Sahara Desert

Erg Chebbi, Erg Chigaga and the desert camps

The dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga

The dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Morocco's Sahara is the classic dune sea: Erg Chebbi at Merzouga, with dunes up to 150 m, is the accessible one; Erg Chigaga near M'Hamid is wilder. The ritual is the same: camel in at sunset, night in a desert camp, sunrise over the sand.

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