From Ouarzazate: Private 12 Days-Trekking in Draa Valley and Erg Chegaga dunes
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From Ouarzazate: Private 12 Days-Trekking in Draa Valley and Erg Chegaga dunes
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From Ouarzazate: Private 12 Days-Trekking in Draa Valley and Erg Chegaga dunes
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Highlights
This camel trekking from/to Ouarzazate is our most extended one with 8 full days in the desert with camels and tents – and the stars! Only for the explorers among you! It is a perfect trekking for well experienced hikers and desert lovers as you are mostly hiking in the dunes and on desert plateaus.
Itinerary
Ouarzazate and Oasis Fint
Ouarzazate
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWelcome to Morocco! You will be picked up by your driver after arrival at Ouarzazate Airport or at the meeting point and we will bring you to your Riad in the city of Ouarzazate or in the Oasis Fint. Depending on your arrival time, you have some free time to relax in the Riad.Taourirt Kasbah
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedStart the day at the old Kasbah of Ouarzazate named Taourirt where you have some time to explore the narrow pedestrian streets on your own and visit the palace with its countless rooms which seem like a labyrinth. Afterwards, you can have a look at the movie museum just on the other side of the road.Atlas Film Studio
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedContinue to the Atlas Corporation film studios, where you can discover the diverse sets and listen to the anecdotes of the multiple movies and actors. Several famous movies like Gladiator, Babel, Prince of Persia, and recently The Physician have been shot in those studios. Guided tour of the movie studios in a group included.Ait Ben Haddou
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeA little outside of Ouarzazate lies Aït Ben Haddou, the fortified clay city with its numerous ksars and kasbahs, where several famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia have been shot. This photogenic city is also listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a guided tour with a local guide.Oasis Fint
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter the visit of Ouarzazate, you'll continue the tour to the Oasis Fint, where you will enjoy your traditional tea ceremony at a local family's home. You have time to explore the quiet and peaceful Oasis at the river together with a guide and learn about the local life of the friendly inhabitants. Return travel to Ouarzazate and get dropped off at your Hotel/Riad in the late afternoon, or stay in Fint overnight.- AccommodationsOvernight in a Riad in Ouarzazate or in the Oasis Fint (Standard category, private room with bathroom)Food And DrinksLunchDinner
Ouarzazate - Anti Atlas - Agdz - Draa Valley - Zagora - Tamegroute – M'Hamid
Draa Valley
3 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter breakfast in your Riad we'll continue with crossing the scenic Anti-Atlas mountains with canyons and valleys. Afterwards, you'll arrive at the green and peaceful Draa Valley which is famous for its huge date groves and henna fields. Along the way, we will enjoy lunch and buy some food for our trekking.Zagora
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe’ll have enough time to visit Zagora and its surroundings like the Jewish quarter in Amzerou and have a look at the huge palm groves. Afterwards, we’ll continue our trip towards the desert to Mhamid.Tamgrout
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAlong the way, we stop at a Saadian town of the 16th century which is called Tamegroute. There, we are able to visit an old coran library and a subterranean Kasbah together with a local guide.M'Hamid
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeNow it is time for the desert! The village M'Hamid lies at the end of the road from Marrakech. From there on only undiscovered desert! Here we'll meet our caravane with the camels and local guides/cooks and start our trekking adventure.- AccommodationsOvernight: individual Camping outside of M'hamidFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Start of the Trekking (Hiking distance 15 km)
M'Hamid
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter a rich breakfast, the guides will pack your equipment on the camels and we start the trekking at about 9 o'clock. We are hiking from M'Hamid through a palm grove in the shade of palm trees. Extended lunch break and time to relax, then continue towards Sidi Naji for about 2 hours more. In the late afternoon, we build up our camp and it is time to relax. Freshly cooked dinner under the evening sky and second night in the tent or on mattresses under the sky.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Erg Ezahar (Hiking distance 16 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter your yummy breakfast in the desert, we will start our second day of hiking in the beautiful landscape and to the rythm of your camels. We'll enjoy our lunch in the shade of big tamarisk trees and continue our way in the afternoon for another 2 hours until we reach the large dune of Erg Ezahar. This big dune lies in the middle of smaller golden dunes and is a howling dune which wails when the wind kicks up. Enjoy this beautiful view while your guides install our camp under a big tree below the golden dune. Climb the big dune for sunset and take some nice pictures of this fascinating landscape. Dinner will be prepared by our guides and you'll enjoy your third night in your tent or outside.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Erg Laghair (Hiking distance 11 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeToday we start our Trekking in direction of Erg Smar, an old abandonned village which the desert sands took over while the years were passing by. After our lunch break under some big tamarisk trees we continue to Erg Laghair. Enjoy the mesmerizing silence of the desert from our camp under some big trees. Dinner will be prepared by our guides and you'll enjoy sitting around a campfire and listen to some berber music. Forth night in your tent or outside.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Erg Chegaga (Hiking distance 18 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter breakfast, we'll continue our journey to reach the big dunes of Erg Chegaga, the biggest and most famous ones of the region, some over 30 m high. Climb the dunes and take some wonderful fotos of the sunset from the top. What a spectacle! Dinner will be prepared by our guides and you'll enjoy your fifth night in your tent or outside.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Oum Laâlag (Hiking distance 16 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter sunrise over the grand Chegaga dunes and a nice breakfast, we continue our road to Maihat Assolah and after lunch further to the Oasis of Oum Laâlag, where we’ll spend our sixth desert night. Relax and enjoy the shining stars over the desert.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Bourgane (Hiking distance 16 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter our daily rich breakfast, our goal of the day ist to reach Oued Laatache, the „river of thirst“. Our lunch break will take place near a well, which is an important stop for the nomads in the region. After lunch, we’ll continue our way in direction Bourgane, where we’ll pass our seventh night in the wilderness.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Oued Naâm (Hiking distance 16 km)
Erg Chigaga
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeToday, after our usual desert breakfast, we walk at our pace until we reach Oued Naâm, the „River of ostriches“, where we’ll have lunch and regain our strenghts to walk a little further until the spot where we’ll put our tents for the night in some small dunes. Here we’ll spend our eight and last night on the trekking.- AccommodationsOvernight: Individual campingFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Trekking to Ouled Driss (Hiking distance 16 km)
Oulad Driss
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter breakfast, we start our last day of trekking over the the „Hamada du Draâ“, a plain desert landscape full of volcanic stones. After eating a delicious meal at lunch time, we'll go for the last etappe until we reach the small village Ouled Driss with its palm groves. If you’ll arrive early enough before dinner, you can visit the typical old berber village with its old houses mad of clay and small stones. Dinner will be prepared by our guides and overnight in the camping.- AccommodationsOvernight: In a rustic private double room/bungalow in the camping of Ouled Driss (shared facilities)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Ouled Driss – Zagora – Ouarzazate
Zagora
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter breakfast in the camping, we'll say bye-bye to our caravane and take a transfer back to the house of the family Hatouchi in Zagora. There, we'll have a typical lunch with the family and pack our staff in the car again before driving back in direction Ouarzazate.Atlas Mountains
3 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe'll start our drive with our 4x4 or Minibus back to Ouarzazate in the afternoon and enjoy the views of the Draa Valley and the vast Anti Atlas mountains along the way.- AccommodationsOvernight: in a Standard Riad in Ouarzazate (private room with bathroom).Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Departure from Ouarzazate or Individual stay
Ouarzazate
Admission Ticket FreeBreakfast in your Riad and transfer to the airport for your flight back or start of your individual program. Have a safe journey and see you soon again!- AccommodationsNo overnight included.Food And DrinksBreakfast
What's included
INCLUDED
Private transportation
Camels as luggage porters
Additional french speaking local guide/cook/camel driver during the Trekking
Lunch (11)
Equipment for the kitchen tent and for the relax area (matresses and blankets)
Dinner (11)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (11)
Entrance fees for museums and Kasbahs along the route
Local guide in Tamegroute
Overnights in Riads or Camping according to program
Private tour with local guide
Entrance fees for Atlas studio and local guide in Ait ben Haddou
Airport transfers
in Ouarzazate
NOT INCLUDED
Flights
Personal expenses
personal tent and sleeping bag (possible to rent if you don't want to bring yours)
Gratuities
Not mentioned meals
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Location
Address
Ouarzazate, Morocco
Provider
Explore Morocco Travel SARL
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