• Sahara Desert Trek

• 1 Nov - 31 March inclusive

• Please contact us for a quote (Price dependent on numbers in your group, possibility for individuals to join other groups)

• 9 nights: 5 days guided walking, camping with team of guide, camels, and cook. Average day: 5 hrs

• Discovering the immense space and solitude of the Sahara desert
• Beautiful huge sand dunes of L'oued Drâa
• Riding with a train of camels through stunning desert landscapes
• Watching the night sky with amazing clarity

• 2 nights accommodation in a traditional hotel in Marrakech, double and twin rooms with own bathrooms. Located in the centre of the city, it’s ideally placed for sight-seeing.
• 2 nights in hotel or auberge in Ouarzazate on route to and from the desert
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  5 nights camping. Tents are set up for you with mattresses. All meals are provided on trek. They are varied, healthy and very tasty meals with plenty of vegetables.

1. Transfers to/from Marrakech airport, transport to and from the start of the trek, 9 nights' accommodation. Full Board on trek, B&B in Marrakech and during the journey. Support of team, camels, camel handlers and cook. Guided walking (local Berber guide who speaks English and French).

1. Travel to Marrakesh, lunches and evening meals in Marrakech and during the journey to the desert, bottled water whilst on trek, any excursions or entrance fees, tips for local guide and team.

Walking

The walking on this holiday is easy to moderate in grade. The ascents are small and the days average about 5 hours in length. The walking can at times feel more strenuous due to the sun, but the walking is slow and steady at the pace of the Camels. Walking is on paths consisting of stones or sand. The Camels are there to carry the bags, however, it is possible to mount on the camels if anyone is feeling very tired.

Day 1 Arrival

Arrive in Marrakesh Airport- Night in hotel

Day 2: Transfer to Ouarzazate

Stunning mountain landscapes as we transfer over the High Atlas to Ouarzazate. We travel via the kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, an amazing fortified town built into the mountainside, which is classed as a World Heitage Site. Night in Hotel Saghro or similar B&B

Day 3: Transfer to M'hamid & trek

Minibus transfer to Zagora, M’hamid,  Arrival at M'Hamid. There we load up the camels and start the trek through fields and palm trees. After 3 hours of the trek we camp at M'Hamid El Rhozlane.

Day 4: Dunes of Ait Oumir

Progressing at the speed of our camels, we pass the cliffs of the southern Drâa in the direction of the first Dunes of Ait Oumir. Tamarisk trees give us some shade for our camp. 6 hours of trek

Day 5: High Dunes of l'Erg Zaher

Keeping to the left side of the Drâa, we come to the amazing high dunes of l'Erg Zaher. We camp at the foot of the dunes. 5.30 hours of trek

Day 6: Dunes of Sedrar and Smar

Heading north, we cross the river bed of the Drâa and have lunch in the shade of the trees of Sidi Taib. We camp between the dunes of Sedrar and Smar. 5 hours of trek.

Day 7: Dune of Bouguern

The contours of the Hamada du Drâa become blurred in the heat waves and we can then make out the black barrier of the Djebel Bani. Leaving L'oued El Attach (the river of thirst) we come to our last camp at the dune of Bouguern. 5.30 hours of trek.

Day 8: Transfer to Ouarzazate

Return journey for a night in hotel in Ouarzazate

Day 9: Transfer to Marrakech

Travel to Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas on the way

Day 10: Departure

Transfer to airport and travel home