Zagora Desert Tour 2 Days: Erg Chigaga Dunes via M’Hamid and Tamegroute

Zagora desert tour 2 days: if you're short on time but still want the real Sahara, this 2 day Zagora desert tour actually gets you there, with a sunset camel ride, a night in the dunes and a stop at Tamegroute on the way back.

We leave Zagora around 2:00 PM, heading toward M'Hamid via Tizi Anagame and Ben Selmane. Once the paved road runs out, it's about 2 hours off-road through the desert to reach the towering dunes of Erg Chigaga. The camel ride happens right before sunset, and if you're up for it, you can go sandboarding on the dunes too. Tea and dinner are served in a traditional Berber nomad tent, and when it's time to sleep, you can pick a proper tent or just lie out under the stars.

Sunrise the next morning is genuinely worth the early start. After breakfast, we head back through the Draa Valley and stop in Tamegroute to see the historic Quranic school and library, the underground kasbah, and the local green pottery workshops. We're back in Zagora at about 12:30 PM.

All in all, this Erg Chigaga overnight tour gives you real desert without a long journey: the most practical 2 day Zagora Sahara desert tour for a tight schedule, and an easy 2 day Zagora trip on a modest budget. Got more time to spare? Our three-day version follows this same route but adds a full free day at the dunes in between, while our two-day loop with Lake Iriki returns by a different road. See our full range of Zagora desert tours for more options.