The Erg Chegaga Crossing
Where the tarmac stops and the real desert starts.
- Days
- 3
- Nights
- 2
- Departs
- Marrakech
- Vehicle
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- From
- €475
Minimum 2 travellers · private departure · flexible dates
Chegaga is four times the size of the dunes at Zagora and reachable only by 4x4 across sixty kilometres of open piste. There are no coaches here. Three days, one long crossing, and a camp with nothing else in sight.
- Sixty kilometres of open desert piste by Land Cruiser
- Erg Chegaga — 40 km of dunes, up to 300 m high
- Lake Iriqui and the fossil beds
- A camp with no other camp within sight
Day by day
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Day 01
Marrakech · Aït Ben Haddou · Zagora
The Tizi n'Tichka, Aït Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, then the Draa valley to Zagora. Night in a kasbah at the edge of the palm grove.
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Day 02
Zagora · M'Hamid · Erg Chegaga
Tamegroute's library and kilns, then M'Hamid, the last village. From there the piste — dry lake beds, nomad tents, acacia — to the great erg. Camel ride, dinner and a night in the camp.
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Day 03
Erg Chegaga · Foum Zguid · Marrakech
Sunrise over the dunes, then west across Lake Iriqui to Foum Zguid and north through Taznakht to Marrakech. Arrive evening.
- Private vehicle with fuel, tolls and parking
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- Air conditioning, Wi-Fi and chilled water on board
- Accommodation as described, with breakfast
- Dinner at the desert camp
- Camel ride at the dunes
- Hotel or riad pickup and drop-off
- All vehicle insurance and permits
- Flights and travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners not listed above
- Monument and museum entrance fees
- Local city guides where you want one
- Drinks and personal expenses
- Gratuities
The Erg Chegaga Crossing
Tell us the shape of your trip and Mustapha will reply personally, usually within a few hours.
- From
- €475
- Duration
- 3 days · 2 nights
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