Dunes OF M’Hamid Circuit 10 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
01: Marrakesh / Ouarzazate
1 stop
1
Marrakech
Reception at Marrakech airport (or Ouarzazate) and drive to Ouarzazate (200 km), crossing the High Atlas chain by the Tizi N’Tichka pass (2260 m). Dinner and overnight at the hotel. NB: Night in Marrakech if arrival too late.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Ouarzazate-Zagora-Mhamid
1 stop
2
M'Hamid
Departure by minibus for the Tichka pass (2260 m), then Ouarzazate to reach the Draa Valley, the largest palm grove in Morocco which stretches all the way. Passage through Agdz, Zagora, Tagounit and Mhamid. (450 km and 8h drive from Marrakech, 260 km and 4h drive from Ouarzazate). In the afternoon, first stage, 2 hours of walking to reach the first dunes and set up our bivouac near the palm grove of the old village of M'Hamid. Night under tent.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Palm grove – Sidi Nagi
1 stop
3
M'Hamid
After the palm grove, crossing the plateau of Sidi Naji before joining the dunes of the same name. Installation of the bivouac in the dunes.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
04 to Day 06: Sidi Nagi - Erg Zaher
1 stop
4
M'Hamid
You leave the dunes of Sidi Naji to approach the large desert spaces. Dunes fill the landscape and you finally reach the big dunes of Erg Zaher. Water supply and meeting at the Zaher well of the Aït Khabbach nomads.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Erg Zaher
1 stop
5
M'Hamid
You leave the dunes of Sidi Naji to approach the large desert spaces. Dunes fill the landscape and you finally reach the big dunes of Erg Zaher. Water supply and meeting at the Zaher well of the Aït Khabbach nomads.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Erg Zaher
1 stop
6
M'Hamid
You leave the dunes of Sidi Naji to approach the large desert spaces. Dunes fill the landscape and you finally reach the big dunes of Erg Zaher. Water supply and meeting at the Zaher well of the Aït Khabbach nomads.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
07: Erg Zaher - Erg Ait Ounir
1 stop
7
M'Hamid
On the way to the North, you leave Erg Zaher towards Ait Ounir. Very beautiful varied days between dunes, tamarisks and acacias. Bivouac in the dunes of Ait Ounir.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
08: Ait Ounir - Ras Nkhal
1 stop
8
M'Hamid
After having climbed the dunes of Erg Ounir, you head south-east. This beautiful day of hiking in the dunes gradually ends at Ras Nkhal, located at the entrance to the palm grove of Mahmid. Night between palm trees, tamarisk and sand.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
09: Ras Nkhal - Mhamid - Marrakech - Hotel
1 stop
9
Marrakech
a short walk and you find your car in the lost village of Mhamid. Beginning of the transfer back to Marrakech. Installation at the hotel. Visit and free dinner in town.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 10
10: Return
1 stop
10
Marrakech
Marrakech airport transfer and end of our services.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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