara desert camp. The 5-day Agadir desert tour also allows you to visit Taroudant, the saffron capital of Morocco, the Drâa Valley, Aït Ben Haddou…
5-day Agadir tour to the Sahara – night at Foum Zguid
You leave in the morning for this 5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga desert.
On the itinerary of this first day you will pass by:
- Taroudant,
- Taliouine,
- Tazenakht ;
The town of Taroudant is very beautiful. A great wall around the city extends over 6 km. The ramparts of Taroudant have 130 towers. This Agadir Sahara trip continues toward Taliouine.
Taliouine is a town about a hundred kilometers from Taroudant. This is the region of the saffron. This is why Taliouine is called “the capital of saffron” in Morocco.
You will stop at Tazenakht for lunch where you may visit a carpet manufacturing cooperative. Tazenakht is called “the capital of the carpets” in Morocco. After that break, this Morocco desert tour continues in the direction of Foum Zguid which is at the gates of the desert. You will spend the first night of this 5-day Agadir desert trip there.
Agadir desert tour 5 days : Erg Chigaga great dunes – Morocco Sahara desert camp overnight
After breakfast at Foum Zguid, you leave on the track for the big dunes of Erg Chigaga. This Agadir Erg Chigaga desert tour makes you discover pretty landscapes in the Sahara. You pass by Lake Iriqui and discover many landscapes – vast desert plains and golden sand dunes.
You will be at Erg Chigaga around noon. Enjoy lunch in a Sahara desert camp in Erg Chigaga. In the afternoon, take time to relax at the camp. Afterwards you go for an unforgettable camel tour at the sunset. In the evening, the camp comes festive with the music of the nomads around a campfire. A delicious dinner is served in the camp. You spend a night in a nomadic tent in the Morocco desert.
Sahara tour from Agadir: Draa Valley – night in Agdz
Your 5-day Agadir to Sahara desert tour continues. After a beautiful sunrise at Erg Chigaga, it is time to leave for the village of M’hamid where you will catch the asphalt road. On the way, you pass by an Oasis in the Sahara.
Once M’hamid behind you, this Agadir desert trips goes towards Tamegrout, where you will make a stop. In Tamegrout, you may visit the green pottery workshops and the Kasbah. This 5-day Agadir to Erg Chigaga desert tour continues to Zagora where you will stop for lunch.
After this break, the itinerary of this Sahara trip from Agadir passes by the Drâa Valley till Agdz. The Drâa Valley is very beautiful with its palm grove and its typical villages of southern Morocco. You make stops for panoramic views. This day ends in Agdz, where you will spend the night in a traditional riad or a charming guest house in the oasis.
5-day Agadir tour to the Sahara : Agdz – Ouarzazate – Aït Ben Haddou
The 4th day of the 5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga is rich in visits.
In the morning, you leave Agdz towards Ouarzazate. The road passes through the Anti-Atlas Mountains.
In Ouarzazate, you can visit the city’s Kabah and the film studios. Enjoy lunch there.
In the afternoon, the journey takes you to the Aït Ben Haddou Ksar, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Firstly, enjoy a visit to the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou with a local guide. After that, dinner and night stay in a typical South Morocco riad in Aït Ben Haddou.
Agadir to Erg Chigaga desert trip – the return
This is the last day of the 5-day desert tour from Agadir. After breakfast in Aït Ben Haddou, you take the road to Tazenakht. This time, you will make a short stop there to visit a local cooperative that makes Moroccan handcrafted rugs.
Enjoy a break in in Taliouine for lunch, before continuing towards Taroudant. You may enter the city of Taroudant through one of its Moorish architecture gates. Taroudant is called the “little Marrakech” because of its ocher ramparts and the lively medina and souk. Free visit of the medina.
Then, you go for the last part of this Agadir desert tour. You will be back in Agadir in the late afternoon.
If you want to discover the dunes of Merzouga, here is our 5-day Agadir to Erg Chebbi tour.
5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga : distances by car per day
Day 1: 5:30 hours
Day 2: 2 hours
Day 3: 4:30 hours
Day 4: 2 hours
Day 5: 5 hours.
Option: night in Taliouine, in the saffron capital
The first night can be organized in Taliouine instead of Foum Zguid.
This allows for a car journey of about 3 hours on the first day and 4:30 hours on the 2nd day.
This option allows you to take your time to visit Taroudant or take a short walk to Taliouine with a local guide.
In the Taliouine region, saffron is grown. The picking is done in October-November.
Return to Marrakech
The return from this 5-day Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga can be planned in Marrakech.
This allows you to have flexibility in organizing your Morocco stay.
But also to enjoy even more landscapes and visits.
Desert camp in Erg Chigaga
You will spend a night in a traditional Morocco desert camp in Erg Chigaga.
The standard Sahara camp offers simple conditions of stay.
If you prefer to have more comfort, you should opt for a luxury Erg Chigaga camp.
The dunes of Erg Chigaga are one of the most beautiful in the Moroccan desert.
The desert camps are located in the dunes.
You can try sandsurf there.
The camel tour for the sunset and the music in the evening at the camp are highlights of this Morocco desert trip from Agadir.
A quad tour or buggy ride in Erg Chigaga is also available.
2 nights in the Moroccan desert during a Sahara desert trip from Agadir
If you want to enjoy 2 nights in the Morocco desert, this Agadir tour to Erg Chigaga could be extended for one night.
It's possible to stay for this second night in the Sahara in Erg Chigaga or at M'hamid desert camp. Then, this would be a 6-day Agadir Sahara desert trip.
This way, you will discover more of the Sahara, the landscapes, the nomadic way of life...
In particular, we can organize a demonstration of baking sand bread among the nomads.
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