Camel Trekking & Overnight Luxury Camp in Merzouga

A night under the stars after a camel ride into the heart of the Sahara.

Camel trekking tour from Merzouga with an overnight stay in a luxury desert camp, including a 1 hour 15 minute camel ride at sunset, dinner around a campfire with live Berber drum music, a night in a private nomad tent, sunrise viewing from the highest dunes, and breakfast before the return ride to town. A live guide speaks English, Spanish or French. Minimum age is 18.

The experience

The trek starts in the evening when you mount a camel for a 1 hour 15 minute ride out into the golden dunes. You'll reach the luxury camp as the sun drops toward the horizon, then walk to the highest dunes to photograph the sunset before it fades. The sky clears after dark, when it does, the stars come out with an intensity that photographs rarely capture.

Dinner happens around a campfire with traditional Berber drum music filling the desert air. You'll sleep in a private nomad tent inside the camp, and in the morning the sky lightens enough to shoot sunrise from the same high dunes you climbed the evening before. After breakfast, the return camel ride takes you back to your meeting point in Merzouga.

A live guide in English, Spanish or French travels with the group. The camp provides the tent, the dinner, the music and the breakfast. You bring layers for the temperature drop after sunset and a camera for the light that only happens twice a day in the desert.

What’s included

• Camel trekking for 1 hour 15 minutes each direction.
• a private nomad tent for the night.
• dinner and breakfast.
• live Berber drum music and a campfire gathering.
• the return camel ride to your meeting point in Merzouga.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 15:00

AgesAdult (18 to 59 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Merzouga Desert

Is this one for you?Book this overnight trek if you have an evening and a full morning free in Merzouga and want to sleep under the stars rather than return to town the same day. The fixed schedule (departure at sunset, return after sunrise) means you catch both the light that matters most in the desert without splitting your time between two separate day trips.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long is the camel ride each way?

The ride out to the camp takes 1 hour and 15 minutes in the evening. The return ride the next morning covers the same distance back to Merzouga.

What happens if I want to photograph the sunset and sunrise?

You walk to the highest dunes near the camp at sunset to watch the light change and shoot, then return to the same spot in the morning before breakfast for sunrise photos.

Do I need experience riding a camel?

No prior experience is required. The trek is suitable for all physical fitness levels, though the minimum age is 18 and it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnancy or poor cardiovascular health.

What's included in the overnight stay?

The camp provides a private nomad tent, dinner with live Berber drum music around the campfire, breakfast the next morning, and the camel treks to and from the camp.