8-Day Erg Chigaga Camel Trekking Tour from Marrakech – Wild Desert Traverse to M’Hamid

Your Erg Chigaga Tour begins with arrival at Marrakech airport, Ouarzazate airport, or another agreed meeting point. Pick Morocco Trip will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel or riad.

Depending on your arrival time, you may have free time to relax, explore nearby areas, or prepare your luggage for the desert trekking part of the Tour.

Accommodation: Hotel or riad
Meals: Breakfast depending on arrival arrangement

After breakfast, your desert Tour begins with a road journey across the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass. The route offers mountain views, Berber villages, and photo stops along the way.

You continue toward Ouarzazate, known as the gateway to the desert, then travel through Agdz and the Draa Valley, one of Morocco’s most important palm valley regions. The Tour continues toward Zagora and finally to Faija, where the desert camp will be prepared for your first night in the wild landscape.

This day combines scenic road travel with the first feeling of the Sahara environment.

Driving distance: Around 400 km with breaks
Driving time: Around 7 to 8 hours
Accommodation: Tent camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, the walking section of your Erg Chigaga Tour begins. You start trekking across the Faija desert plateau, passing open landscapes and small farming areas near the foot of Jebel Bani.

The route climbs toward the Oum Laachar Pass before descending toward Oued Lemhasser. This day introduces you to the rhythm of desert trekking, with camels supporting the camp equipment and luggage while you walk with your local desert guide.

In the evening, the camp will be set up in a quiet desert location.

Walking time: Around 5 to 6 hours
Distance: Around 17 km
Accommodation: Tent camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, the Tour continues from Oued Lemhasser toward the impressive Erg Chigaga dunes. This is one of the most beautiful stages of the trek, as the landscape gradually changes from rocky desert terrain to wide sandy dunes.

You will walk through remote Sahara scenery before reaching the base of the Erg Chigaga dunes. The camp will be set up near the dunes, giving you time to enjoy sunset, silence, and the feeling of being deep in the desert.

This night is one of the highlights of the Erg Chigaga Tour.

Walking time: Around 5 to 6 hours
Distance: Around 20 km
Accommodation: Tent camp near Erg Chigaga
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, your desert trekking Tour continues through the heart of the Sahara. You leave the Erg Chigaga area and walk toward the Bougarn dunes, crossing open desert spaces and sandy landscapes.

This day offers a strong sense of wilderness, with few signs of modern life and a peaceful rhythm guided by the desert team and camels. The camp will be prepared near the Bougarn dunes for another night under the stars.

Walking time: Around 5 hours
Distance: Around 16 km
Accommodation: Tent camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, the Tour continues from the Bougarn dunes toward Oued Naam. You will cross desert terrain shaped by wind, sand, dry riverbeds, and wide open horizons.

This is another beautiful walking day for travelers who want a real Sahara trekking experience. The camp will be set up near Oued Naam, where you can relax, enjoy dinner, and spend the night in a remote desert atmosphere.

Walking time: Around 5 to 6 hours
Distance: Around 16 km
Accommodation: Tent camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, you complete the final walking section of your Erg Chigaga Tour. The route heads toward the M’Hamid dunes, marking the end of the desert traverse.

After the trek, you meet the vehicle and begin the road transfer back through Zagora and the Draa Valley toward Marrakech. This is a long travel day, with breaks along the way before arriving in Marrakech.

Your final night will be spent in a hotel or riad in Marrakech.

Walking time: Around 3 hours
Driving time: Around 8 hours with breaks
Accommodation: Hotel or riad in Marrakech
Meals: Breakfast and lunch

After breakfast, Pick Morocco Trip will arrange your transfer to the airport according to your flight time. This marks the end of your 8-day Erg Chigaga camel trekking Tour, a wild desert journey through one of Morocco’s most authentic Sahara regions.

Meals: Breakfast depending on departure time
Drop-off: Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Casablanca, or agreed airport/hotel