1 hour(s)
English
Included
Early morning desert experience before sunrise
Immersive trek through the Sahara landscape
Chance to explore the desert’s quiet and beauty at dawn
Suitable for all fitness levels due to moderate walking duration
€ 85.79
€ 78.93
Free cancellation and unlimited rescheduling leads to total flexibility while you plan your travels
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The Walking Sunrise Desert Trip offers a unique way to experience the Sahara before the day begins. You’ll have help taking pictures to capture the stunning landscape, and a convenient meeting point with parking available for your car. A knowledgeable nomad guide will accompany you both ways, ready to answer all your questions and share insights. The team speaks several languages to ensure clear communication throughout the trip.
You will arrive in the Sahara Desert early, just before sunrise, for an unforgettable walk that lasts about two hours in total. This guided trek allows you to fully immerse yourself in the quiet beauty of the desert at dawn. The entire trip is designed to last approximately two hours, making it a manageable and refreshing way to connect with the desert environment.
Help taking pictures & Meeting point
Nomad guide
Parking for your car
Help taking pictures
Bottled water
Scarf
Gratuities
Scarf
Camera
Water bottle
Public transportation nearby
Not wheelchair accessible
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Beautiful breath taking place ! You need to visit
Merzouga is a small desert village in southeastern Morocco, famous for its proximity to the Erg Chebbi dunes, some of the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in the country. It lies about 50 km from Erfoud and close to the Algerian border. ✨ Highlights of Merzouga: 🏜️ Erg Chebbi dunes: Towering golden dunes that can reach up to 150 meters, offering stunning sunrise and sunset views. 🐪 Camel trekking: One of the most popular activities, where visitors ride camels into the dunes and spend the night in desert camps under the stars. 🎶 Berber culture: The area is home to Amazigh (Berber) communities, where you can experience traditional music, food, and hospitality. 🏍️ Adventure activities: Sandboarding, quad biking, and 4x4 tours across the desert. 🐦 Dayet Srij Lake: A seasonal lake near Merzouga that attracts flamingos and other migratory birds when it fills with water. Merzouga is often included in Morocco’s desert tours, typically starting from Marrakech or Fes, making it a must-visit for travelers seeking the Sahara desert experience.
Great experience. (Beware the scams when booking tents .. they will try and charge you €50 - €60 per person for the 10 minutes trip to the camps from the main road. If it takes longer than this they are just driving you around unnecessarily.) Beautiful sunrise and sunset. Go barefeet and feel the soft Sahara sand between your toes. Look at the starry sky, soak up the atmosphere.
Booked with "Get Your Guide" 3 days trip from Marrakech. Stayed in the dessert for one night and it was AMAZING!!! 10 days in Morocco, but this was a highlight of our stay😍
The Merzouga desert is about 560 kilometers away from Marrakech, and it takes 9-10 hours to arrive by road. This is the most popular desert in Morocco. The sand dunes that are popular and most visited by tourists is the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga. They are in Southeastern Morocco and are very safe. There are no “rebels” in the area. The dunes of Erg Chebbi rise to 150 meters in some places from the surrounding Hamada rocky desert. We joined a 2 hours camel trip into the dunes to watch the astonishing sunset. We met and mounted trusty camels, aka ships of the desert. It was a mind blogging experience when our camel stood up from its kneeling position and started to walk. We felt like as if we were riding on a fast shooting up elevator and our heart nearly missed a beat. We ventured forth across the sand, crossing dunes and enjoying vast desert views from on high up on our camel. Share some points for desert visit. We were told that when we arrived at the edge of the desert and would be met by a group of desert 4x4 and tried to choose a younger driver. The reason was that they drove faster to reach the camel site. You could then choose a better camel and its guide (the tips is to choose the camels with more teeth and its guide is younger and energetic.) An energetic would guide you to unique instagrammable spots. Unfortunately we arrived not fast enough to choose younger camels and guides. Thank goodness our camels arrived the sand dunes in time for the sunset finale; however we could not have ample time to take more memorable photos. Anyway it was an enchanting and memorable experience. The tour guide showed us how to wrap a turbine in our heads on the way to the desert; it was bit difficult to make a perfect one the first time. After the sunset we need to leave quickly to locate our camel and guide because the dusk was falling rapidly and the temperature dropped drastically. We were a bit panicking to find our camels in the dusk of the serene desert. Thank goodness our camel guide found us. So Keep in mind one very important tip is that you pay the camel guide only after you arrive back from the desert. And you do not pay any extra money more than what was previously agreed. The camel guide also will try to make you buy souvenirs (fake antique fossils etc) from them. Don’t bring too much baggages with you to the camel ride. Wear long sleeves and pants for comfortableness n sunlight protection. Take particularly striking contrast photos, where the desert background is shaded and the foreground is illuminated by the warm hues of the sunset. Maybe you only visit a desert once or twice in your lifetime, so indulge and relax yourself in the beauty of serenity of sunset.
