Tangier → Merzouga → Marrakech
From the Mediterranean to the Sahara: Chefchaouen, Fes, the Ziz Gorge, a night in the dunes and Ait Ben Haddou.
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4 days · From Marrakech · Private tour
Marrakech → Agdz → Chegaga → Marrakech
The quiet desert: Draa Valley, 4x4 track and the great dunes of Erg Chegaga.
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Duration4 days
StartMarrakech
EndMarrakech
Trip typePrivate with driver
AccommodationHotels, riads, camp
Pricefrom €479
Your trip at a glance
Erg Chegaga is the wilder sister of Merzouga. The dunes lie beyond M’Hamid and can only be reached by 4x4 along about 60 kilometres of track. In return you are often almost alone with the wind and the starry sky.
On the way you drive through the Draa Valley, one of the longest palm oases in Morocco. The way back goes off-road across the dry Lake Iriki.
Highlights
- Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate
- Palm groves of the Draa Valley near Agdz
- Library and potters of Tamegroute
- 4x4 track to the dunes
- Sunset on the great dune of Chegaga
- Off-road across Lake Iriki
The route
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Itinerary
- Day 1
Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Agdz
Over the Tichka pass to Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate. Then over the Tizi n’Tinififft pass into the Draa Valley to Agdz, with kasbahs and dense palm groves. Night in a kasbah.
- Day 2
Agdz → Zagora → M’Hamid → Erg Chegaga
Along the Draa Valley to Zagora and Tamegroute with its old Koranic library and green pottery. In M’Hamid you switch to the 4x4: 60 kilometres of track over plains with tamarisks and acacias to the dunes. At sunset you climb the great dune on foot. Dinner and night in camp.
- Day 3
Erg Chegaga → Foum Zguid → Ouarzazate
After sunrise, off-road across the dry Lake Iriki, a huge flat plain, to the oasis of Foum Zguid. Then on tarmac to Ouarzazate. Night at the hotel.
- Day 4
Ouarzazate → Marrakech
Relaxed drive back over the High Atlas with stops at the best viewpoints. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon.
Services
Included
- Air-conditioned 4x4 with fuel
- English-speaking driver
- Pick-up and drop-off in Marrakech
- Nights with breakfast and dinner
- Night in camp in the dunes of Chegaga
Not included
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Tips
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