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3-Day Marrakech to Merzouga Desert Tour, Erg Chebbi
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VISIT MAGHREB / Our Desert Camp in Merzouga, Erg Chebbi
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Our desert camp sits between the dunes of Erg Chebbi, outside Merzouga. Big Berber tents with real beds and private bathrooms, dinner in the restaurant tent, Berber music around the fire, and a candlelit dinner out in the dunes. This is where you sleep on our Merzouga desert tours.
Our desert camp is a luxury Berber camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes, a short camel ride from Merzouga village. The dunes here rise up to 150 metres, and the camp sits in a hollow between them, out of the wind and out of sight of the road. You arrive on a camel at sunset, as the sand turns gold, and the camp appears between the dunes: tents, rugs, a fire lit, and dinner on the way.
This is not a tent with a mattress on the sand. The tents are large and tall, with real beds, warm bedding, rugs on the floor and a light overhead. Every tent has its own private bathroom, with a toilet and a washbasin. You sleep in a bed, under a roof of canvas, with the dunes all around you. It is the comfortable way to spend a night in the Sahara, and it is the camp our honeymoon and luxury tours use.
Dinner is cooked at camp. You eat in the restaurant tent, at tables set with cloths, or out in the dunes under a candlelit arch. The food is Moroccan: tajine, bread, salads and mint tea, cooked on site. After dinner the guides play drums and sing around the fire, and then the night belongs to the sky. Far from any town, the stars are bright, and the Milky Way runs overhead.
The camp is the overnight stop on our Merzouga desert tours. Tours from Marrakech and from Fes end with a night here, and our 7-day honeymoon tour spends two nights in camp. You can also book a night in camp on its own, as an overnight desert camp with a camel ride, if you are already in Merzouga. The best months are March to May and September to November, when the days are warm and the nights are cool.
In the morning you wake early, climb a dune to watch the sun rise, and have breakfast at camp before riding back to Merzouga on your camel in the morning light. Some guests add a quad bike ride, a sandboard session or a second night in the dunes. Tell us when you enquire and we will build the night into your tour.
1 / 21Our camp between the dunes of Erg Chebbi
Big Berber tents with a real bed, warm bedding and rugs — and your own private bathroom with a toilet and washbasin. No shared facilities, no mattress on the sand.
Dinner is cooked at camp and served in the restaurant tent, at tables set with cloths. Tajine, bread, salads and mint tea, cooked on site.
On request we set a candlelit dinner out in the dunes, under an arch of candles. It is the dinner our honeymoon guests remember most.
After dinner the guides play drums and sing around the fire. The music is simple, and the night is quiet once it ends.
Far from any town, the sky is dark and full of stars. The Milky Way is clear on most nights. Step outside your tent and look up.
You arrive on a camel at sunset and ride back to Merzouga in the morning light. The ride is part of the night, not just the way there.
A large tent with a double bed, warm bedding, rugs and a light. Your own private bathroom, with a toilet and a washbasin. For two people.
A large tent with two single beds, warm bedding and rugs. Your own private bathroom. For two friends, or a parent and a child.
A large tent with a double bed and a single bed, so a family of three can sleep together. Your own private bathroom. Ask us about tents for four when you enquire.
Dinner is served in the restaurant tent, at tables set with cloths. Moroccan food, cooked at camp: tajine, bread, salads and mint tea.
On request we set a candlelit dinner out in the dunes, under an arch of candles, with a table for two and dinner served at the table. Tell us when you enquire.
Breakfast is served at camp in the morning, after the sunrise walk. Bread, jam, eggs and coffee or tea, eaten with the dunes around you.
Ride out from Merzouga on a camel as the sun goes down. The dunes turn gold, and the camp appears between them. Included in every night in camp.
Take a board up a dune and ride down the sand. It is simple, it is fast, and it is the best way to play on a dune.
Ride a quad bike out into the dunes around the camp. Ask us when you enquire and we will add it to your night.
The sky over Erg Chebbi is dark and full of stars. After the music ends, step outside and look up — the Milky Way is clear on most nights.
Wake early and climb a dune to watch the sun rise. The light moves across the sand, and the dunes change colour minute by minute.
Merzouga is about 560 km from Marrakech, a 9- to 10-hour drive spread over two days. Our tours from Marrakech reach the dunes on the second day, and the night in camp is the overnight stop.
From Fes it is about 470 km, a 7- to 8-hour drive. Our tours from Fes reach Merzouga on the first day and spend the night in camp.
Errachidia airport is about 1.5 hours from Merzouga, around 130 km. If you fly in, we meet you at the airport and drive you to the dunes.
March to May and September to November are the best months: warm days and cool nights. Summer days are very hot, and winter nights are cold.
Desert nights are cold, especially from November to February. The tents have warm bedding, but bring a warm layer to sleep in.
Bring a small overnight bag: a warm layer, sunscreen, a scarf for the sand, and closed shoes. Leave the rest of your luggage in Merzouga.
Every tent has its own private bathroom, with a toilet and a washbasin. There is no wifi in the dunes, and phone signal is weak — the night is for the stars, not the screen.
The night in camp is the overnight stop on our Merzouga desert tours, and you can also book it on its own. Send us an enquiry with your dates and we will give you the price and the options.
A night in a standard camp starts from €40 per person, with a camel ride, dinner and breakfast. A night in our luxury camp is priced on enquiry, and it is included in our honeymoon and luxury tours. Send us your dates and we will give you the exact price.
Our camp is in the Erg Chebbi dunes, outside Merzouga village in south-east Morocco. It sits in a hollow between the dunes, a short camel ride from the village, out of the wind and out of sight of the road.
Both sit in the same dunes and share the same dinner, music and stars. A standard camp is simple — a canvas tent with a mattress and blankets, and shared facilities. Our luxury camp has large tents, a real bed, warm bedding, rugs, and a private bathroom with a toilet and a washbasin in every tent.
Yes. Every tent in our luxury camp has its own private bathroom, with a toilet and a washbasin. You do not share facilities with other guests.
You ride in on a camel from Merzouga at sunset, and ride back in the morning. If you arrive by car, we meet you at the edge of the village and the camels take you the rest of the way. Errachidia airport is about 1.5 hours away.
Dinner is Moroccan food cooked at camp: tajine, bread, salads and mint tea, served in the restaurant tent. On request we set a candlelit dinner out in the dunes, under an arch of candles.
Yes. After dinner the guides play drums and sing around the fire. It is simple Berber music, and the night is quiet once it ends.
Yes. Far from any town, the sky over Erg Chebbi is dark and full of stars, and the Milky Way is clear on most nights. Step outside your tent after dinner and look up.
Yes. Children can ride a camel with an adult and sleep in the camp. Family tents sleep three, and we can plan the night for your family. Ask us about age limits when you enquire.
A small overnight bag: a warm layer for the night, sunscreen, a scarf for the sand, and closed shoes. Bring a torch for the night and a camera for the sunset and the stars. Leave the rest of your luggage in Merzouga.
March to May and September to November. The days are warm, the nights are cool, and the light at sunset and sunrise is at its best. Summer days are very hot, and winter nights are cold.
Yes. The night in camp is the overnight stop on our Merzouga desert tours, and you can also book it on its own as an overnight desert camp with a camel ride. Send us an enquiry with your dates.
A night in a standard camp starts from €40 per person, with a camel ride, dinner and breakfast. A night in our luxury camp is priced on enquiry, and it is included in our honeymoon and luxury tours. Send us your dates and we will give you the exact price.
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