Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour 3 days

Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour 3 days – 4×4 Morocco desert tour 3 days – Ouarzazate Sahara trip – Desert tour Ouarzazate – 3-day Erg Chigaga desert tour from Ouarzazate

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Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga trip

Sahara desert trip from Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga 3 days

Morocco desert tour – 3-day Erg Chigaga desert tour – camel tour Ouarzazate – Morocco private desert tour

Day 1

3-day Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour by the Drâa Valley

This Ouarzazate desert trip starts in the morning. It’s a Morocco desert tour to Erg Chigaga 3 days which will take you to the Sahara. First, you take the direction of the Anti Atlas mountains.

Above all, your 4×4 journey to Erg Chigaga desert will take you to the Drâa Valley. Known for its small fortified villages of southern Morocco and its beautiful palm groves, the Valley extends to the desert. After a break in Agdz and a stop in the Ksar of Tamnougalt, you continue to Zagora.

You enjoy many panoramic views during the trip. The Anti-Atlas mountains offer splendid views and the Drâa Valley too.

After a tasty lunch in Zagora, you go toward Mhamid. On the way to M’hamid, you stop in Tamegrout to make some amazing visits of the pottery workshops. Once arrived in M’hamid, you will discover the charming Sahara desert camp located in the dunes. You will enjoy a delicious dinner, Sahrawi music and night in the Morocco desert.

Day 2

From Mhamid to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga

After breakfast at the M’hamid desert camp, you go on the track to reach the great dunes of Erg Chigaga. After a stop in a Oasis, you continue to discover the beautiful Sahara landscapes. The arrival in Erg Chigaga is around noon. So, you take lunch in a desert camp.

In the afternoon, you enjoy a camel ride for the sunset. This is one of the highlights of this 3-day desert tour from Ouarzazate. The dunes of Erg Chigaga worth the visit because they are one of the biggest dunes of the Moroccan desert.

Obviously, you can add some activities during this Erg Chigaga desert trip from Ouarzazate. For example, you can try sandboarding on the dunes, quad biking in Erg Chigaga, a buggy tour. Then, you can enjoy a tailor-made Morocco Sahara tour!

Take the chance to spend a night in a luxury Erg Chigaga desert camp. This 4×4 Erg Chigaga excursion from Ouarzazate is perfect to stay 2 nights in a Morocco Sahara desert camp.

Day 3

Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour – the way back

For the third day of your desert tour from Ouarzazate, you will leave the Erg Chigaga great dunes to Oued Drâa and Lake Iriqui which is now dry. The lake is located in the Iriqui National Park, between one of the most beautiful desert landscapes of the area. Therefore, the journey is done on the track in the Sahara.

After a visit there, you take the direction of Foum Zguid and then the city of Tazenakht, known for the manufacture of carpets. Enjoy a local cooperative visit before lunch on-site. After this break, it’s time to go back to Ouarzazate. The arrival in Ouarzazate is in the end of the day.

Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga tour 3 days

This 3-day Morocco Sahara desert trip is excellent if you spend some holidays in South Morocco.

From the city of Ouarzazate, you can easily do a Sahara desert tour. The distance to the village of M’hamid, the last before the Sahara, is about 250km (4h30 by car).

Night in a Desert camp M’hamid

The 3-day Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga desert tour allows you to spend the first night in a camp near M’hamid. The Sahara’s landscapes in M’hamid are different from Erg Chigaga.