The Sahara Night Your Itinerary Does Not Have
Two nights travellers describe for years, inside a circuit you already run.
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The alumni Morocco itineraries all end up in the same place. The Sahara day is a camel ride at sunset and a night in a hotel at Erfoud or Merzouga. That is the one evening of a fourteen day journey where the country could be unforgettable, and at the moment it is a hotel.
What changes when the group sleeps in the erg instead
Umnya sits alone in Erg Chegaga, past the dune field those itineraries reach. Eight tents with private bathrooms, taken whole by one group at a time, up to twenty guests, or twenty four in twelve double tents. Two nights, as the high point of a circuit rather than a replacement for it. One flat rate for the camp, whatever the headcount, which converts cleanly into a per person line for a brochure.
What the camp is
The facts, so you can check them against anywhere else you are considering
8
tents, each with its own bathroom. Up to twelve double tents for larger groups
24
guests maximum, and the camp goes to one group at a time, never shared
1h40
by helicopter from Marrakech, over the High Atlas and down the Draa
Bortle 1
the darkest sky classification there is, with a telescope and an astronomer
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