"Merzouga by night under the rain" a Merzouga Travel Page by Bigjones

The road that leads to the golden dunes (Erg Chebbi) is terrific. We were lucky to have a great driver who knew his way in this stone desert. That was not very comfortable but the view was so impressive that we didn't care about our travel conditions ;-)
When we approached the dunes, I thought they were fake. Everything is so flat around and suddenly you see these huge dunes, pink at first, then the colour of gold. Wow !
Even if the bottom still hurt from the day before, I was happy to see my favorite animals again and to go to our campement on their back. But this time, they were more comfortable than in Zagora, probably because the ground was softer. You feel so small when you are in the dunes, the view is so beautiful, especially at sunset. Unfortunately we couldn't see the sunrise because of the weather. We had rain, oh yeah ! I would have never thought that it could rain there in the desert. But I confirm ! That makes all this experience off the beaten path !