Flexible, 3 to 7 days From M'Hamid
Practise yoga where the silence is total: in the dunes and palm groves around M'Hamid El Ghizlane. We host retreats led by guest teachers and organise the complete desert logistics for yoga teachers who want to bring their own students: camps, meals, camels, transport and local nomad guides. Choose a fixed camp, an itinerant camel trek or a tailor-made programme, from September to April.
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See itinerary & prices 1 day / 0 nights From Marrakech
Swap the heat of Marrakech for the ocean breeze of Essaouira, the old Mogador. We pick you up at your riad at 8:00, drive through the argan country and leave you free to explore the white-and-blue medina, the fishing port, the ramparts and the artisans' workshops at your own pace. Return to Marrakech around 19:00, no overnight needed.
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1 day / 0 nights From Marrakech
Spend a refreshing day at the Ouzoud waterfalls, among the highest in Morocco at over 100 m. Meet the Barbary macaques on the cliffs, follow the shaded trail under century-old olive trees to the foot of the falls, enjoy a traditional lunch to the sound of the water and, in the warm season, swim in the natural pools before driving back to Marrakech.
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1 day / 0 nights From Marrakech
Three valleys and a lake in one private day out from Marrakech. Start at Lalla Takerkoust lake with the snowy Atlas as a backdrop, share mint tea with a Berber family, follow the tracks of the Kik plateau and the Asni valley, then lunch by the river in the Ourika Valley before walking to the Setti Fatma waterfalls.
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2 days / 1 night From Ouarzazate
The fastest way to reach the great dunes of Erg Chigaga from Ouarzazate. Drive down the Draa Valley, visit Tamegroute's Koranic library and potteries, ride a camel at M'Hamid and watch the sunset from the dunes before a night at a comfortable nomad camp. Return by the dry Lake Iriqui, Foum Zguid and the carpet cooperative of Taznakht: a full loop with no backtracking.
From €250 per person
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2 days / 1 night From M'Hamid
The shortest way to taste nomad life. Walk from M'Hamid through the palm grove to the shrine of Sidi Naji with a nomad guide and camels, set up the bivouac together, share dinner around the fire and wake up with the sunrise on the dunes before walking back. No technical difficulty and an entry price from 110 EUR.
From €110 per person
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2 days / 1 night From M'Hamid
An express immersion in the Sahara for travellers short on time. Leave M'Hamid after lunch by 4x4, cross tamarisk forests and rocky hamada, meet nomad families and arrive at the 40 km dune field of Erg Chigaga for a night in a comfortable camp with showers and toilets. Return the next morning by a different track.
From €250 per person
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2 days / 1 night From M'Hamid
Our most affordable way to sleep at Erg Chigaga, and the most private. Leave M'Hamid in the morning by 4x4 with a guide and cook, stop for tea with nomad families, lunch in the Sacred Oasis and then set up a wild bivouac in the dunes of Erg Chigaga. Sunset on the great dune, dinner and music around the fire, and the sunrise before driving back.
From €75 per person
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2 days / 1 night (31 Dec - 1 Jan), extendable From M'Hamid El Ghizlane (shuttles from Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Zagora, Merzouga)
Ring in the New Year far from city noise, in a comfortable nomad camp on the edge of Erg Chigaga. The evening combines a traditional Moroccan festive dinner (vegetarian options available), live music, dancing and storytelling around the fire, and one of the darkest, clearest night skies in Morocco. Warm sleeping bags, thick blankets and clean bathrooms are provided. Shuttles from Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Zagora and Merzouga can be arranged, and the stay can be extended with camel or 4x4 days in the dunes. Next edition: 31 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.
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3 days / 2 nights From Marrakech
Our best-selling desert tour: cross the High Atlas and the Draa Valley to M'Hamid, then spend a half day walking and riding camels across the hamada before the 4x4 drops you at Erg Chigaga, Morocco's largest sea of sand. Sleep at a comfortable nomad camp with fire, music and sand-baked bread, and return to Marrakech via Oulad Driss and Tamegroute.
From €409 per person
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3 days / 2 nights From Ouarzazate
The only 3-day desert tour starting in Ouarzazate. Descend the Draa Valley to Tamegroute and M'Hamid for lunch with a local family, a visit to the old kasbah and an evening of Sahrawi music. Day two is a camel trek across the Draa hamada to the sacred oasis and the dunes of Erg Chigaga for sunset and a night at the nomad camp, before returning via Oulad Driss.
From €250 per person
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3 days / 2 nights From Agadir
The only 3-day tour combining the Sahara and Aït Benhaddou from Agadir. Drive the saffron route through Taliouine and Foum Zguid, cross the dry Lake Iriqui and sleep at a comfortable fixed camp in the dunes of Erg Chigaga with dinner and live music. Day two follows the Draa Valley to the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou, and you return to Agadir via the carpet town of Taznakht.
From €369 per person
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The ideal first trek in the High Atlas. From Marrakech you reach Imi Ouglad and walk village to village through walnut and cherry orchards, terraced fields and the Imnane Valley, ending in Imlil at the foot of Toubkal. A local mountain guide leads the way, mules carry your main luggage and both nights are spent in traditional gîtes at Imesker and Ounskera.
From €270 per person
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3 days / 2 nights From Marrakech
Short on time but keen to walk in the Sahara? Travel from Marrakech to M'Hamid, sleep in a fixed camp, then spend a full day trekking with a nomad guide to the old village of Sidi Naji and a wild bivouac under the stars. Return to Marrakech on day three. Transport, guide and full board in the desert are included.
From €409 per person
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3 days / 2 nights From Marrakech
The classic route to Erg Chebbi in three days: over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate and the road of a thousand kasbahs, then the Todra Gorge before a sunset camel ride and a night in the dunes of Merzouga. Daily departures at 7am from your accommodation, transparent group prices and a driver-guide throughout.
From €160 per person
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3 days / 2 nights From M'Hamid
See the two major ergs of southern Morocco in three days, all by 4x4 and with no walking required. From M'Hamid, drive to the old caravan market of Sidi Naji and the 'singing dune' of Erg Zahar, then via the oasis of Erg Smar to Erg Chigaga, sleeping each night in a wild bivouac with music around the fire.
From €250 per person
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Three days on foot with a nomad guide and pack camels. Walk from M'Hamid through the palm grove to Sidi Naji for lunch under the tamarisks and a bivouac you help set up, then on to the dunes of Erg Aït Ounir for a second night under the stars, returning to M'Hamid at the end of the morning on day three.
From €130 per person
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4 days / 3 nights From Agadir
The only tour that links Erg Chigaga and Erg Chebbi from Agadir in four days. Travel by private 4x4 through Taliouine, Foum Zguid and the dry Iriki lake to Erg Chigaga, cross to Merzouga, then finish with the Dades Gorges and the Anti-Atlas. Hotel pick-up in Agadir and three nights in half board are included.
From €469 per person
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4 days / 3 nights From Marrakech
The complete southern loop: kasbahs of Tamdakhte and Aït Benhaddou, the Draa Valley and Tamegroute, a night at a nomad camp in M'Hamid, a half-day camel ride, then a second night in the dunes of Erg Chigaga. Return by Lake Iriqui, Foum Zguid and the carpet town of Taznakht, with a hotel night at Aït Benhaddou and the Ounila Valley and Telouet kasbah on the last day. No backtracking, from 1 to 10+ travellers.
From €250 per person
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4 days / 3 nights From Marrakech
Two full days of walking in the Sahara without the crowds of Merzouga. After the transfer from Marrakech and a night in a comfortable camp at M'Hamid, trek with a nomad guide to Sidi Naji and on to the unspoilt dunes of Erg Zahar, sleeping in mobile bivouacs, before a 4x4 ride back and the return to Marrakech.
From €449 per person
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4 days / 3 nights From M'Hamid
Four days of walking to reach Erg Zahar, one of the wildest dune fields of the M'Hamid desert. From the palm grove to Sidi Naji, across regs to Erg Zahar and back via the tamarisks of Aït Ounir, you sleep at a different site each night in a wild bivouac with your nomad guide and pack camels.
From €209 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Agadir
A relaxed-pace desert tour from Agadir that takes in both Erg Chigaga and Erg Chebbi. Two nights at the same fixed camp in Chigaga give you a full day in the dunes with a camel ride and lunch, before crossing M'Hamid and the Draa Valley to Merzouga. Finish with the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou and a scenic drive back to Agadir.
From €250 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Marrakech
See both great Moroccan ergs in a single trip. From Marrakech, drive via the saffron town of Taliouine and Foum Zguid to Erg Chigaga for two nights at a fixed camp with electricity and bathrooms, including a full day in the dunes with a camel ride. Then cross the desert to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi, and finish with a night at Aït Benhaddou before returning to Marrakech.
From €679 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Marrakech
A compact five-day version of 'Breath of the Desert' led by Hélène, a Hatha yoga teacher trained in France and India. The journey opens and closes with rituals on a Marrakech riad rooftop and unfolds in the desert of M'Hamid: grounding practice at the departure camp, sunrise rituals at 6:30, evening yoga before the visit to the marabout and after climbing the dune. Themes move from Intention to Grounding, Presence, Elevation and Integration.
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5 days / 4 nights From Agadir
A mixed walking and 4x4 trip straight from Agadir. Cross Taroudant and Taliouine to reach M'Hamid, walk for two days with pack camels through Sidi Naji and the singing dunes of Erg Zahar, then transfer by 4x4 to a nomad camp at Erg Chigaga before driving back to Agadir. Private vehicle, four nights and full board in the desert included.
From €525 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Marrakech
The most complete desert experience from Marrakech. Cross the High Atlas and the Draa Valley to M'Hamid, walk for two days with pack camels to Sidi Naji and Erg Zahar, then continue by 4x4 to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga for an evening of Saharan music in a nomad camp. Four nights and full board in the desert included.
From €619 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From M'Hamid
A great loop through five ergs and desert sites with a nomad guide and pack camels. Cross the Draa hamada to Erg Lbour, the Nebkit Sidi Taieb desert and the ruined nomad village of Erg Essmar, reach the 'sea of sand' of Erg Zahar, then return via the Bousnina reg, Sidi Naji and the kasbahs of the M'Hamid palm grove. A different bivouac every night.
From €255 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From M'Hamid
A west-to-east crossing of the Draa desert. Walk for two days from M'Hamid to Sidi Naji and the 'sea of sand' of Erg Zahar, then continue by 4x4 to Erg Chigaga, the dry Iriki lake and the fossil-rich canyons of Madouar Kbir, finishing at Foum Zguid. Four nights in wild bivouacs with a guide, driver and evening entertainment.
From €350 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Ouarzazate
The shortest road to the Sahara: from Ouarzazate, follow the kasbahs and palm groves of the Draa Valley to M'Hamid, walk for two days with pack camels to Sidi Naji and Erg Zahar, then reach Erg Chigaga by 4x4 for a night in a nomad camp. A lower price and less driving than the Marrakech or Agadir versions.
From €419 per person
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5 days / 4 nights From Ouarzazate
Walk through the M'Goun Geopark from Kelaat M'Gouna: rose gardens, inhabited kasbahs at Aït Saïd, the Qat gorges, the Jbel Tadaout and finally the M'Goun gorges, waded on foot in sandals. Five days with a guide, muleteers and cook, nights in village gîtes or bivouac, full board and water included. Suitable for all levels.
From €319 per person
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6 days / 5 nights From Marrakech
A four-day walk across the High Atlas between the Ourika Valley and Imlil, over the Tizi n'Ouatar (3,223 m) and Tizi n'Adi passes and through the highest villages in Morocco. Nights in Berber mountain gîtes, mules for the luggage, a local guide and airport transfers included. Ideal for combining with a desert trip.
From €299 per person
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6 days / 5 nights From Marrakech
Reach the roof of North Africa on a progressive 6-day trek from Marrakech, with a built-in acclimatisation day before the sunrise summit push. Certified local mountain guides lead the way, mules carry your luggage and you sleep in a riad, Berber gîtes and the Toubkal refuge at 3,210 m. No mountaineering skills are needed, just good fitness.
From €450 per person
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6 days / 5 nights From Marrakech
Slow down, reconnect and restore balance on a 6-day journey through Marrakech and the Sahara hosted by yoga teacher Dóra Kozma, founder of Pause Retreat. After a night in a traditional riad you travel to the desert for camel trekking, sunrise and sunset yoga, meditation and breathwork, wild camping under the stars at Sidi Naji and Erg Zahar. Open to complete beginners and experienced practitioners, with a maximum of 15 international guests.
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7 days / 6 nights From Marrakech
'Breath of the Desert' is a seven-day inner journey between Marrakech and the untouched desert of M'Hamid, guided by certified teachers Sylvie and Hélène. Four days of walking with camels through dunes, plateaus and palm groves are woven with Hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation, Afghan walking, Satsang and workshops built around the four Ayurvedic elements. Nights are spent in simple nomad bivouacs under the stars, with a riad in Marrakech at either end.
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7 days / 6 nights From M'Hamid
The ultimate Saharan crossing: seven days on foot from M'Hamid to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga and back, through Sidi Naji, Erg Zahar, Erg Essmar, Oued Laatach, the dry Iriki lake and Erg Aït Ounir. A full nomad team (guide, camel drivers and cook), six nights in traditional bivouacs, full board and mineral water throughout.
From €345 per person
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8 days / 7 nights From Marrakech
A private hotel-based loop through southwest Morocco for travellers who want ocean, mountains and authentic towns rather than the desert. From Marrakech you follow the coast through Essaouira, Sidi Kaouki, Taghazout and Agadir down to Sidi Ifni and the Plage Blanche, then cross the Anti-Atlas to Tafraoute and Taroudant before returning over the Tizi n'Test pass. Distances are moderate and the pace can be adapted for families.
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