Camels Dunes and Nomadic Tents Tour from Zagora: 3 Days & 2 Nights

Most Zagora tours take you straight to one set of dunes. This one's different — it's genuinely a camel-trekking tour, not just a 4x4 trip with a photo-op camel ride bolted on. This Erg Lihoudi to Erg Chigaga tour crosses two separate dune fields over 3 days, partly by camel and partly by 4x4, with a night at a nomadic camp between each stretch.

This Oulad Driss desert tour leg starts at 2:00 PM, departing Zagora by car or taxi, where your camels are waiting for a 2-hour trek into the dunes of Erg Lihoudi. That first night, dinner's served in a nomad tent, and you can sleep in a tent or right out under the stars on the dunes.

Day 2 is the real adventure day: you cross Ouadi Draa by camel, passing tamarisk trees and stopping for lunch in their shade, before switching to 4x4 for the crossing of the hamada — the rocky desert — on toward Erg Chigaga. At 300 metres, these are the highest dunes in Southern Morocco, and you'll pass a sacred oasis on the way in. Second sunset, second night at camp, same big sky full of stars.

On day 3, sunrise over the dunes kicks things off, then it's the drive back via M'Hamid and a stop at the historic village of Tamegroute — its Quranic school, underground kasbah, and green pottery workshops — before arriving in Zagora around noon.

Want the simpler, direct route to Erg Chigaga instead? Our 3-day Zagora to Erg Chigaga tour skips Erg Lihoudi and heads straight there via M'Hamid. See our full range of Zagora desert tours to compare.