"Merzouga- Morocco's window to the Sahara Desert" Top 5 Page for this destination Merzouga by Venturingnow

Merzouga Travel Guide: 181 reviews and 600 photos

A golden dune just a camel ride out of Merzouga

It's hot as heck here

Merzouga is a small 'settlement' out on the edge of the Sahara Desert, pretty near to Morocco's border with Algeria. The place is no more than a auberge (hotel) or shack out in the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere. Erfoud and Rissani are the nearest towns, and it's a good 30-45 minute drive through the desert to reach Merzouga from there.

Pros and Cons

Pros:An awesome experience to see the Sahara and take a camel trek into it
Cons:It's hot, plus 45 degrees Celsius with no rain or shade in sight
In a nutshell:Morocco's less traveled window to the Sahara

Last visit to Merzouga: May 2002
Intro Written Oct 19, 2002
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Reviews (10)

My footprints on the dune I frequented - Merzouga

Walking in the dunes Things to Do (4)

Walking in the Sahara is really cool. The sand has the texture of a fine grained flour, it's really soft and orange,... more travel advice

Me standing on top of a huge dune - Merzouga

Taking in the view Things to Do (4)

Make sure to take in the view of the empty desert. I'm sure this place will be packed with people soon, so get it while... more travel advice

Me on my camel Jimmy (as in Hendrix) - Merzouga

Camel Treks into the Sahara Things to Do (4)

Though you may look a little touristy on your camel with a backpack, camera, and funny looking headwear, it's worth... more travel advice

More camel riding Things to Do (4)

Here's some more pictures of camel riding. On the other two camels are Travis and Marco, two guys I met in Fes and... more travel advice

Comments (10)

angiebabe Aug 15, 2006 at 9:36 AM Report Abuse

Good on Ali, he met and married a japanese tourist and took off out of there!
jessicadf Mar 15, 2003 at 6:20 PM Report Abuse

Love that golden dune photo. And wow, I can only imagine the stars you must have seen when camping in the sahara. Cool!
orlmagic Feb 17, 2003 at 7:49 PM Report Abuse

The solo Merzouga page as of feb 2003, a very nice addition
cbeaujean Feb 12, 2003 at 10:03 AM Report Abuse

amazing sandhills,as in "tintin"....sharing with you same impressions....a perfect desert as imaginated in dreams!
dabuwan Feb 8, 2003 at 5:41 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful page with great pics. I love the desert.
matcrazy1 Jan 18, 2003 at 10:55 AM Report Abuse

GREAT page on a must see in Morocco; my guide looked the same as yours there hehe; I had a lot of fun driving there and riding crazy, old camel + a guide - singer and musician :-)) I see I should put up my Merzouga page soon !
prunila Dec 18, 2002 at 1:36 PM Report Abuse

nice pages!!!
penpoison Dec 14, 2002 at 4:26 AM Report Abuse

yep, that's one of the colors of the Sahara but instead of a car, we had jeeps :)
markriedesel Oct 25, 2002 at 10:44 AM Report Abuse

What a fascinating trip!
kennedylaw Oct 24, 2002 at 8:52 AM Report Abuse

Wow, this sounds fantastic