Experience the real Sahara Desert on this unforgettable 3 day Erg Chegaga desert tour from Marrakech. Travel across the High Atlas Mountains, follow the legendary Draa Valley, and reach the wild dunes of Erg Chegaga, one of Morocco’s most remote and spectacular deserts.
This private Sahara tour combines culture, adventure, and nature. Explore ancient villages, palm-filled oases, traditional kasbahs, and Ait Ben Haddou. Enjoy an off-road 4×4 journey, a camel ride at sunset, and spend the night under the stars in a desert camp.
This trip is completely customizable and made to provide you with the most genuine desert experience in just three days with Epic Zagora Tours, a reputable local company from southern Morocco.
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Depart early from Marrakech and journey across the High Atlas Mountains via the spectacular Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m), enjoying breathtaking mountain scenery along the way, then visit the historic Telouet Kasbah before continuing to the UNESCO World Heritage site Ksar Ait Ben Haddou; afterward, drive to Ouarzazate, famously known as the Hollywood of Morocco, where you will enjoy dinner and spend the night in a comfortable hotel.
Drive through the lush Draa Valley, lined with palm groves and ancient kasbahs, then stop in Tamgroute to visit the famous Quran Library and its underground kasbah before continuing to Mhamid, the gateway to the Sahara; from there, travel off-road to the golden dunes of Erg Chegaga, where you will enjoy a sunset camel trek, followed by dinner with traditional Berber music and an unforgettable overnight stay in a desert camp.
Watch the sunrise over the Erg Chegaga dunes before departing by 4×4 along the historic Paris–Dakar Rally route, crossing the dry Iriki Lake and stopping in Foum Zguid or Taznakht, renowned for its Berber carpets, then return to Marrakech in the evening.
