Morocco Tours Agency
TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO ERG CHIGAGA, Erg Chigaga, not one ridge (erg) however an impressive stretch of golden sand ocean some 56km southwest of M’Hamid. it’s the biggest sand ocean in Morocco, snaking on the horizon for 40km and bordered to the north and south by mountain ridges. the most effective way to reach them is in classic picture style: by camel, which takes 5 days or per week round-trip.
A sea of golden crescents, peaking at 300 m, hides in its troughs small, non-permanent settlements. The desert atmosphere here is therefore peaceful and enveloping, offering beautiful night skies illuminated by the Milky Way’s wide arc.
Your Accommodation / Airport, Train-Bus Station or wherever you want
30 Minutes Before Departure
After meeting your driver, we leave Marrakech venturing through the magnificent Atlas Mountains and the pass of Tichka (2260 m), offering an impressive landscape in the heart of the Atlas Mountain chain to Ouarzazate where many famous movies have been shot such Alexander the Great, The Mummy, The jewel of the Nile, Kingdom of heaven Etc…The scenery is absolutely stunning. We stop in the kasbah of Ait Benhaddou one of the most spectacular fortresses in the South of Morocco and a UNESCO world heritage site. Lunch in Ouarzazate as “The Hollywood of Africa”. We continue our journey to the Draa valley at the length of 200 km before we achieve Zagora. Overnight with dinner and breakfast at the hotel.
Atarting our day by drive into Tamgerout to visit the famous Koran Library and subterranean Kasbah and the Manufacture of pottery. Then, continue towards M’hamid for lunch on the place. In the afternoon, after one hour and half camel ride, we take a track which carries out through the rocky desert scenery to the sand dunes of Chigaga that spread over 40 km. Welcome drink. Then you enjoy the sunset. Overnight in a desert camp under sky full of stars with evening meal and breakfast included..
After spending a magical night in Erg Chigaga desert camp, departure with 4×4 jeeps via the old Paris – Dakar race road to Foum Zguid crossing Iriqui lake, lunch break in the Berber village of Taznakht. We arrive to Marrakech during sunset.
