2 Day Desert Trip from Agadir to Erg Chegaga: 1 Night in the Dunes

2 day desert trip from Agadir: the shortest way to sleep in the dunes of Erg Chegaga from the Atlantic coast, without a long detour through Marrakech or Zagora. This Agadir to Foum Zguid tour is built around one idea, a night in the high dunes, and the road there is half the pleasure.

Day one follows the old caravan road east. Taroudant, the "little Marrakech", comes first, then the saffron fields of Taliouine and the rug workshops of Taznakht. In Foum Zguid we stop for lunch and a look at the Oum Hench kasbah. Then the paved road ends, and the 4x4 follows the Dakar rally tracks across the dry bed of Lake Iriki to the dunes of Erg Chegaga. You reach camp for tea, a camel ride at sunset and dinner by the fire.

Day two starts with breakfast in the silence of the desert and a final walk over the dunes. The 4x4 returns to Foum Zguid, and the road back to Agadir brings you home.

As an Agadir desert overnight, it is the right size for people short on time who still want the real dunes and a proper desert camp. If you would rather have more time and a hotel night in Zagora, take our 3 days Agadir to Erg Chegaga desert tour. You can also compare every route in our Agadir desert tours.