It was time to catch the sunrise as we were awakened by the smell of rich coffee in our desert tent-camp. After a quick breakfast, we boarded our 4 x 4s to voyage out into the desert where we met up with Said and Aboud, two Berbers who owned a herd of camels. They were members of the Toureg tribe (associated with their blue garments and known as the blue people). We met and mounted our trusty steeds, also known as ships of the desert and ventured forth across the wavy sand, crossing dunes and enjoying views from on high. We were out for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours before returning to our Toyota and Jeep 4X4s for a traditional glass of mint tea. A fantastic time was had by all. 731000594

we did both sunset safari and sunrise safari for 150 MAD each. It was for about 1 1/2 hours each. The camel owners will take you only about 4-5 kms inside the sahara from the main road. However if you are a die hard fan and have time and are ready to bear the sun, I think doing a safari till deep inside would be good though we did not have time to do that. The 1 1/2 hours safari which we did in January end 2017 was a really awesome experience. Must do for travellers. It was really cold early morning so you need to wear proper clothes. Another option which we saw many people doing and we thought was very nice is that people walked till the sunrise point in the morning and walked back. So maybe if you are okay with walking in the dessert and have enough time you could do one walk but hey...camel ride is an awesome experience so can do both sunrise and sunset

One of our favourite activity “camel ride” wondering like a caravan of berbers across the barren desert amongst sand dunes.

The desert is beautiful but full of motorcycles and quads. There is a lot of noise 24/7. If you aren’t into noisy machines, avoid this place

Well... My opinion on this place is contrasted... On the one hand, the desert is an amazing place, and you really get to see beatiful place with nice landscapes. On the other hand, this place is almost to accessible. The consequence is that you will not experience the desert as a place to find calm and peace. You will see lines of camels walking in your direction, many quads drinving like crazy. And if you look behind you, you'll see one camp next to the other... This is mass tourism and I did not expect that to be so intense here!

Amazing experience in the desert. I was afraid it would be corny to be on camels and all but it wasn't at all. We really loved it.

Must visit place from Fes or Marrakech. Taxi is very expensive so I recommend local agency and they can arrange everything for customers

great place , amazing scenery, calm , you find very very good relaxing.... sun is shining and we just enjoyed, night in camp unforgettable.

Nice Sahara, and nice sunset and sunrise, also there is over 4 camps in the heart of Merzouga. You don’t want to miss it, my only complain are the flyers and mosquitoes...

Merzouga during COVID 19 is very calm and no much people. It was best time to see Sahara desert. Its quite and nice

We had a great time in Erg Cheebi desert of Merzouga. We spent a night here as a part of 10 days in Morocco. We really enjoyed the amazing landscape and took nice photos at the sunset time. We highly recommend spending one night here!

It was quite fun to have a camel ride and not corny at all . We also did a jeep tour that stopped us at a tent of berber nomads where we had moroccan tea. That was quite coool.

Driving into the desert felt surreal. The dunes are gorgeous and the landscape is incredible. The backdrop changes on a daily basis as the wind shifts the dunes. The colors are gorgeous against the blue of the sky. Now comes the incredible sad part as is true with much of Morocco—trash, litter and plastic is seen in many places. They blame it on the tourists but I think it is likely everyone. There seems no effort to pick it up.

the dune itself is pretty and big enough esp for sunset and sunrise moment... however, no fix path for camel/4x4 etc...crossing. led the footprint or wheel trace spread onto sand which is extremely mess and ugly.....maybe too busy or not have good organize although it just impact photo taking but just think that not so pretty. when i go further the the sand is much better and just think if good organize would be more pretty in whole dune. overall the shape of dune is quite beautiful and the sunlight also fit but just mess by wheel trace only.

Unforgettable views from the desert. The most amazing trip I had. With a unique host at the Horaz Luxury Camp.