Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour

Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour – 4×4 Sahara trip from Zagora – 4×4 Zagora desert tour to Erg Chigaga – 4×4 Erg Chigaga tour from Zagora

This 4×4 Sahara tour from Zagora to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga starts at 9 AM or at 3 PM depending on the option you have chosen.

The driver-guide will pick you up from your accomodation in Zagora and bring you discover one of the biggest dunes of the Morocco desert. Some of the Erg Chigaga dunes reach a height of 150m. Local guides have good driving experience on the desert track.

4×4 Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour : a day trip

Erg Chigaga is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places to visit in the Moroccan desert. The 4×4 Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour is a great excursion if you spend holidays in southern Morocco. The landscapes in the desert are breathtaking and the dunes very beautiful.

Visits between Zagora and Erg Chigaga great dunes

The departure for the Zagora to Erg Chigaga desert tour is at 9 AM. The route first takes you on the asphalt road from Zagora to the village of M’hamid. On the way, you will stop to visit Tamegrout (pottery workshops, Kasbah). After about 1 hour and half of travel, you arrive at M’hamid which is the last village before the Sahara.

From M’hamid, your Zagora Erg Chigaga excursion in 4×4 continues on the track in the desert. This is one of the highlights of this Morocco desert tour from Zagora. You discover different landscapes of the Sahara. You can see herds of camels or goats… sometimes even gazelles! The dunes give way to the desert plateau before reappearing in a big way in a magnificent setting.

Lunch and camel tour in Erg Chigaga

You also make a stop at the Sacred Oasis, with a natural water source, before arriving at Erg Chigaga for lunch. It’s time to enjoy a warm welcome in a nomadic camp where you are served a delicious meal.

After this break, you enjoy a camel ride in Erg Chigaga. This Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour then takes you back on another route in the desert to the town. So, you will arrive in Zagora around 5 PM.

A 4×4 Erg Chigaga desert tour for a day is also available from the village of M’hamid.

Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour with night in a desert camp

It is also possible to leave at 3 PM for a 4×4 Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour. After the visits on the way, your itinerary from Zagora takes you to Erg Chigaga dunes at the end of the afternoon. You enjoy a camel tour in the big dunes of Erg Chigaga for the sunset.

Then, dinner at the camp nestled in the dunes, before spending a beautiful evening with music around a campfire. Moreover, you spend a night in a Morocco desert camp in Erg Chigaga. The return to Zagora is on the next day after breakfast. Arrival in Zagora will be done before noon.