Christmas · Erg Chegaga · Morocco
What is Christmas like at a private desert camp in the Sahara, and how do you book it?
At Umnya Desert Camp, in the dunes of the Erg Chegaga, Christmas is the Nomad’s Christmas Experience: two nights in your own tent suite, full board, a private 4x4 between M’Hamid and the camp, the nomads’ tea, a camel ride, sandboarding, the fire at dusk, a Christmas dinner with private live music and the dunes lit by candles. The camp has eight tent suites, so only a few remain for Christmas week. We reply the same day with a page to choose your tent and a secure card payment link.
Ask for your datesA Christmas with nothing to organise
Your private 4x4 meets you in M’Hamid El Ghizlane and takes you across the last tracks to the camp, in the dunes of the Erg Chegaga. The nomads welcome you with tea, poured from high, and you walk to your tent as the light turns copper.
In the evening, the fire is lit and the dunes are lit by candles. On Christmas night, the dinner is served at a table set in the dunes, with private live music. At night, the sky is one of the darkest on Earth, rated Bortle 1.
Two nights, every moment included
The first day. Arrival, welcome tea with the nomads, your tent, the fire at dusk, a dinner under the stars.
The second day. A camel ride at sunrise or sunset, a walk with a nomad, sandboarding on the great dune and Berber bread baked in the sand, then the Christmas dinner and the live music.
The third morning. Breakfast facing the dunes, a last walk on the sand, and the 4x4 back to M’Hamid.
For couples, families and friends
The camp has eight tent suites and no one else on the horizon. A couple has its own tent and its own table. A family or a group of friends can have several tents side by side, and the whole camp can be held for a group, from 2 to 18 guests. If you prefer to skip the road, a helicopter flies from Marrakech to the camp in about 1 h 40: see the Umnya Helico Sahara Experience.
Frequently asked questions
Is Umnya Desert Camp open at Christmas?
What is included in the Christmas stay?
Is it cold in the Sahara in December?
How do we get to the camp from Marrakech?
Is Christmas at the camp good for children and older guests?
Can we have Christmas at the camp for just the two of us?
How far ahead should we book, and how does payment work?
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Private buyout
Ask for your dates
The whole camp for your group, from two guests to eighteen. Tell us when and how many of you: a written proposal for the whole camp comes back within 24 hours, with no commitment.
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2019
Open since
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4.8★
TripAdvisor
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8 tents
The camp to yourselves
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24h
A written proposal, no commitment
