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Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi Dunes & Merzouga

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Erg Chebbi Desert Merzouga Merzouga is renowned for its dunes, the highest in Morocco. The village is adjacent to the biggest erg in Morocco, erg Chebbi. Merzouga has become a major tourist attraction for this region of Morocco, allowing the development of a hotel industry, both locally and in the neighboring towns of Errachidia and Erfoud. Merzhouga is also known by students of France and Europe for more than a decade to be the starting point of the famous Student Raid, the Raid 4L Trophy which installs there every year its bivouac with its 1,200 cars. Activities offered to tourists are camel trekking, bivouac in the desert, quad biking, and, in the summer, arenotherapy (or sand bath) also called psammatotherapy. The balance of the Merzouga site is threatened by the anarchic construction of hotels, tourist overcrowding and the development of "motorsports" (quad). We forget the ecological impact of this hotel tourism by the overuse of water r

Camel Trekking in Merzouga

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Camel Trekking 1 Night in  Merzouga : Tour: (1 Night in desert ) begins in evening, we organise the camel ride for the night in desert from a hotel near the sand dunes, The camels will be packed with foods, blankets and everything else which we will need. The trek will start right into the desert for 1:30min, We will spend the night in an equipped camp with drums music in the middle of the Sahara,this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise, when we arrive at the camp we walk to the high dunes to see the sunset ,It will be a magical night when the sky is clear of cover and stars sparkle and shine with intensity. During the first night, there will be a wonderful dinner around a campfire,we will spend the night in nomad tents ,In the morning we will ride the camels backing to Merzouga , you’ll have the breakfest and shower in the hotel in Merzouga. The Price : 35 € EUR per person. Included   in this camel trek  : A room in the hotel where we orga

Erg Chebbi Desert Merzouga

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  Merzouga Village , Erg Chebbi Morocco Erg Chebbi Desert Merzouga The village of Merzouga (in Tamazight ⵎⴰⵔⵣⵓⴳⴰ, in Arabic مرزوقة) is a small Saharan village located in the south-east of Morocco. Merzouga is a village in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on the edge of Erg Chebbi, a 50km long and 5km wide set of sand dunes that reach up to 350m high. Most people are here to take a camel safari into the dunes, and to get a taste of remote (tourism-influenced) Berber life. Winter months (November to February) are cool but sunny, with daily high temperatures only slightly over 10 C, and cold nights. Spring until April is pleasant, with temperatures from 25 C up to 30 C in the afternoons, and with cool nights. Summer months are hot. In winter and spring there is occasional short rain or drizzle (a couple of days per month, on average), but heavy rain is unusual. Best time to visit Merzouga is February to April. https://www.facebook.com/Ergchebbidesertmerzouga/ https://www.cameltrip