Morocco · Desert Adventure

7-Day Morocco Desert Camel Trek from Zagora to Chegaga

7 Days Round trip from Zagora Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Tamegroute Koranic Library and its ancient manuscripts
  • 02 Take a camel trek through the distinctive dunes and oases of the Sahara
  • 03 Enjoy the rugged natural beauty and panoramic views of the Morocco Sahara Desert
  • 04 Walk with a desert caravan across the Plateau of Fayja
  • 05 Spend nights in bivouac camps under the stars

Explore Zagora, a small town in Morocco's Draa Valley, named after the mountain in whose shade it is nestled. This exciting camel trek begins here and passes through the beautiful dunes and oases of Bartam, Bougrn, Chegaga, Teghrghren, and Bouzggar. Spend your days walking with the caravan across the Plateau of Fayja, enjoying the rugged natural beauty of the Sahara and time with desert nomads, before unwinding at night in tents under the stars.

Enjoy an early breakfast and set out for a walk between the dunes to relish the absolute quiet and the strange thrill of the desert.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Zagora, Erg Chegaga, Tamegroute
Languages Arabic, English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Zagora to Bartam via Draa Valley and Tagounite

  • Meet the tour manager in Zagora.

  • Enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing by 4x4 or minibus for a 90 km journey towards Mhamid, an oasis that serves as a caravan stop. Stop in the Draa Valley along the way.

  • Stop by the village of Tagounite, home to the intimate Tamengroute Koranic Library with its large collection of ancient manuscripts, an underground kasbah, and a colony of potters who create eye-catching green ceramic pottery.

  • Continue onwards to join your team and caravan for lunch.

  • Set off with the caravan between the dunes and the tamarisk trees to arrive at the Bartam dunes, where we will install our bivouac shelters and camp for the night. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight in tents or under the stars, according to your preference.

2
Day 02

Bartam to Bougrn through the Draa Hamada

  • Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast after sunrise.

  • Begin the day by accompanying the caravan on a walk through the fossil-rich Draa Hamada, then enjoy a hearty lunch in the shade of acacia trees.

  • Continue walking in the Hamada until 3 PM before making your way to the bivouacs in the dunes of Bougrn.

3
Day 03

Bougrn to the Chegaga Dunes

  • Enjoy an early breakfast and set out for a walk between the dunes to relish the absolute quiet and the strange thrill of the desert.

  • Have lunch in the shade of tamarisk at around 3 PM.

  • Continue towards the Chegaga dunes and install the bivouac at a chosen location that affords the most spectacular view of the setting sun.

4
Day 04

Chegaga to Oued el Mhasser via Jbel Bani

  • After breakfast, set off in the direction of the Jbel Bani mountains.

  • Walk between the dunes and continue for 1 hour until you reach a stony desert.

  • Enjoy a scrumptious lunch under the shade of palm trees in the Oasis Moiht Salah.

  • Resume walking across the desert of stones. Install the bivouac at the gate of the mountains in Oued el Mhasser and stay overnight.

5
Day 05

Oued el Mhasser to Oasis Teghrghren

  • Enjoy breakfast before setting out for a walk along the path traced by the nomads between the mountains.

  • Stop for lunch near Lake Amsafi at around 3 PM and enjoy your meal in the shade of acacia trees.

  • Continue towards the Wadi Lamhasser.

  • Install the bivouac in the famous Diabo Oases, located between the mountains of Jebel Bani, for an overnight stay.

6
Day 06

Teghrghren to Bouzggar via Col Foum Laachar

  • Enjoy a hearty breakfast before setting out to cross the Bani mountains. Take in a gorgeous panoramic view overlooking the Plateau of Fayja, then continue the descent to arrive at the plateau.

  • Break for lunch at around 3 PM.

  • Continue your walk along lines of palm trees where henna is grown by settled nomads.

  • Install the bivouac for the night.

7
Day 07

Bouzggar to Marrakech via Zagora, Agdz and Ouarzazate

  • Enjoy your last breakfast amidst the dunes before transferring to Zagora by track.

  • Have lunch in Agdz, then transfer back to Marrakech via Ouarzazate.

Zagora, Chegaga dunes, Plateau of Fayja, Tamegroute Koranic Library

Where this trip takes you

Zagora, Chegaga dunes, Plateau of Fayja, Tamegroute Koranic Library

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Zagora 5 cities · 7 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transfer by 4x4 vehicle or air-conditioned minibus

  • English-speaking driver/guide

  • Fuel

  • Overnight stays in hotels/riad

  • Breakfast in Marrakech and Zagora

  • Lunch during the trekking days

  • Camel trekking in the desert

  • Turban for camel trekking

What's Not Included

  • Flight

  • Drinks

  • Travel insurance

  • Dinner in Marrakech

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Zagora, Morocco
Tour start
Zagora, Morocco
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 days finish where they began, in Zagora.

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