Zagora to Erg Chigaga Desert Tour: 3 Days & 2 Nights

We leave Zagora around 1:00 PM, heading toward M'Hamid via Tizi Anagame and Ben Selmane. Once we hit M'Hamid, the paved road basically gives up, and you're in for 2 hours of proper off-road driving straight to the dunes of Erg Chegaga.

You'll roll in right in time for sunset — and if you're up for it, sandboarding before dinner. Tea and a home-cooked-style meal are served in a Berber nomad tent, and honestly, the vibe there is half the reason people book this tour. Sleep in a comfy tent at our Erg Chegaga camp, or if you're feeling brave, right out under the stars on the dunes.

This is your do-whatever-you-want day. Breakfast, then some Erg Chigaga camel trekking straight from camp, followed by a walk up to the tallest dunes around — the view up there is stupid good. Lunch's included, so no need to think about logistics.

In the afternoon, hop in the 4x4 for a quick visit to a nomadic family and a nearby oasis if you're up for it, then head back for round two of sunset over Erg Chegaga. Another night at camp, another round of stars that make city skies look embarrassing.

Sunrise over the dunes is genuinely worth the early wake-up — quiet, golden, no crowds, just you and a lot of sand. Breakfast, then we start heading back toward the last village in the Draa Valley on the way to Zagora.

Along the way we stop in Tamegroute, which turns out to be way more interesting than a random pit stop deserves to be: a Quranic school and library that's been there for centuries, an underground kasbah, and local artisans still making the region's famous green pottery. We roll back into Zagora around noon.