Erg Chigaga Tours & Trips

Head from Mhamid to Erg Chigaga, Morocco's largest and most remote dune area, traveling off-road through 60 km of Sahara desert by 4WD Land Cruiser. You'll camp overnight in a solar-powered desert lodge with furnished Berber tents that have comfortable mattresses, pillows, and warm blankets, all surrounded by tall sand dunes. Traditional Moroccan meals include lunch at a palm oasis, dinner under the stars with Berber music, and breakfast among the dunes before heading back through fossil-rich desert.

Travel by private 4x4 from M'Hamid across rocky desert and golden dunes to Erg Chigaga, where you'll see sunset views over Morocco's wildest and most remote sand formations. Spend the night at a comfortable desert camp with full washrooms and electricity, having a traditional Berber dinner, live music around the campfire, and camel rides at sunrise or sunset.

Head from Ouarzazate through the Anti Atlas Mountains to reach the massive Erg Chigaga dunes, which rise 300 meters high and stretch 40 kilometers across the Sahara. Travel along the old caravan route through Draa Valley, stopping at Tamnougalte village for mint tea and checking out Tamgroute's underground passages and traditional pottery workshops.

Travel from Zagora across the Sahara in a private 4x4, passing through Tizi Anagame and the remote village of Ben Selmane on your way to the towering Erg Chigaga dunes. You'll have a sunset camel ride with local Berber guides, then enjoy traditional Moroccan tea and dinner at a luxury glamping desert camp under the stars.

The trip starts in Marrakech and crosses the High Atlas Mountains at 2200 meters, stopping at the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and historic Kasbah Telouet before spending the night in Agdz village. You'll see Morocco's 1100-km Draa River palm oasis and check out Kasbah Tamnougalt caravan station, then visit Tamgroute's ancient pottery workshops on the way to Erg Chigaga, Morocco's highest sand dunes. There's a camel ride at sunset and you'll sleep in private desert tents at Camp Al Koutban, returning through dry Lake Iriqui and Tazenakht's Berber rug cooperatives.

Head through Morocco's film-location landscapes to Erg Chigaga, where sand dunes stretch up to 300 meters high and create some of the country's most beautiful desert views. You'll ride camels to watch sunset, then spend the night in a traditional Berber camp before checking out the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and browsing pottery workshops in Tamegrout.