Walking in a caravan followed by exploring the most remote, wild places by a 4×4 vehicle allows for a rich desert experience. Both nomadic culture and untouched nature will be discovered. Duration: flexible. Please find our best-selling itineraries here, or contact us to create your own.
An itinerary of this kind of a tour may include one or more days of camel trekking plus one or more days driving by jeep. Combining both ways of exploring the desert is a crème de la crème of the desert experience. Not only will you have a chance to walk on all kinds of desert’s terrain, live a nomad’s life for some time, ride a camel, cook on the fire, sleep under the Saharan sky but also you will reach the most remote places, rarely visited by people. You will have a rare opportunity to enjoy a glass of tea with nomadic family in their desert home, try sand boarding and immerse in the beauty of desert sunsets.
Here are some examples of routes – our most popular itineraries, which are fully flexible – possible to change, reduce or extend. If you are looking to creating your own plan, feel free to Contact us – we will be happy to provide more ideas.
Check how to pack for a desert adventure here.
Into the wild
Desert in a nutshell
1-day/1-night camel caravan
& 1-day/1-night jeep safari
For those who don’t have much time, we offer a short yet rich trip showing the best of the best in just two days. The tour begins at Desert Camp Chraika at around 3 pm and ends on the 3rd day by noon.
What you will experience: walking in a caravan, one night wild camping & one night in a camp, cooking on the fire, baking bread in hot sand, camel rides, visiting an oasis, tea with nomadic family, sand boarding, spectacular sunset in great dunes, live music by bonfire at night.
Into the wild
Erg Zahar & Erg Chigaga
2-day/2-night camel caravan +
1-day/1-night jeep safari
From €290 for person
This desert tour includes 2 days of walking 4-6 hours a day to Erg Zahar National Park, followed by driving to Erg Chigaga by jeep. It starts at 9 am at Desert Camp Chraika and ends by noon on day 4.
What you will experience: walking in a caravan, traditional tajines cooked on the fire, baking bread in hot sand, visiting the marabou (tomb/shrine) of Sidi Naji, spending the night in The Natural Wild Reserve of Erg Zahar, camel rides, visiting an oasis, tea with nomadic family, accommodation in a camp among the dunes, live music by bonfire at night.
Into the wild
Sacred Oasis & Erg Chigaga
3-day/3-night camel trekking to Erg Chigaga + return by jeep
From €380 for person
A beautiful journey to the most spectacular sand dunes of Erg Chigaga. 3 days of hiking, 2 nights of wild camping and the last night in a comfortable, permanent camp at the feet of the great dunes.
The tour starts at 9 am at Desert Camp Chraika, our base camp and ends by noon on day 4.
What you will experience: walking in a caravan, 2 nights of wild camping, a night in Erg Chigaga, camel rides, traditional tajines on the fire, baking bread in hot sand, visiting an oasis, tea with nomadic family, sand boarding, spectacular sunsets in great dunes, live music by bonfire at night.
Try a different journey:
Wind
Into the wild: camel trekking
Live a life of a nomad for some time during this journey to the very roots of the Saharawi culture. Walk with nomads and their camels, learn to cook tajines on the fire and bake bread in hot ashes, fall asleep under the Saharan sky, play drums, ride a camel, enjoy the peaceful time in the desert.
Desert by 4x4: jeep safari
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