7-Day Morocco Desert Camel Trek from Zagora to Chegaga

7 Days Duration

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About This Tour

Explore Zagora, a small town in Morocco's Draa Valley, named after the mountain in whose shade it is nestled. This exciting camel trek begins here and passes th...

Duration: 7 Days · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Included · Standard · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Zagora, Erg Chegaga, Tamegroute · Languages: Arabic, English

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What's Included

Transfer by 4x4 vehicle or air-conditioned minibus
English-speaking driver/guide
Fuel
Overnight stays in hotels/riad
Breakfast in Marrakech and Zagora
Lunch during the trekking days
Camel trekking in the desert
Turban for camel trekking

Not Included

Flight
Drinks
Travel insurance
Dinner in Marrakech

Itinerary

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Day 01

Zagora to Bartam via Draa Valley and Tagounite

Meet the tour manager in Zagora. Meet the tour manager in Zagora. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing by 4x4 or minibus for a 90 km journey towards Mhamid, an oasis that serves as a caravan stop. Stop in the Draa Valley along the way. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing by 4x4 or minibus for a 90 km journey towards Mhamid, an oasis that serves as a caravan stop. Stop in the Draa Valley along the way. Stop by the village of Tagounite, home to the intimate Tamengroute Koranic Library with its large collection of ancient manuscripts, an underground kasbah, and a colony of potters who create eye-catching green ceramic pottery. Stop by the village of Tagounite, home to the intimate Tamengroute Koranic Library with its large collection of ancient manuscripts, an underground kasbah, and a colony of potters who create eye-catching green ceramic pottery. Continue onwards to join your team and caravan for lunch. Continue onwards to join your team and caravan for lunch. Set off with the caravan between the dunes and the tamarisk trees to arrive at the Bartam dunes, where we will install our bivouac shelters and camp for the night. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight in tents or under the stars, according to your preference. Set off with the caravan between the dunes and the tamarisk trees to arrive at the Bartam dunes, where we will install our bivouac shelters and camp for the night. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight in tents or under the stars, according to your preference.
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Day 02

Bartam to Bougrn through the Draa Hamada

Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast after sunrise. Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast after sunrise. Begin the day by accompanying the caravan on a walk through the fossil-rich Draa Hamada, then enjoy a hearty lunch in the shade of acacia trees. Begin the day by accompanying the caravan on a walk through the fossil-rich Draa Hamada, then enjoy a hearty lunch in the shade of acacia trees. Continue walking in the Hamada until 3 PM before making your way to the bivouacs in the dunes of Bougrn. Continue walking in the Hamada until 3 PM before making your way to the bivouacs in the dunes of Bougrn.
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Day 03

Bougrn to the Chegaga Dunes

Enjoy an early breakfast and set out for a walk between the dunes to relish the absolute quiet and the strange thrill of the desert. Enjoy an early breakfast and set out for a walk between the dunes to relish the absolute quiet and the strange thrill of the desert. Have lunch in the shade of tamarisk at around 3 PM. Have lunch in the shade of tamarisk at around 3 PM. Continue towards the Chegaga dunes and install the bivouac at a chosen location that affords the most spectacular view of the setting sun. Continue towards the Chegaga dunes and install the bivouac at a chosen location that affords the most spectacular view of the setting sun.
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Day 04

Chegaga to Oued el Mhasser via Jbel Bani

After breakfast, set off in the direction of the Jbel Bani mountains. After breakfast, set off in the direction of the Jbel Bani mountains. Walk between the dunes and continue for 1 hour until you reach a stony desert. Walk between the dunes and continue for 1 hour until you reach a stony desert. Enjoy a scrumptious lunch under the shade of palm trees in the Oasis Moiht Salah. Enjoy a scrumptious lunch under the shade of palm trees in the Oasis Moiht Salah. Resume walking across the desert of stones. Install the bivouac at the gate of the mountains in Oued el Mhasser and stay overnight. Resume walking across the desert of stones. Install the bivouac at the gate of the mountains in Oued el Mhasser and stay overnight.
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Day 05

Oued el Mhasser to Oasis Teghrghren

Enjoy breakfast before setting out for a walk along the path traced by the nomads between the mountains. Enjoy breakfast before setting out for a walk along the path traced by the nomads between the mountains. Stop for lunch near Lake Amsafi at around 3 PM and enjoy your meal in the shade of acacia trees. Stop for lunch near Lake Amsafi at around 3 PM and enjoy your meal in the shade of acacia trees. Continue towards the Wadi Lamhasser. Continue towards the Wadi Lamhasser. Install the bivouac in the famous Diabo Oases, located between the mountains of Jebel Bani, for an overnight stay. Install the bivouac in the famous Diabo Oases, located between the mountains of Jebel Bani, for an overnight stay.
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Day 06

Teghrghren to Bouzggar via Col Foum Laachar

Enjoy a hearty breakfast before setting out to cross the Bani mountains. Take in a gorgeous panoramic view overlooking the Plateau of Fayja, then continue the descent to arrive at the plateau. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before setting out to cross the Bani mountains. Take in a gorgeous panoramic view overlooking the Plateau of Fayja, then continue the descent to arrive at the plateau. Break for lunch at around 3 PM. Break for lunch at around 3 PM. Continue your walk along lines of palm trees where henna is grown by settled nomads. Continue your walk along lines of palm trees where henna is grown by settled nomads. Install the bivouac for the night. Install the bivouac for the night.
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Day 07

Bouzggar to Marrakech via Zagora, Agdz and Ouarzazate

Enjoy your last breakfast amidst the dunes before transferring to Zagora by track. Enjoy your last breakfast amidst the dunes before transferring to Zagora by track. Have lunch in Agdz, then transfer back to Marrakech via Ouarzazate. Have lunch in Agdz, then transfer back to Marrakech via Ouarzazate.