28/04/2015
Erg Azahar
6 days camel trekking the biggest Azahar dunes
6 Days Circuit Azahar
Day 1 : Mhamid
Your trip starts from the last town before the desert, walking through the palm grove to get camp, dinner around the fire in accompanied with Sahara traditional Folklore, night under nomad tent.
Day 2 : M'hamid - Reg d'el Arada - the ruins of sidi Bousnina (5h)
After breakfast, departure on foot or by camel with your guides to the ruins of Sidi Bousnina via Reg el Arada. Lunch during the excursion. We set up our camp for the night near the ruins of Sidi Bousnina. Dinner and overnight in tents or under the stars.
Day 3 : The ruins of sidi Bousnina - Erg Ezzahar (5h)
In the early morning departure to the dunes of Erg Ezzahar. Lunch on the way, in the afternoon, the caravan continues its course to reach the dunes. As usual, we set up our camp for the night at the foot of Erg Ezzahar. Enjoy the sunset from the top of the dunes. later, we prepare your tagine together for dinner under your eyes. Moments of intense emotion. Dinner and overnight in tents or under the stars.
Day 4: Erg Ezzahar - Erg Smar (4h)
Wake up for the sunrise. Breakfast in the Bedouin lifestyle is served inside or on the open air. Then the caravan continues our way towards Erg Smar via Ait Ounabgui, lunch in the desert. We set up camp for the night in Erg Smar. Dinner and overnight in tents or under the stars.
Day 5: Erg Smar - Erg Ait Ounir (4h)
The camel trip continues its trek through the desert. Lunch on the way somewhere of nowhere. Night in Erg Ait ounir. The rest of the day is yours where you are free to make a short walk alone along the golden sand . Dinner and overnight in tents or under the stars.
Day 6 : Erg Ait Ounir - M'Hamid via Rass Nkhill (5h)
After breakfast, the caravan takes the road back to the bivouac. On the way, stop at Rass Nkhill for lunch. Continue to the bivouac. Afterwards, a delicious meal and well deserved shower awaits you ! Folklore in the evening with local nomads.
6 days camel trekking
Departure: 8:00 h from M’hamid
Arrival: 10:30 h 6th day
Day 1:
The trek for the next six days takes you across soft ground. This is the epitome of desert trekking you ride on a 'desert ship' which is the dromedary whose feet are designed for this terrain. This trip starts at 08.oo am to explore and discover very beautiful and wonderful parts of the big desert. We take our way towards the big dunes of Erg Chegaga. After about 3 hours ridding we sit for a lunch break under a shadowy tree. After lunch, we taste a nomad cup of tea to refresh our bodies and get energy for more trekking. After another 3 hours between ridding and trekking, we set a camp in a dry river (Oued Naam) to spend the night with dinner under the starlit sky.
Day 2:
In the morning, and after tasting a nomadic breakfast we cross a big part of the desert area (about 3 hours ridding). Later, we sit for lunch in somewhere of nowhere. After having the lunch meal, we continue our adventure to explore and enjoy the superb and unusual sights. After another about 3 hours walking, we set our camp in a wonderful dune area named Lotide. We will have dinner and night under the starlit sky or in the tent enjoying the nomadic Berber music at night around a warm fire with the nomadic table tea.
Day 3:
After enjoying the sunrise upon the immense sand dunes, we have breakfast, and carry on our trekking with our companion animal (camel) towards the big dunes of Erg Chegaga. Before we reach this large group of dunes, lunch and a cup of tea (nomadic whisky) are offered for more energy in a place that consists of a small group of palm trees and a source of water which is running the whole year .After further 15 km, we reach the big dunes of Erg Chegaga with the height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. You enjoy the sunset on the high dunes to taste a different world of calmness. We spend the night in the Berber tent in a bivouac. Dinner will be accompanied with local entertainment enjoying the fire warmness and nomadic music.
Day 4:
We make our way back to the desert door (M’hamid) after a relaxing night in the big dunes. After about 3 hours ridding and trekking, we take a short break for lunch under a shadowy tree. Later, we continue our exploration directly to arrive at the Bartam dunes where we will spend our night inside the tent or under the starlit sky after enjoying a delicious food made under your eyes.
Day 5:
After breakfast we ride over a large stone desert (Hamada) before we finally reach Lhdibate, in order to take lunch. Lunch will be served there. After a tasty cup of mint tea, we continue our trekking or ridding towardsthe dunes of Mezouaria for the night either in the tent or in the open air under the starlit sky. We get up early morning to enjoy the sunrise. Breakfast will be served in a Moroccan way .Later; we carry on our discovery duty along a huge area of the dunes and desert stones. Lunch will be served in somewhere of nowhere. After a tasty cup of mint tea, we continue our trekking or ridding towards the dunes of Mezouaria for the night either in the tent or in the open air under the starlit sky.
Day 6:
On the morning of the sixth day, we are almost done because we are close to Mhamid center. we carry on our trekking or ridding towards M’hamid. Lunch will be served under a tamarisk tree. Thus, the exceptional tour is ending where we have to say goodbye to the desert.
