Camel Trekking & Desert Camp in Merzouga: Overnight in Erg Chebbi

Ride camels into the dunes at sunset, sleep under stars in a Berber tent, wake to the Sahara at dawn.

Camel trekking and overnight desert camp in Merzouga is a two-day tour through Morocco's Erg Chebbi dunes with hotel pickup, camel riding, a furnished nomad-style tent, traditional Berber hospitality, and a guide in English, Spanish or French. You ride out in the late afternoon to watch the sunset from the high dunes, spend the night at camp with dinner and Berber drumming, wake early to see the sunrise, have breakfast with a panoramic view, then trek back by camel through the dunes to your starting point. Sandboarding is available as an optional add-on.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Camel trekking and desert camp stay

• Arrive at meeting location
• Enjoy mint tea at hotel
• Start camel trekking through desert
• Reach furnished desert camp
• Watch sunset from high dunes
• Have dinner at camp
• Enjoy traditional Berber drum music
• Stargaze in clear desert sky

Day 2: Sunrise and return camel trek

• Wake up early for sunrise
• Have breakfast with panoramic view
• Take camels back through dunes
• Return to meeting point

The experience

How do you actually spend a night in the Sahara without arranging it yourself? The tour starts with hotel pickup and mint tea at the meeting location, then you mount a camel and ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes as the afternoon light shifts. The trek takes you across the sand to the camp's high dune, where you watch the sunset and photograph the landscape before dinner. Berber drumming plays through the evening under a clear sky full of stars: the kind of quiet you don't find in cities.

The camp itself is a furnished nomad-style tent where you sleep the night, and breakfast comes the next morning with a panoramic view from the restaurant. After eating, you have the option to try sandboarding on the dunes before the camel ride back through Erg Chebbi to the meeting point. The guide handles the route and the timing, so the day holds together without you building it.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and mint tea at the start.
• camel trekking through the Erg Chebbi dunes.
• overnight stay in a furnished nomad-style tent at the desert camp.
• traditional Moroccan dinner and breakfast.
• Berber drumming music in the evening.
• sunrise and sunset viewing from the high dunes.
• optional sandboarding activity.

Before you book

Lasts 2d, runs every day at 17:00, from US$ 86 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish and French, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 17:00

Book up to3h before

AgesUp to age 55

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Audio guideEnglish and Spanish

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.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Morocco Sahara Exploration

Is this one for you?Most desert camps in Merzouga ask you to arrange your own transport and timing. This one picks you up from your hotel, handles the route and the camp setup, and brings you back the next day, so you spend the night in the dunes without organizing the logistics yourself.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

What's included in the overnight desert camp stay?

The camp includes a furnished nomad-style tent for the night, traditional Moroccan dinner, breakfast with a panoramic view, and Berber drumming music in the evening. Mint tea at the start and the camel rides themselves are part of the tour.

When do you watch the sunset and sunrise?

You ride to the high dunes in the late afternoon and watch the sunset from there before dinner. The next morning you wake early to watch the sunrise from near the camp, then have breakfast afterward.

Is sandboarding included, or do I have to pay extra?

Sandboarding is an optional activity available at the camp after breakfast on the second morning. You can choose to do it or skip it.

Does the tour include hotel pickup?

Yes, the guide arranges hotel pickup from your accommodation in Merzouga before the tour begins.