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Trekking, desert, mountains and the roads between — written from Morocco, at the pace the country actually moves.

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A camel caravan crossing a dune crest at golden hour, long shadows striping the rippled sand in the foreground
Desert
Marrakech to Merzouga

Sahara Desert Tours from Marrakech: 2, 3 or 4 Days?

The most-booked trip in Morocco, and the one most often booked wrong. What each duration actually buys you in dune time versus road time, and why the two-day version is a mistake.

5 min read
Vast rippled sand dunes near Merzouga stretching to the horizon under a pale sky
Desert
Sahara

Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga: Choosing Your Sahara

Morocco has two great sand seas and they offer genuinely different trips. One you drive to on tarmac; the other costs you sixty kilometres of off-piste to reach.

3 min read