5 Days of Camel Trekking in the Moroccan Desert
A camel caravan carries the luggage. There is a fascination with the vast desert. An unusual encounter with nomads. A study of the animal and plant life. A desire for relaxation, silence, and a total escape from civilization. To find calm in the heart of the Moroccan Desert at sunrise and its unforgettable sunsets.
5 Days Camel Trekking in the Moroccan Desert
We start our first walking day towards Sidi Naji. We will walk for around 5 hours on our first step. Our team will go with you on your Sahara trip. They will stay with you on the last day when you return to Mhamid village. The old Kasbah of Mhamid is a worthwhile stop. It sits in the Palmeraie, 3 km across the Oued Draa, the biggest river in southern Morocco. Then, we will stop for lunch in a palm grove. You can nap after lunch before we continue walking. We'll pass the stunning desert landscape until we reach Sidi Naji. There, we'll spend the night in a wild camp set up by our team.
After breakfast, we start trekking to one of the highest dunes. We pass the ruins of Ksar Bousnina. As usual, we take a lunch break under the Sahara's tamarisk tree. Next, we journey to Erg Zahar Dunes. This tall, screaming dune has a sea of smaller dunes that the wind stirs up. It is a wonderful landscape from the top of those dunes, especially at sunset and sunrise. We spend the night in a wild desert camp in Erg Zahar Dunes.
After breakfast, we start walking. We follow the traces of an old trading caravan in the desert, heading to Erg Sadra. After a few hours of walking, we cross the Valley of Draa to reach Erg Smar, where we will have lunch. In the afternoon, we will walk for a few hours toward Nbakt Sid Taïb. There, we will make our wild desert camp for the night.
After breakfast, we start another walking day enjoying varied desert landscapes. On our way, we will pass by Lhadibat where we will have lunch time. after that, we continued walking to Nbak Elaoud where we would spend the night.
After breakfast, we'll head to Mhamid village. We'll have lunch under a tamarisk tree on the way. We will arrive in Mhamid by day's end.
Includes/Excludes
Includes
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver.
- Pick up from your hotel or airport.
- Drop-off at your hotel/airport.
- All accommodation
- Camel-riding tour in the desert.
- Local music around the campfire in the desert.
- Sandboarding in the desert.
- Breakfast and dinner.
Excludes
- Lunch
- Drinks
- Entrance fee to some kasbahs.
- Tips
- Extra