Tour N · 2 days
Bivouac night at Erg Chegaga
We arrive in M'hamid in the late morning. We will have lunch in a bivouac. We reach our camp in the evening and can witness the wonderful sunset that bathes the dunes in red and violet tones. A night under the clear starry sky awaits us. Transport with…
The journey
Bivouac night at Erg Chegaga
We arrive in M'hamid in the late morning. We will have lunch in a bivouac. We reach our camp in the evening and can witness the wonderful sunset that bathes the dunes in red and violet tones. A night under the clear starry sky awaits us.
2 stages
Day by day
The route exactly as our guides have driven it for years.
- 01
Zagora > Tamegroute > M’hamid > Erg Chegaga > Zagora
We leave Zagora around 10:00 am. On the way we stop to get to know different places like Tamegroute. Known for centuries as the religious and cultural center of Islam. There we visit the Koran library and the workshop for the production of green porcelain with its large kiln. .
We arrive in M'hamid in the late morning. We will have lunch in a bivouac.
We then cross the sea of sand to the high dunes of Chegaga, some 40 miles from M'hamid. We reach our camp in the evening and can witness the wonderful sunset that bathes the dunes in red and violet tones. A night under the clear starry sky awaits us. Our evening meal consists of: soup, salad, tagine or couscous and mint tea. We listen to the nomad music around the campfire.
- 02
Erg Chegaga > Zagora
After an unforgettable sunrise in the morning breeze, breakfast is served outside in front of the tent. You can still feel the sand between your toes when this wonderful adventure comes to an end and after breakfast you are driven back to Zagora by 4WD vehicle. You will arrive there around 12:30 p.m.
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What's included
Transport with driver and English speaking guide in jeep
From the legacy brochure, unchanged.
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