3-Day Erg Chigaga Desert Tour from Marrakech (4x4 + Camel Trek)

Highlights

• Half-day camel trek (walking and riding) to the Draa hamada included
• Aït Benhaddou (UNESCO) and the Tizi n'Tichka pass on the way
• Night at a nomad camp at the foot of the great Erg Chigaga dunes
• Dinner by the fire, traditional music and sand bread
• Return via Oulad Driss nomad museum and Tamegroute
• Private 4x4 or minibus with driver-guide, round trip from Marrakech

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Aït Benhaddou – Draa Valley – M'HamidMorning departure over the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) with a stop at the kasbah of Aït Benhaddou. Free lunch on the road, then Agdz and the Draa Valley with its palm groves and ksour. Via Zagora you reach M'Hamid, the last oasis before the Sahara. Dinner and overnight in M'Hamid.
2. Day 2: M'Hamid – Camel trek – Erg ChigagaAfter breakfast, a half-day camel trek alternating walking and riding across erg and reg to the Draa hamada. Lunch in the shade of tamarisk trees, then the 4x4 takes you to Erg Chigaga with a possible stop at the sacred oasis. Sunset on the dunes, dinner around the fire, traditional music and sand bread, night at the camp.
3. Day 3: Erg Chigaga – Oulad Driss – Tamegroute – MarrakechEarly departure by 4x4. On the way, optional visits to the nomad house-museum in Oulad Driss and the pottery workshops and Koranic library of Tamegroute. Lunch en route and arrival in Marrakech in the late afternoon.

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