Camel caravan walking along a dune ridge

7 Day Camel Trek in Erg Chigaga

Route: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Draa Valley – M'Hamid – Erg Chigaga – Lake Iriqui – M'Hamid – Marrakech

Seven days gives the trek a destination: Lake Iriqui, a dry lake bed south of Erg Chigaga, flat and white with salt. You reach it on day 4 after two days of riding into the dunes, then take a different line back, meeting nomad families on the way.

It sits between the 5 day and 9 day treks. All four are compared in camel trekking in Morocco.

What you will see

  • Erg Chigaga from the saddle
  • The white, flat bed of Lake Iriqui
  • A different route back
  • Nomad families
  • Five nights in desert camps

Good to know

  • Five riding days, 2 to 6, with Lake Iriqui as the turning point on day 4.
  • Night 1 at Morocco Desert Camp; nights 2 to 6 at Berber camps.

7 Day Camel Trek in Erg Chigaga: day-by-day itinerary

Day 1To M'Hamid

Marrakech to M'Hamid by Ouarzazate and the Draa Valley. The night is at our camp.

Days 2-3Into the ergs

Two days in the saddle bring you into Erg Chigaga, with a camp each night.

Day 4The dry lake

Lake Iriqui is the goal: a flat salt-white lake bed, very different from the dunes around it.

Days 5-6Another way back

You return on a different line through the dune fields, stopping to meet nomad families.

Day 7Home

The last drive ends at your riad or hotel in Marrakech.

What is included in the 7 Day Camel Trek in Erg Chigaga

Included

  • Vehicle and driver-guide (English and French) from Marrakech to M'Hamid and back
  • Camel trekking on days 2 to 6, with Lake Iriqui on day 4
  • Night 1 at Morocco Desert Camp, then five Berber camp nights, dinner at the Erg Chigaga camp
  • Nomad encampment visits on the return
  • Breakfast every day, drop-off at your riad or hotel on day 7

Not included

  • Lunches and dinners other than the Erg Chigaga camp dinner
  • Drinks, tips and entrance fees

People also ask about 7 day camel trek in erg chigaga

What is Lake Iriqui?

A dry lake bed south of Erg Chigaga with a white surface. The 7 day trek rides there on day four and takes a different line back through the dunes.

How many nights do you sleep in camps on the 7 day trek?

Night one is at Morocco Desert Camp, followed by five nights at Berber camps. The driver-guide takes you from Marrakech to M'Hamid and back.

Do you return the same way?

No. The trek rides to the lake and then takes another way back through the dunes, with visits to nomad encampments on the return.

Are meals included on the 7 day trek?

Breakfast every day, plus dinner at the Erg Chigaga camp. Other lunches and dinners, drinks, tips and entrance fees are not included.

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