Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour 2 days

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The 2-day Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga excursion allows you to discover some of the largest dunes in the Moroccan desert. But also to:

• meet Sahrawi nomads,
• enjoy a camel ride for the sunset at Erg Chigaga,
• try sandboarding,
• ride a quad or buggy in the dunes (optional).

This is a 4×4 Morocco desert tour from Ouarzazate. It is an ideal trip to spend a weekend in the Moroccan desert.

The Drâa Valley and the great dunes of Erg Chigaga

The departure for this Sahara Morocco excursion is done in the morning. You leave in 4X4 with your guide. Your Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour begins with a visit to the Drâa Valley. Small Berber villages, kasbahs, ksars succeed one another in the palm grove. The Anti-Atlas is also part of this magnificent setting. The landscapes in the Drâa Valley follow one another, suggesting the proximity of the desert …

During this Erg Chigaga tour from Ouarzazate, you will make several stops along the way. You will pass through Agdz and stop at the Ksar of Tamnougalt.

The route also allows you to make a stop at Tamegroute to visit the green pottery workshops known throughout the country. You can also discover the Koranic Library which contains very old manuscripts.

On the way, you will also discover the town of Zagora where you will take a break for lunch.

This Morocco desert trip continues for about 1h30. The paved road stops at M’hamid El Ghizlane, the last small village located at the gates of the Sahara. Your 4×4 Ouarzazate desert excursion continues on a track in the Sahara to reach the great dunes of Erg Chigaga. After about 1h30 on the track and a break at the Sacred Oasis, you will arrive at Erg Chigaga.

Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour : Sahara camp overnight stay

After settling in at the traditional nomadic bivouac, your Morocco Sahara tour continues with a camel ride of about 1 hour at sunset. Then you enjoy dinner at the camp in Erg Chigaga. Evening with traditional music around the fire and night in a nomadic tent.

The 2nd day of your Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour begins with a breakfast at the Morocco Sahara desert camp. Afterwards, you begin the return by the track to the village of Foum Zguid. You will take the opportunity to discover other landscapes of the Moroccan desert and the Lake Iriqui. This 2-day Morocco desert tour continues with a lunch in Tazenakht “the capital of carpets” before joining Ouarzazate in the afternoon. Your guide will accompany you to your hotel.

A 2-day desert excursion from Ouarzazate is also possible to discover the dunes of Erg Chebbi (Merzouga).