Morocco · Desert Adventure

4-Day Desert Trekking Tour in Erg Chegaga with Wild Camping

4 Days Round trip from Erg Zaher Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Trek through the Sahara with camels and wild camping
02 Watch the sunset from the dunes of Sidi Naji
03 Climb the singing dunes of Erg Zahar, among the highest in Morocco
04 Spend evenings around the campfire under a starry desert sky

Trek for four days through the desert with camels and wild camping, discovering a new spot each day along the way. This journey takes you across the dunes of Sidi Naji, the singing dunes of Erg Zahar, and the dunes of Kreaat Jmal, with time to enjoy sunsets, campfires, and star gazing in the Sahara. Camels, meals, water, and a team are provided throughout the tour so you can fully enjoy the experience.

We set up our tents between the dunes, and you can enjoy the sunset from the top of one of them.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

City Erg Chegaga

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Mhamid to the Dunes of Sidi Naji

We start our trekking around 9:00 am towards the dunes of Sidi Naji. After about 3 hours of walking, we will have a break for lunch under a tamarisk tree. Tea will be served before and after lunch to give you energy. After the break, we walk for another 2 hours and reach our first wild camp for the night. We set up our tents between the dunes, and you can enjoy the sunset from the top of one of them. We then enjoy dinner around the campfire, followed by star gazing at night.

Day 02

Sidi Naji to Erg Zahar

After breakfast, our journey takes us into the vastness of the Sahara. We walk for about 4 hours, exploring and enjoying this fantastic scenery before reaching the singing dunes of Erg Zahar, our overnight stop. There, we set up our wild camp and have tea and lunch. Later in the afternoon, we climb to the top of Erg Zahar, one of the highest dunes in Morocco, to watch the sunset before returning to camp. Enjoy the evening around the campfire and spend the night under the starry sky or in your tent.

Day 03

Erg Zahar to Kreaat Jmal

After breakfast, we start walking into the vastness of the Sahara for 3 hours, exploring and enjoying this fantastic landscape. We then have a lunch break under shady tamarisk trees. After the break, we continue walking to our destination, the dunes of Kreaat Jmal. We set up our wild camp between the dunes, enjoy the sunset, and have dinner by the campfire under the starry sky.

Day 04

Kreaat Jmal to Mhamid

As usual, in the morning, we continue trekking through the extraordinary landscape. After 3 hours, we have lunch. Then, we make our way back to Mhamid.