Erg Chebbi Desert tour from Erfoud: Camel trek and overnight camp

Ride camels into the dunes at sunset, sleep under stars in a comfort tent, and walk back up at dawn to watch the light return.

A night-long desert tour from Erfoud takes you by camel one hour into Erg Chebbi to a private camp pitched between sand dunes. You arrive at sunset, sand board on the dunes, eat dinner, listen to Berber music, sleep in a tent with a private bathroom, wake to watch sunrise, eat breakfast, and return by camel and 4WD by mid-morning. A guide speaks your language. Your luggage travels separately by vehicle.

Step-by-step itinerary

Erfoud to Erg Chebbi Desert Experience

• Depart Erfoud at 18:00
• Drive one hour to Merzouga
• Ride camels into desert dunes
• Arrive at comfort camp
• Walk dunes for sand boarding
• Watch sunset over dunes
• Enjoy dinner and Berber music
• Sleep in comfort tent
• Walk dunes to watch sunrise
• Have Moroccan breakfast
• Return by camels or 4WD
• Transfer back to Erfoud hotel

The experience

The tour departs Erfoud at 6pm and reaches Merzouga after about an hour by road. From there you mount a camel for a one-hour ride deeper into the desert, arriving at the camp as light begins to fade. The camp sits between the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi itself (not on the edge, but in the middle), and each tent has its own bathroom and shower. Your bags have already been driven there by 4WD, so you arrive with only what you carry.

Once you reach camp, you walk out onto the dunes to sand board before sunset, then return for dinner and live Berber music played by your guide. The next morning you walk back up the dunes to watch sunrise, come down to a Moroccan breakfast, and begin the return journey by camel or 4WD (your choice for the ride back) to Merzouga, where a vehicle takes you the hour back to Erfoud and your hotel. The whole experience runs roughly 18 hours from departure to arrival home.

The guide speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and two other languages, and stays with your group throughout. If your party is larger than four people, the operator books two separate vehicles and tents so nobody is crowded. Bottled water, a turban for sun protection, and electricity to charge phones are all included. Your only real task is to show up at the meeting point ready to ride.

What’s included

• Camel trekking into Erg Chebbi and back.
• a private comfortable tent with private bathroom between the sand dunes.
• sand boarding on the dunes.
• sunset and sunrise viewing.
• Berber music.
• dinner and Moroccan breakfast.
• bottled water and a turban.
• private 4WD transport from Erfoud to Merzouga and back.
• luggage transport by vehicle to your tent.
• a guide in your language.
• electricity to charge phones.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 16:00, 17:00 and 18:00

Book up to4h before

AgesUp to age 75

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Quiet Merzouga Desert- Day Tours

Is this one for you?This is a private overnight tour, so your group stays together in its own tent and vehicle, and the guide is yours alone. Choose it if you want to sleep in the desert itself rather than return to town each night, and if you prefer a structured itinerary. The timing is fixed, the camp is set up when you arrive, and the route is the same each departure.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Arabic.

How long is the camel ride each way?

The camel trek into the desert from Merzouga takes about one hour to reach the camp in the middle of Erg Chebbi. The return journey the next morning is by camel or 4WD, your choice.

What is the camp like in the middle of the desert?

The camp is a private, comfortable setup with individual tents pitched between the sand dunes. Each tent has its own private bathroom and shower, and your luggage is transported there by 4WD so you don't carry it on the camel.

What happens at sunset and sunrise?

At sunset you walk out onto the dunes to sand board before the light fades, then watch the sun go down. In the morning you walk up the dunes again to watch the sunrise, then return for a Moroccan breakfast before heading back to Erfoud.

Is there entertainment at the camp?

After dinner, your guide plays live Berber music at the camp. The evening and morning also give you time to walk the dunes and take in the desert itself.