4-Day Tour from Marrakech To Erg Chegaga Desert

Marrakech, Morocco
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Curated by: Ahmed

Difficulty Level
Easy
Duration Time
≈ 4 Days
Number of Person
≈ 1 - 7 Person

In addition to taking you to the Erg Chigaga Dunes, a tour of the desert that lasts for four days and departs from Marrakech will also take you to a number of other intriguing and eye-catching spots in the desert. This trip of the desert of Erg Chigaga is ideal for holidaymakers who appreciate the tranquilly and beauty that nature has to offer, as well as the natural treasures that can be found in the area.

What you’re going to do

While traveling from Marrakech to Erg Chigaga through Zagora, you will have the opportunity to take in the breathtaking scenery of the desert. While on the other hand, it is one of the two Saharan ergs that are visited by tourists in Morocco.

ITINERARY
Day 1: Marrakech - Atlas - Ouarzazate - Zagora
Marrakech
After being picked up from your accommodation in Marrakech, your tour will get underway, and your driver will take you in the direction of the Atlas Mountains.

Ait Benhaddou
We stop at the Kasbah of Telouet on the way to the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, which is on Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites. Ait Benhaddou is also a kasbah.

Ouarzazate
During our 4-Day Marrakech Chigaga Tour, we will visit the city of Ouarzazate, then we will travel through the Anti Atlas Mountains, then we will drive through the valley of Draa, and finally, we will arrive in Agdz, which is filled with palm trees.

Zagora
Following our arrival in Zagora, we check into a hotel and have supper there.

Day 2: Zagora - Tamegroute - M’hamid - Chigaga
M’hamid
Our journey continues today as we make our way to Tamegroute, a town well-known for its Green Pottery and its Koranic Library. After arriving in M'hamid, the final settlement before entering the Sahara desert, we continue our journey into the Erg Chigaga dunes. The 4-Day Marrakech Chigaga Tour then proceeds to the desert camp, where, following dinner, we spend the night in tents set up in the Moroccan desert.

Day 3: Chigaga Desert Excursion
Erg Chigaga
After breakfast, we get ready to head out and explore the desert dunes. Our options are taking a camel ride for 5/6 kilometers or going on a 4x4 adventure for 20 kilometers, followed by having lunch in the dunes. Spend the night in a camp in the desert. Local guides for the best experience.

Day 4: Chigaga - Foum Zguid - Taznaght - Marrakech
Iriqui Lake (Lago Iriqui)
On the final day of your four-day trip from Marrakech to the Chigaga Desert, after seeing the sunrise over the desert, having breakfast at the camp, and traveling through the dried-up Lake Iriqui on a sandy trail, you will have returned to Marrakech.

Foum Zguid
After following in DAKAR's footsteps to the end of the track in Foum Zguid, we make our way back to Marrakech.

Marrakech
Your tour comes to an end.

Included:

Hotel pick up/drop & private transfers with an experienced driver
Local guide.
Exploring the best sights from the itinerary
Comfortable accommodation in riad and camp
Sahara desert excursion and camel ride in the desert
Breakfasts and dinners

Exclude:

Flights to and from Morocco
Personal expenses
Lunches
Tips

Meeting Point

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FAQs

Since this is a private trip, you will be able to inform us where you would want to be picked up. You can be picked up from wherever you are in the city of Marrakech by our knowledgeable driver.

Yes, without a doubt!

Yes, our trips are suitable for families.

Because we exclusively provide private excursions, there will be no other passengers in your own car while you are being driven by your personal guide.

There is no question that it is appropriate for trips with the family!