Desert guide

Plan your desert with Saharans

Direct answers, real numbers, and the honesty of people who live here — including when the right answer is not with us.

• Erg Chigaga vs Erg Chebbi: which desert to choose?

  The honest comparison of the two great ergs — access, crowds, sky, budget — with the table to decide.

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• How much does a desert tour cost?

  The market's real 2026 rates, what drives the price, and the questions to ask before paying.

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• When to visit the Moroccan Sahara?

  The month-by-month calendar — camp temperatures, light, crowds, when the lake holds water.

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• Foum Zguid vs M'hamid: which desert gateway?

  The two gates of Chigaga compared — track times, scenery, village atmosphere.

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• Things to do in Foum Zguid

  The 8 experiences worth the journey, from a free palm-grove walk to a night in the dunes.

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• How to get to Foum Zguid

  Detailed routes from Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Agadir and Zagora — car, bus, transfers.

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• The desert glossary

  Erg, reg, sebkha, chergui, seguia: the Sahara’s vocabulary explained by locals.

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• How many days for the desert?

  Count in nights, not days: what 1, 2, 3, 4 days or a week really give you, format by format.

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• Is the desert dangerous?

  The real risks (heat, improvisation), the false fears (the region, the people), and straight answers.

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• Where to stay in Foum Zguid

  Bab Rimal, riads, inns and campervan sites — the honest tour of the village, no commissions.

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• The desert packing list

  What genuinely gets used, what stays in the bag, and the winter layer nobody expects.

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• The desert with kids

  From what age, which formula, and what the dunes do to children — by guides who raise theirs here.

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• The desert by campervan

  The N12, the Foum Zguid stopover sites, and how to reach the dunes while the van sleeps safe.

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• The desert map

  Where Erg Chigaga, Lake Iriqui and the tracks actually are — real distances and GPS points.

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• The desert in summer

  What works in July-August (dawn at the lakebed, Tissint) and what we refuse to sell.

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• The desert during Ramadan

  Tours run as normal, your meals are guaranteed — and the ftour at the camp is worth the trip.

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• Which is the most beautiful desert in Morocco?

  Chigaga, Merzouga, Zagora, Agafay: the synthesis that matches each desert to your question.

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• The best desert camps in Morocco

  Camps compared by area and style — including our competitors, with the same criteria for all.

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• Best desert tours from Marrakech

  Agafay, Zagora, Merzouga, Chigaga: real prices, honest durations, and the market’s traps.

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For the big dates, see our occasions pages: New Year's Eve, Christmas in the desert and the desert honeymoon.