Camel Trekking in Morocco
A visit to the Sahara desert is definitely
an experience everyone should have at least once in
their lifetime. It is a journey well worth the effort and you will have fond
memories to last you forever. Imagine yourself on top a camel, trekking through
the Sahara desert. There is nothing around you and all you can hear are the
footsteps of the camel on the soft sand. The sky is vast and clear in the day
and filled with millions of bright stars at night. It is a very peaceful
experience, one raley known to most of the Western World.
The dunes of Erg Chebbi near
Merzouga is 30 miles (50km) south east of Erfoud and has the highest and most
spectacular sand dunes in Morocco. These golden dunes dramatically 50m from the
desert floor. They run in a line almost perfectly north/south to the village of
Merzouga and beyond, and mark the western fringe of the Sahara Desert, dividing
Morocco from Algeria.
The dunes of Chigaga near M'hamid
is in the south of Morocco, over the Atlas Mountains and pass Zagora. Erg
Chigaga is also part of the Sahara desert and more difficult to get to than Erg
Chebbi.
This ocean of pure Saharan sand, provides
the back drop to an authentic Arabian adventure which involes a camel trek
across the dunes to a secluded oasis, where an authentic spicy Berber tagine is
being prepared over an open fire by Bedouin tents.
We'll have a chance to explore this
magnificent desert landscape - if you're feeling energetic you can climb the
dunes for sunrise or sunset to watch the light and colour of the sands change.
As the stars come out you can often hear the rhythmic beat of tribal drumming
carried on the still night.
Camel trekking may not be the most
comfortable means of travelling for some, but it is undoubtedly a
'must' for every traveller as a way to experience the mode of transport of the
Berber nomads of the Sahara.
There are a number of possibilities of
camel treks (méharrées), offered by Camel Trekking, starting from a day's
outing to a two-week expedition. The best time of year for camel trekking is
September to February.
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