Our home in the Sahara
The desert we grew up in, shared the way only a local family can.
A word from Iddir
“Merzouga is not just a stop on a tour for us. It is home: where we grew up, where our family still lives, and the place we love sharing most.”
Many tours arrive in the dunes at sunset and leave at dawn. With us you meet the people of the desert, eat what we eat and see the corners of Erg Chebbi that we have known since we were children.
Signature experiences
Step inside the tent of a nomad family who still live with their animals around the dunes. Share mint tea, ask your questions and discover a way of life that has resisted time. Our family knows them personally, so you are welcomed as friends, not as tourists.
Madfouna, the 'Berber pizza', is bread stuffed with meat, onions, spices and almonds, then buried in the hot sand under the embers of a fire. Watch it being prepared the traditional way and taste it straight out of the sand.
Before dawn we climb the tallest dune of Erg Chebbi together. Sit in the cool sand and watch the light turn the whole desert from blue to pink, then gold. It is the moment most of our guests remember for ever.
In the village of Khamlia, Gnawa musicians keep alive a spiritual music brought across the Sahara centuries ago. At night, around the fire, the drums of the camp make everyone dance.
Far from any city light, the Milky Way crosses the whole sky. Bring a blanket outside the tent and fall asleep counting shooting stars.
Explore the edges of Erg Chebbi, the black desert and the old mines by 4x4, or feel the thrill of the dunes on a quad bike (on request).
Climb a dune, strap on a board and slide down the soft sand. Fun for families, friends and anyone young at heart (on request).
Be our guest at home in Merzouga for a family lunch or a tea: the real Moroccan hospitality, with the people who will look after you.
From sunset to sunrise
Afternoon
The golden dunes of Erg Chebbi appear on the horizon. Meet your camels at the edge of the sand.
Sunset
Ride slowly towards the camp and stop on a dune to watch the sun go down.
Evening
Tagine or Berber pizza, mint tea, then drums and songs around the fire.
Night
Lie on the sand and look up: no lights, no noise, only stars.
Dawn
Climb the dune before the sun and watch the desert change colour.
Morning
Visit a nomad family, listen to Gnawa music in Khamlia, or slide down the dunes.
Tours through Merzouga
Every one of these private tours includes a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes. Tell us which experiences you would like, and we will add them to your itinerary.
From Marrakech
Our most popular trip: cross the High Atlas, explore the kasbahs and gorges of the south, and spend a night under the stars in the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi.
From Marrakech
The same magic as our 3-day tour, at a gentler pace: an extra day in the Sahara to meet nomad families, hear Gnawa music and explore the dunes.
Marrakech → Fes
A one-way journey across the whole country: from the red city of Marrakech, through the gorges and the Sahara, to the ancient medina of Fes.
From Marrakech
A complete loop that starts and ends in Marrakech: the Sahara, the imperial city of Fes, the blue town of Chefchaouen and the Atlantic coast.
Casablanca → Marrakech
The complete Morocco: imperial cities, the blue town, the Sahara dunes, the kasbahs of the south and the High Atlas, all with the same driver.
From Errachidia
The great dunes of Erg Chebbi in one day: palm groves, the historic Rissani market and sunset over the sand.
Morocco Calling
Write to us on WhatsApp: we will help you plan your days in Merzouga, from the camel ride to tea with the nomads.
