Luxury Holidays to The Moroccan Sahara

A luxury holiday to the Moroccan Sahara is a masterwork of sculpture, artistically created by the sweeping desert winds. Our tours will take you to Erg Chebbi, one of the iconic Saharan vistas: great orange-gold dunes rippling across the desert-scape in Morocco.

These mighty dunes can reach a height of 150 meters; they roll out to the border with Algeria, covering an area of over 100 sq. km. Putting a little design into the stark terrain are ridged patterns carved into the superfine sands, punctuated by trails of camel hoof prints. A million or more stars speckle a sky free of light pollution.

The Best of The Moroccan Sahara

It’s a special place – romantic and magical – with landscapes reminiscent of an old tale from the Arabian Nights or maybe something out of Star Wars. At the peak of summer, Moroccans travel here to bury themselves neck-deep in the desert sands. It’s supposed to be a treatment for rheumatism; now we can’t comment on the medicinal quality, but it is fun.

The real fun is in exploring, however, or just enjoying the silence and isolation of the world’s most stirring desert. You can take a guided tour by 4×4, but the traditional way is by camel. During the day you can meet djellaba-clad local Berber tribes. At night, you’ll stay in a luxurious camp, kitted out like an Arabian palace, and with all the space and mod cons of an upmarket hotel room.

As part of your tailormade tour, you can take in the ancient fortified city of Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site to the west in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains. Smaller but more remote is the reddish dunescape of Erg Chigaga, more Mars than Earth in its appearance.

Tours & Trips to The Moroccan Sahara

Ready for an adventure? Our luxury tours and trips to the Moroccan Sahara will be designed entirely around you, customised to suit any occasion! Enquire today.

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Country: Morocco

Capital: Rabat

Best Time To Go: April to May and September to November

Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

Language: Moroccan Arabic

Time Zone: GMT (UTC+1)

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