Camels resting in the desert
Sahara Desert · Overnight in the desert

Ride into the dunes & sleep under Sahara stars

Ride a camel into the Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset, eat by the fire and wake up to the quietest sunrise of your life.

Duration
1 night (afternoon to next morning)
Group
Small group or private
Best time
October to April
Price
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The experience

What it's like

In the late afternoon, your camel caravan leaves Merzouga and heads into the dunes. The sand changes color as the sun drops, and by the time you reach camp the sky is turning pink and gold.

Dinner is a tagine cooked over the fire, followed by drums and songs from the camp team. Then it's just you, the dunes and a sky full of stars. Early the next morning, climb a dune for sunrise before riding back.

Highlights

  • Sunset camel trek into Erg Chebbi
  • Dinner and Amazigh music around the fire
  • A night in a desert camp under the stars
  • Sunrise from the top of a dune

How it goes

  1. 1

    Afternoon in Merzouga

    Meet the camel team and wrap your desert scarf.

  2. 2

    Sunset trek

    Ride into the dunes as the light changes.

  3. 3

    Night at camp

    Dinner, drums and stargazing.

  4. 4

    Sunrise

    Climb a dune at dawn, then ride back for breakfast.

Included

  • Camel trek with a camel handler
  • Night in a desert camp
  • Dinner and breakfast

Good to know

  • Nights can be cold, bring a warm layer
  • Kids welcome
  • Ask us about getting to Merzouga
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