Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga in 2 days, back via Foum Zguid
From Ouarzazate, a loop through the Drâa and its oases to the Chigaga dunes, returning by Lake Iriki and Tazenakht.
- 2 days / 1 night
- Departure : Ouarzazate
- from €290
- Price
- From €290
- Duration
- 2 days / 1 night
- Departure
- Ouarzazate
- Stops
- 9 stops
Day by day
Programme
- 1
Day 1 — the Drâa Valley to camp
At 8:00 a 4×4 picks you up at the hotel. The road follows the Drâa, stops at Zagora and Tamegroute, and lunches in M’Hamid. Beyond the Sacred Oasis the dunes rise up: sunset, dinner round the fire and a night at camp.
- 2
Day 2 — back by Iriki and Tazenakht
Sunrise and breakfast at camp. The 4×4 retraces its steps by Lake Iriki and Foum Zguid, follows the Zguid Valley, lunches in Tazenakht and drops you in Ouarzazate in the late afternoon.
The route
Highlights
- Zagora, Tamegroute and the Drâa
- M’Hamid, then the Sacred Oasis
- A night at camp in Erg Chigaga
- Lake Iriki and Tazenakht on the way back
Included
- According to the published programme: pick-up, 4×4 legs, dinner at camp and breakfast.
To agree
- Ask for any other service to be spelled out before you confirm the trip.
Advice
- From €290 each for two, €245 each for four or more.
- The programme mentions an 8:00 start from Ouarzazate and a late-afternoon return.
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They travelled with Abdul
“An unforgettable experience with Abdul, seeing Lake Iriki and spending two days in a desert camp. […] Always in good spirits, with excellent explanations.”
Your questions about this journey
How much is the Ouarzazate to Erg Chigaga circuit?
The published rate is €290 per person with at least 2 participants, and €245 per person from 4 travellers.
Where is lunch on the two days?
On day 1 in M’Hamid, after the stops at Zagora and Tamegroute. On day 2 in Tazenakht, on the way back to Ouarzazate.
What time do we leave Ouarzazate?
Pick-up at your hotel is at 8:00, and the return to Ouarzazate is expected in the late afternoon of day 2.
Do we really drive through Foum Zguid?
Yes: the way home goes over Lake Iriki, then through Foum Zguid and down the Zguid Valley before Tazenakht, so you avoid driving the Drâa road twice.
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