2 Days Zagora Desert Experience with Local Berber Guide

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2 Days Zagora Desert Experience with Local Berber Guide

By AZUL TREK

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Overview

Unlike standard mass-tourism desert excursions, this experience takes travellers deep into the wild dunes of Erg Chegaga with a local Berber guide from Zagora who knows the Sahara and the landscapes of Southeast Morocco first-hand.

This tour focuses on authenticity, human connection, and immersive desert experiences rather than crowded tourist routes. Travellers enjoy remote desert scenery, traditional hospitality, sunset camel rides, and a night under the stars in one of Morocco’s most untouched Sahara regions.

With small groups, flexible pacing, and local cultural insight, this experience offers a more personal and authentic way to discover the Moroccan Sahara.

Activity location

Tamegroute
- Tamegroute, Morocco

Meeting/Redemption Point

Zagora
- Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

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What's included, what's not

✓ Overnight accommodation in desert camp
✓ Local driver/guide
Dinner
Breakfast
✓ Transport by 4x4 vehicle
✓ Camel ride experience
✗ Drinks and drinks
✗ Personal expenses
✗ Tips/service charge

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialised infant seats are available
Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Zagora- Tamegroute- Tagounite- M'Hamid El Ghizlane

5 stops
Meals: lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Spend the evening at a traditional desert camp and an unforgettable night beneath the stars.

Tamegroute

Depart from the meeting point in Zagora in the morning and begin your journey towards M'Hamid El Ghizlane. Your first stop is Tamegroute, the holy village of Southern Morocco, where you will visit the famous ancient Quranic Library, home to centuries-old manuscripts.

Tagounite

From Tamegroute you will continue to Tagounite, where you'll have time to purchase any supplies before heading deeper into the Sahara.

Route de Tagounite (Pass by)

About 15 minutes after Tagounite, leave the paved road and begin an exciting 60 km off-road 4x4 adventure across the desert towards the magnificent dunes of Erg Chegaga. Along the way, cross vast rocky desert plateaus, dry riverbeds, and small sand dunes while enjoying the spectacular landscapes of the Moroccan Sahara. With a bit of luck, you may spot wildlife such as ostriches, Dorcas gazelles, and other desert animals.

Erg Chigaga

1h
Admission ticket included

You will stop for a picnic lunch in the shade of tamarisk and acacia trees before continuing your journey.

Erg Chigaga

1h
Admission ticket included

In the afternoon, arrive at the impressive dunes of Erg Chegaga, where you'll enjoy a memorable camel ride across the golden sand dunes and watch a breathtaking Sahara sunset from the top of the dunes. Spend the evening at a traditional desert camp, enjoying a delicious Moroccan dinner, Berber music around the campfire, and an unforgettable night beneath the stars.

Day 2: Erg Chigaga- M'hamid El Ghizlane- Zagora

2 stops
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Not included

M'Hamid

The following morning, after breakfast at the camp, return towards M'Hamid using a different off-road route, offering new desert scenery and landscapes. Stop for photos at M'Hamid El Ghizlane, the last village before the vast Sahara Desert, before continuing back to Zagora.

Tamegroute Pottery and Handcrafts

1h
Admission ticket included

You will enjoy lunch on the way and visit the historic Jewish Kasbah, as well as the famous green pottery cooperative, unique in Morocco, where you'll witness traditional handmade craftsmanship. The time you will spend there depend on how much you will need fom 30 mins to an hour. Then arrive back in Zagora in the late afternoon.

Location

Activity location

Tamegroute
- Tamegroute, Morocco

Meeting/Redemption Point

Zagora
- Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

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