IN M’HAMID EL GHIZLANE SAHARA DESERT specializes in Sahara Desert Tours, Sahara Desert Trekking Trips,

THE OUED DRÂA WELLS

5 DAYS/ 4 NIGHTS TRIP

OVERVIEW

Trekking in the Sahara Desert of M’hamid El Ghizlane is highly recommended. The Sahara Desert is full of history and mystery that deserve to be explored on foot in the Nomadic way. The desert trekking is a walk (on foot) with a view of exploring the Nomadic culture, lifestyle, and custom. Accompanied by the local Nomadic team, consisting of a professional guide, camel drivers, cook, and camels, you start trekking from M’hamid El Ghizlane, the last village before you enter the authentic Sahara Desert. You head towards wild desert.

The camel drivers guide the camels carrying the luggage and personal belongings towards the desirable destination each day. During that period, you move according to the rhythm and intensity of the sun, follow the appropriate path Nomads follow, advance at your pace, and stop from time to time for rest. Basically, you travel in the way Nomads used to. Before leaving a campsite each day, the camel drivers gather the camels, collect wood for the fire. The cook, also, bakes the sandbread and prepares tea, lunch, and dinner. The professional guide, furthermore, provides you with pieces of information about the Sahara Desert at anytime.

You can sleep either under the stars or in the tents based on your preferences. The cook devotes his time to making you taste the Moroccan Local Cuisine. The period of walking each day is approximately 6 hours divided by the break for lunch.

From one stage to another, you ride the majestic dunes of the Moroccan Sahara Desert, admire the breathtaking views of both sunset and sunrise in the wild Sahara Desert, meet Nomads and camel shepherds, study the wells and plants, and immerse yourself in the authentic Sahara Desert atmosphere.

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Day 1: M’hamid
This trip starts from the village of M’hamid El Ghizlane, the gateway to the Authentic Sahara Desert, in the afternoon. Our Nomadic team welcome you to the Sahara desert camp where meals are prepared attentively and local music played traditionally. The Sahara desert camp includes facilities that help you get comfortable.
Day 2: M’hamid - Sidi Naji
Accompanied by the Nomadic team and the camel caravan, we go trekking in the authentic Sahara Desert after breakfast in the camp. We go deep in the Sahara desert where the landscape takes place from scattered dunes to tamarisk groves. After trekking in the Sahara Desert for a few hours, you will break for lunch and tea which will be served nicely in the shade of the tamarisk trees. After having a rest in the shade of wild Sahara Desert, you continue walking on foot towards Sidi Naji. Based on oral tradition, the marabout (Sidi Naji) lived there more than one century ago. It is postulated that this magnificent place is full of history and mystery as well as local custom. In the evening, the Nomadic team will make the mobile camp heart and soul while you enjoy the gorgeous sunset view. There, you will have traditional dinner, discover how Nomads used to live, and exchange songs and stories around the campfire.
Day 3: Sidi Naji - Erg Zahar
After taking breakfast in nature and once the mobile camp is packed up. You will leave the holy place towards the third biggest dune, Erg Zahar, in the Sahara desert of M’hamid El Ghizlane. Plateau and sand are clearly mixed on the way. Step by step, the trees disappear and the nature-made masterpiece appears. Erg Zahar is known as “the Screaming dune”. You will stop for lunch and tea in the shade of tamarisk trees. After a rest and drinking as much water as possible, you will continue trekking and exploring the authentic Sahara Desert. After a particular period of trekking, the nomadic team will make the camp while you ride the erg (dune) for the purpose of seeing the gorgeous sunset and the Algerian mountains. After that, dinner will be served including, for example, sandbread. Then, exchanging songs and stories takes place besides enjoying the sound of silence and sleeping under the stars or in the tents.
Day 4: Erg Zahar - Ait Ounir
After being served breakfast in Erg Zahar, you will continue trekking enthusiastically in the M’hamid Sahara Desert in which Erg Ait Ounir is the next destination. Ait Ounir is known for small dunes. Lunch and tea will be served again close to one of the Tamarisk trees followed by a great discussion about the Nomadic lifestyle. After that well-deserved rest, we resume walking on foot until we arrive at desirable destination. There is an opportunity, perhaps, to meet some camels coming to drink close to the wells of Oued Drâa. Once the sunset comes, the mobile camp will be set for a well-deserved night at which dinner will be served as well as songs and stories take place.
Day 5: Ait Ounir - M’hamid
After breakfast and once the camp is packed up for the last time, you will find the 4x4 vehicle waiting to take you to the Nomadic standard camp. There, you will have a well-earned shower and delicious lunch.

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