An unforgettable adventure in the heart of the Moroccan Sahara, sleeping under a sky full of stars.
Dreaming of a magical escape? Now is the right moment to escape to a place where clocks come to a halt, where we reconnect with values almost forgotten and let ourselves be carried by the slow rhythm of desert life.
Escape to southern Morocco and live an unforgettable adventure: sleep under a sky full of stars, drive the golden dunes of the Erg Chebbi in 4x4, watch the sunset from camelback and discover some of the most spectacular landscapes of the Moroccan Sahara.
Now is the moment.
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A narration to picture every stage before you set off.
Every stop connected — the full route, day by day, in a single image.
Handwritten notes from those who already did this route — what to pack to enjoy it surprise-free.
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Departure from your home airport bound for Casablanca (time difference depending on the season). Connection to Errachidia. Arrival, passport control and baggage collection. Transfer to Erfoud, known as «the gate of the desert», about 70 km from the airport. Dinner and overnight at Kasbah Hotel Xaluca — one of the most singular hotel buildings in Morocco.
Cultural highlights
Kasbah Hotel Xaluca
A one-of-a-kind kasbah hotel: contemporary adobe architecture, Arab patios, traditional hammam and Saharan-horizon views.
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Book an appointmentWe were welcomed with a smile and everything was ready on arrival. The first day already promised a great trip.
Elena M.
Burgos, Spain3 landmarks
Errachidia
Today we live an authentic day of total desert. We drive an old Dakar Rally track, crossing villages and nomad settlements. Stop at the marine fossil quarries (over 360 million years old) and picnic in an oasis. We continue to the great Erg Chebbi, an impressive sea of fine, golden dunes. We swap the 4x4 for camels to enter the heart of the desert at the slow pace of a caravan, watching an unforgettable sunset. Arrival at the luxury desert camp — traditional Berber tents like those used by nomads. Dinner and overnight under the stars.
Cultural highlights
360-million-year-old marine fossils
Southern Morocco was a tropical sea during the Devonian. Erfoud's quarries hold trilobites, ammonites and orthoceratids exported to museums worldwide.
Erg Chebbi · 150 m dunes
Morocco's highest dune system, sculpted by the Saharan wind over thousands of years.
The Erg Chebbi dunes and the night at the camp were the best of the trip. The starry sky is simply indescribable.
Patricia & Luis
Sevilla, Spain6 landmarks
Dakar Rally tracks
We recommend an early walk to the top of the dunes for the sunrise over the Sahara. Bedouin breakfast and 4x4 loop around the Erg Chebbi to the abandoned village of Merdani. Continuation to Khamlia, a Sudanese-origin hamlet known for its Gnawa music — locals welcome us with traditional dances and mint tea. Later, Rissani: one of southern Morocco's most authentic markets where desert tribes and nomads still stock up, with its curious «donkey parking». Then drive up to a natural viewpoint to farewell the desert with a spectacular panorama. Lunch at the authentic «Pizzeria Des Dunes» in Erfoud. Back to Kasbah Hotel Xaluca, free afternoon: heated pool, jacuzzi, tennis, mini-golf, optional hammam, massages and optional quad rides in the nearby dunes. Dinner and overnight at Kasbah Hotel Xaluca.
Hotel wellness
Cultural highlights
Gnawa music · UNESCO heritage
Khamlia's Gnawa music is UNESCO Intangible Heritage. Its hypnotic rhythms, metal krakebs and drums speak to southern Morocco's African legacy.
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Book an appointmentThe Erg Chebbi dunes and the night at the camp were the best of the trip. The starry sky is simply indescribable.
Iván S.
Valladolid, Spain6 landmarks
Sunrise over the dunes
Transfer to Errachidia airport for the return flight. On the way we stop at the Ziz Valley viewpoint — one of Morocco's most impressive oases, with millions of palm trees stretching along the valley. Flight Errachidia–Casablanca and connection to the return flight.
Cultural highlights
Ziz Valley · 280 km of oasis
The Ziz river carves a linear oasis running 280 km through southern Morocco, sustaining more than 10 million date palms.
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Book an appointmentThe endless green palm grove of the Ziz valley, amid arid mountains, was a beautiful farewell to the south.
Andrés P.
San Sebastián, Spain2 landmarks
Errachidia
What travellers like you wrote to us after this route.
Hello from the dunes,
We reached the desert and rode camels into the dunes just in time for sunset. The sky blazed with oranges and pinks and then filled with stars. A short escape, but the Sahara stays etched in you forever.
Under a sea of stars,
Sara
Erg Chebbi · Sahara
Dear diary,
We had a steaming tagine at the camp and, around the fire, the Berbers played drums late into the night. We slept in a tent and were woken by the silence. I'd never felt a night so unlike anything else.
To the rhythm of the desert,
Pablo
Berber camp
For anyone who wants to stop time,
I climbed to the top of a dune to watch the sun rise and was left speechless: just golden sand to the horizon and a vast silence. In two days the desert has taught me not to rush. I'll come back with more time.
With sand in my soul,
Marina
Sunrise in the Sahara
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Average indicative temperatures in °C, day and night.
August · Real data · Open-Meteo
34°C
21°C
40°C
27°C
Accommodation & excursions package by chauffeured 4x4. Two seasons, per-person rate based on the number of travellers.
* Prices per person based on double and triple room occupancy. Please consult us for alternative room configurations and children's discounts.
Provisional indicative prices — subject to confirmation.
All dates not included in high season.
€625 / per person
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