Desert Trek Tours from Marrakech 6 Days - 5 Nights Trekking Tour In The Draa Valley And The Moroccan Sahara Desert

Departure in the morning from Marrakech on the plateau of Faija. We will pass by the Col du Tichka, the most beautiful and the highest road pass of Morocco, to reach the city of Ouarzazate where we will have lunch. Then, passing by the pass Ait Saoune, we will arrive in the famous valley of Draa. We will discover the ksars, these famous fortified villages, then Zagora which opens the doors of the great desert and finally the plateau of Faija where we will join our team of camel drivers. Night under the tents.

For the beginning of our trek in the desert, we will climb the small pass of Faija where we have a panoramic view of the plateau of Faija. We will discover a true mountainous desert (black mountains, with just a little greenery and some nomads under the Bedouin tents in goat hair and camels. Lunch will be prepared next to the wells of Regabi.So we will descend near the wadi Lemhasser to reach our camp Night under the tents and walk 6 hours during the day.

We will descend a beautiful deserted valley before leaving to join the huge desert which begins with a vast stone plateau. The panoramic view of the sand desert (with the dunes of Chegaga for such small views from afar) is magnificent. At the end of the day, we will reach the dunes of Chegaga. It is a beautiful walk accompanied by the sunset at the end of the day. Night under the tents and 6 hours of walking.

Erg Chegaga continues with a multitude of small dunes, east of Bani Mountain, towards the small Saharan town of Mhamid El Ghizlane and the Oued Draa Valley. Our lunch will be prepared by our cook under the tamaris, then we will continue to the dunes of Bouguern, a beautiful place, little used. We will find enough dry wood to light a campfire. Night under the tents. 5h30 walk in the day.

The awakening will take place very early to enjoy the sunrise on the beautiful dunes of the desert. We will cross a flat desert of small stones and a plateau less stony. We will refuel at the well and we will reach the end of the afternoon the dunes of Wadi Nâam to enjoy our evening meal. We spend the night under tents in the beautiful dunes of Oued Nâam, where nomadic caravans come to get water. 5h30 walk in the day.

End of our tour in the desert. After the farewells of our team of camel drivers, we will leave in 4 × 4 towards Ouarzazate crossing the High Atlas by the Tizi-N-Tichka pass to reach Marrakech (7h drive).