Sahara Services

Centre Mhamid

B.P. 20

GPS N29º49.517, W5º43.205

Trekking with Camel and Four-wheel-drive, departure from Marrakech

Tour 4 A - Zagora, Tamgroute and 1 week through the Sahara

1st day: Arrival at the airport in Marrakech or Ouarzazate, transfer to the desired hotel. Depending upon arrival time opportunity to a private city sightseeing.

2^nd day: Departure from the hotel to M’hamid with jeeps. Starting from Marrakech 7 a.m. and/or starting from Ouarzazate 9 a.m.  The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs. We will have lunch in Zagora, in the afternoon visit of the coran library in Tamgroute. We will sleep in a small bivouac near M’hamid in tents, dinner.

3^rd day: In the morning departure on the back of the camels into the Sahara. After approximately 3 hours ride lunch break, in the afternoon we continue to the bivouac near a nomad well at oued Naam (dry river), dinner.

4^th day: Through the desert on camels, after the lunch break we will come to a beautiful sand dune area. Bivouac and dinner there.

5^th day: After breakfast we continue with the camels and cross a Hammada (stone desert), against noon we will come to the Oasis Sacrée, there we will have lunch in a small bivouac near the nomad well. At 3 p.m. we go to the extensive dunes of Chegaga, there we will stay in a permanent bivouac with showers and toilets. Dinner with entertainment.

6^th day: Through the desert on camels, lunch break, overnight accommodation at the Oued Laatach.

7^th day: The last day in the desert we experience again on the back of the camels before we reach M’hamid in the evening. We will stay in the bivouac near M’hamid.

8^th day: Return trip from M’hamid to the starting point with jeep, accommodation in the hotel.

9^th day: Transfer to the airport.

Price per person after arrangement .

Tour 4 B - Ait Benhaddou - M'hamid - Erg Chegaga - Taznakht, 3 days and 2 nights

1^st day: Early morning departure with 4x4 from the hotel in Marrakech over the High Atlas - Tizi-n-Tichka with a visit of Ait Benhaddou,  Morocco's most famous kasbah. Lunch in Kasbah Tamnougalte. The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs, partly off road. We will sleep in a small bivouac at Erg Lihoudi near M’hamid in tents, dinner.

2^nd day: In the morning departure from Erg Lihoudi on the back of the camels into the Sahara. After approximately 3 hours ride lunch break in M'hamid. At 15 o'clock you are picked up there from the 4x4 and you will travel through a beautiful desert landscape, we reach the dunes of Chegaga. This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. We spend the night directly in nomad tents at the dunes. Dinner with entertainment.

3^rd day: After breakfast departure in 4x4 on the old Paris - Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Lac Iriqui, lunch break in Taznakht. We arrive in Marrakech at app. 18.30.

Price per person after arrangement .

Tour 4 C - Ait Benhaddou - Zagora - Erg Chegaga - Taznakht, 4 days and 3 nights

1^st day: Early morning departure with 4x4 from the hotel in Marrakech. We drive over the High Atlas - Tizi-n-Tichka with a visit of Ait Benhaddou,  Morocco's most famous kasbah. Lunch in Kasbah Tamnougalte. The trip goes through the valley of the Draa river with millions of palm trees and old Kasbahs, partly off road. We will sleep in Zagora in a comfortable 3-star-hotel with large swimmingpool, dinner.

2^nd day: After breakfast we take the road to M'hamid with a stop at Tamgroute to visit the famous  coran library and underground kasbah. Lunch break in M'hamid. Departure on camel's bach at 15 .00, after approximately 2 hours ride we will sleep in a bivouac near sand dunes, dinner.

3^rd day: In the morning departure on the back of the camels back to M'hamid. From there with 4x4 through a beautiful desert landscape to the dunes of Chegaga. This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. We spend the night directly in nomad tents at the dunes. Dinner with entertainment.

4^th day: After breakfast departure in 4x4 on the old Paris - Dakar road to Foum Zguid, crossing Lac Iriqui, lunch break in Taznakht. We arrive in Marrakech at app. 18.30.

Price per person after arrangement .

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