Merzouga Camel Trekking
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Merzouga Camel Trekking – Overnight Desert Camp to explore the vast Erg-Chebbi Sahara desert & spend the night in a desert camp under a starry sky during your camel tours. run by Best Local Guide DESERT experts
Camel trekking in Merzouga 1 Night in Desert
This trip begins in evening, we organize the camel ride for the night in desert from our guesthouse near the sand dunes. The camels will be packed with foods, blankets and everything else which we will need. The trek will start with a 1 hour and 30 minute ride by camel into the desert. We will spend the night in an equipped camp with music played on traditional Berber drums in the middle of the Sahara. When we arrive at the camp we walk to the high dunes to see the sunset. This is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. It will be a magical night, when the sky is clear of cover and stars sparkle and shine with intensity. During this evening, there will be a wonderful dinner around a campfire, listen to the drums and we will spend the night in nomad tents. In the morning we will ride the camels back to Merzouga , you’ll have the breakfast and shower in the guesthouse in Merzouga
The price is : 35 Euros per person Price includes :
– A room in guesthouse where we organize our desert trips to leave some of your luggage & shower
– Parking for you car (if needed)
– Dinner and breakfast
– Camel each ( Camel ride for (1:30 min)
– Bottled water
Camel Trekking Erg Chebbi (2 Nights ) Merzouga
This trip begins in evening, we organize the camel ride for the night in desert from our guesthouse near the sand dunes. The trek will start with a 1 hour and 30 minute ride by camel into the desert. We will spend the night in an equipped camp with music played on traditional Berber drums in the middle of the Sahara. When we arrive at the camp we walk to the high dunes to see the sunset. This is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. It will be a magical night, when the sky is clear of cover and stars sparkle and shine with intensity. During the first night, there will be a wonderful dinner around a campfire,we will spend the night in nomad tents.
The next day In the morning after the breakfast in the camp we will ride the camels to visit and lunch with the nomad people. After we relax and have lunch with the Berbers we will ride the camels back to the camp. When we reach the camp, we leave the camels and take the sand boards and we walk to the high dunes. We will visit an oasis in the dunes and we will walk back to the camp. Again we can watch the sunset, enjoy a wonderful evening and reflect on the adventures of the day while listening to the drums.
The next day in morning after watching the sunrise we will ride the camels back to Merzouga. There you’ll have the breakfast and shower in the guesthouse before your next adventure begins.
The price is : 90 Euros per person
Price includes:
– A room in the guesthouse where we organize our desert trips to leave some of your luggage & shower
– Parking for you car (if needed)
– Dinners and breakfasts
– Camel each/ guide
– Camel ride to visit and lunch with nomad people
– Bottled water
Camel trek “Nomad” (3 Nights) in Erg Chebbi
This trip begins after a relaxed lunch (depending on when you arrive).The camels will be packed with food, blankets and everything else which we will need. The trek will start right into the desert, to begin our scheduled plans. The path we take will lead us to a small oasis right in the middle of the dunes. This is where we will spend the night.It will be a magical night when the sky is clear of cover and stars sparkle and shine with intensity. During the first night, there will be a wonderful dinner around a campfire. with a drum party. In the morning, after having breakfast it will have around 2 hours by camel to reach our next destination. We will stop for lunch next to a desert tree ‘Tamarist’ for about 1 1/2 hrs. In the shadow of this tree, we will have our lunch. After lunch we head towards the home of a Touareg family with whom you will spend your second night and share some time with.Next day after having our breakfast with the Touaregs we head toward another small oasis which is in the middle of the desert. Before reaching the camp we stop on the way for lunch. Your 3rd night will be spent with a Berber nomad family living at this particular oasis. During dinner we will have a fantastic drum party. After breakfast we will travel back to the village or to the auberge. Each day will involve between 90 minutes to 2 hours of either riding or walking along side a camel.
The price is : 130Euros per person Price Includes: 3 Nights
– Rented camel and guide
–Bottled water
– Nomad tent with mattress and blanket for 1 night
– 1 night with a Touareg family
– 1 night with a Berber nomad family
– Dinner and Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 2
– Night drum party
– 1 night with a Touareg family
– 1 night with a Berber nomad family
– Dinner and Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 2 – Night drum party
HOW TO GET TO THE DESERT OF MERZOUGA
1- TRANSPORTATION FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA
The Bus ( SUPRA TOURS ) leaves Marrakech at 7:30 a.m. every day and arrives in Merzouga at 21:00.
2- TRANSPORTATION FROM FES TO MERZOUGA
Every day at 19:00 night, the Bus ( SUPRA TOURS) departs from Fes towards Merzouga and arrives at 06:00 morning.
For more information about “SUPRATOURS” (bus) go to: www.oncf.ma
3- WHERE WE WILL MEET YOU IN THE DESERT?
Once you book your Overnight Merzouga camel trek with us we’ll send you the name and location of our Guesthouse where we will meet with you.
Merzouga (Erg chebbi), Merzouga Camel Trekking – Overnight Desert Camp (Erg Chebbi)
Merzouga is a small village in southeastern Morocco, about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Rissani, about 55 km (34 mi) from Erfoud, and about 50 km (31 mi) from the Algerian border.
The village is known for its proximity to Erg Chebbi, and it is for this reason that a part of the itineraries of many tourists visit Morocco.[1] It has been described as “a desert theme park”, and the Erg Chebbi as “a wonderland of sand”.[2] Merzouga has the largest natural underground body of water in Morocco.[citation needed]
A typical street in the older part of Merzouga
In 2006, Merzouga experienced devastating flash floods, displacing 1,200 and resulting in some deaths.
Near the dunes of Erg Chebbi there are some other known villages: Hassilabied 4 km (2.5 mi) away, Tanamoust 3 km (1.9 mi) away, Takoujt 1.5 km (0.93 mi) away, Khamlia 7 km (4.3 mi) away and Tisserdmine 15 km (9.3 mi) away.
Tradition asserts that Merzouga once flourished as a tropical jungle until it was turned into a desert environment when God punished families who refused offerings to a poor woman and buried them in the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi.
In the past, like a number of regions and cities, Merzouga was uninhabited and later became a transit point for merchants heading for Timbuktu. It later became a pilgrimage to the nomads of the Ait Atta tribes and those who settled and worked to invest their money until it became a tourist destination to the current day.
Many ancient fortified villages have existed in Merzouga for centuries. During French colonial rule, it was built by troops of the French Foreign Legion after the battles of Tafialet, which occurred between 1916 and 1932.