3 Day Desert Tour from Ouarzazate – Chegaga Dunes & Draa Valley

Day 1: Ouarzazate → Draa Valley → M’hamid

  • Departure at 9:00 AM from Ouarzazate towards M’hamid via the Tizi-N-Tifntit pass (1,760 m)
  • Panoramic view of the Draa Valley and stop in Agdz
  • Visit to Tamgroute: Koranic library, underground kasbah, and pottery workshop
  • Lunch with a local family in a bivouac in M’hamid
  • Check-in and visit to the old Kasbah
  • Traditional dinner around the campfire with Saharan music
  • Overnight in a nomad tent or with a local family

Day 2: M’hamid → Erg Chegaga

  • Breakfast around 9:30 AM
  • Camel ride and hike through the hamada of the Draa (alternating walking/camel riding)
  • Lunch in the shade of the tamarisk trees
  • Departure by 4×4 towards the Erg Chegaga dunes with a stop at the sacred oasis
  • Sunset over the dunes
  • Overnight in a bivouac with traditional entertainment and a campfire

Day 3: Erg Chegaga → Ouarzazate

  • Breakfast overlooking the dunes
  • Return to Ouarzazate with optional stops:

o Nomadic house-museum in Oulad Driss

o Koranic library and pottery workshops in Tamegroute

  • Lunch on your own en route
  • Arrival in Ouarzazate in the late afternoon
  • Transportation in a 4×4 with an experienced driver
  • Vehicle equipped with air conditioning and excellent comfort (4×4 or minibus)
  • Camel ride through the dunes
  • Dinner and breakfast
  • Lunch (extra)

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