Marrakech - Erg Zahar trek on foot
When you land in Marrakech, your route to us will be the splendid Marrakech - Ouarzazate road, through the High Atlas. Between mountains, palm groves, Kasbahs and age-old traditional villages, this is the most beautiful road in Morocco! To make the most of this route, you can do it in several stages, as suggested in this tour. But if you want to spend longer in the desert, it is possible to do this route in one go (+/- 7h30). All our tours can be adapted to suit your wishes!
This tour offers a discovery of the Sahara on foot, but it is also possible to cover it in 4x4, as 👉 here, or to combine the two options: a trek on foot followed by days in 4x4.
D1 Marrakech - Agdz
From Marrakech, direction Ouarzazate and the road to the south in the High Atlas Mountains, via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass and the Ounila valley (old caravan route).
Possible visit of the famous film studios "Atlas Studio".
Continuation of the road towards the magnificent Drâa Valley, the largest palm grove in Morocco, and lunch in one of the small villages in the valley.
Night and dinner in Agdz, in the beautiful village of Asslim.
D2 Agdz - M'Hamid El Ghizlane
We continue along the Oued Draa towards Tamegroute, famous for its pottery, Koranic library and underground city.
After lunch, off to M'Hamid El Ghizlane. Departure for the desert adventure, trekking on foot (equipment carried by camels) with Ali and his team of camel drivers and cooks.
After an hour's walk, set up camp and enjoy a typical dinner prepared by a Moroccan chef, an evening of Berber music and a night in tents or under the stars in breathtaking natural surroundings.
D3 M'Hamid - Sidi Naji
After breakfast, the camel trek continues towards the great Erg de la Chance. You walk 4 to 5 hours a day at your own pace.
Picnic lunch in the shade of a tamarisk tree. Continuation of the trek and sunset from a summit of the erg.
Typical dinner prepared by a Moroccan chef, Berber musical evening, night in tents or under the stars in the midst of totally unspoilt nature.
D4 Sidi Naji - Erg Zahar
You continue to discover the Sahara desert and its immense sand dunes as far as the eye can see, to the rhythm of the dromedaries, while letting yourself be overwhelmed by the calm and gentleness of the Saharans.
Continue the trek for a breathtaking view of the golden colours of the erg Zahar, and the different facets of the desert: the reg, the erg, the hamada, the fauna and flora. Lunch in the shade of an acacia tree.
Typical dinner prepared by a Moroccan chef, Berber musical evening, night in tents or under the stars in the middle of nowhere.
D5 Erg Zahar - Aït Benhaddou
After breakfast, departure from the camp in a 4x4*, via the dry lake of Iriqui, to discover another face of the Sahara. Take a short break in a beautiful oasis, and have lunch in Foum Zguid.
Return to civilisation and head up the Drâa valley to Aït Benhaddou, a fortified village listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the setting for many films (Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, Games of Thrones, Babel, etc.).
Dinner and overnight in Aït Benhaddou.
*It is also possible to return to M'Hamid on foot in 2 days.
D 6 D 7 Aït Benhaddou - Marrakech
J6 : Aït Benhaddou - Marrakech
Return to Marrakech by going up the Dräa and Ounila valleys.
Visit of the Ksar of Telouet , and lunch in the pretty village of Taddart.
Dinner and overnight night in Marrakech.
J7 : Marrakech
Visit of the medina and night in Marrakech.