Destinations / Erg Chebbi, Sahara
The edge of the Sahara, where the Erg Chebbi dunes rise up to 150 m above a stony desert plain.
Merzouga is a village at the foot of Erg Chebbi, a sea of dunes about 22 km long near the Algerian border. The sand changes colour through the day, from pale gold at noon to deep orange at dusk.
Nights are spent in camps among the dunes. Nearby are Rissani and its market, the ruins of Sijilmasa at the end of the old caravan road, and Khamlia, a village known for Gnawa music.
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Marrakech to Merzouga in three days
Marrakech to the Sahara and Fès
MerzougaMarrakechRoad trip and desert camp
Over the High Atlas and down the valley of the kasbahs to a night among the dunes of Erg Chebbi.
ImlilMerzougaMarrakechRoad trip
Ten days by road: the High Atlas, the kasbah valleys, two nights in the dunes, then north through the cedars to Fès.
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