THE DIGITAL DETOX WEEKEND
Friday afternoon to Monday morning in the Sahara. The phone stays in M'Hamid.
The Digital Detox Weekend is a four-day, three-night digital detox weekend in Morocco, from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, at Umnya Desert Camp in the dunes of Erg Chegaga, in the Sahara: devices are handed over in M'Hamid and there is no network in the camp. The next weekend is November 6 to 9, 2026, for anyone who wants a real break from screens without taking a full week off, alone, as a couple or with friends.
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The Digital Detox Weekend
| Where | Umnya Desert Camp, Erg Chegaga, in the Moroccan Sahara: eight tent suites, each with a private bathroom, open since 2019 |
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| Duration | 4 days, 3 nights |
| Next date | November 6 to 9, 2026 |
| Places | Places open |
| Price | Sent with the programme |
| Included | Tent suite with private bathroom, all meals, the 4x4 transfer from M'Hamid and back, sunrise meditation, a guided dune walk, writing time with a journal, stargazing with telescopes, the tea ceremony, bread from the camp oven and dinners around the fire |
| Getting there | By road from Marrakech to M'Hamid El Ghizlane, then 60 km of piste, about 1 h 30 by 4x4. Or a flight from Casablanca to Zagora, where our team meets you at the airport. A helicopter from Marrakech can be arranged on request. |
| Network | No wifi and no mobile network in the camp. A signal can be found a short walk away, about twenty minutes there and back. |
| Language | The team speaks English and French, as well as Arabic and Berber. |
| Dates and booking | Receive the programme and prices |
No screens
Devices handed over in M'Hamid
No network
A signal only after a twenty-minute walk
Bortle 1
The darkest sky class, through a telescope
Three nights
Friday afternoon to Monday morning
Three nights in the Sahara
A digital detox, in a weekend
A full week off is not always possible. A weekend usually is. The Digital Detox Weekend keeps the base of our Phone-Free Week and fits it between Friday afternoon and Monday morning: three nights in the dunes of Erg Chegaga, with the phone left behind before the desert begins.
Devices are handed over in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, the last village before 60 km of piste, and returned there on Monday. The camp has no wifi and no network; a signal can be found a short walk away, about twenty minutes there and back. In their place: meditation at sunrise, a guided walk in the dunes, time to write, the tea ceremony, bread from the camp oven, dinners around the fire and a Bortle 1 sky through a telescope.
Umnya Desert Camp has been open since 2019: eight tent suites, each with a real bed and a private bathroom, running on solar power.
Choose Your Weekend
One weekend a month, from November 2026 to April 2027, each from Friday afternoon to Monday morning.
A tent to yourself: on request. Getting there: the weekend starts and ends in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, where our 4x4 takes you over the last 60 km of piste, about 1 h 30. You can also fly from Casablanca to Zagora: our team meets you at the airport, just tell us your flight.
The programme and the prices are sent by email, for the weekend of your choice.
None of these weekends?
Seven weekends are set, from November 2026 to April 2027. If none of them suits you, leave your email and tick the box: we write to you when the next weekends are set.
Your Weekend, Day by Day
The same arc runs every weekend
Friday
Into the desert
Our team meets you in M'Hamid El Ghizlane in the afternoon. Phones and laptops are handed over here, before the desert, and kept safe until Monday. Then 60 km of piste, about 1 h 30 by 4x4, to Erg Chegaga. The tea ceremony on arrival, your tent suite, a first walk up the nearest dune at sunset, and dinner around the fire.
Saturday
Hands and sky
Meditation at sunrise on the dunes, then breakfast. A guided walk in the dunes, slow and mostly quiet. Before lunch, time to write with the first prompt of your journal. The warm hours belong to rest. In the late afternoon, bread in the camp oven with the cook. Dinner around the fire, then stargazing with telescopes under a Bortle 1 sky.
Sunday
A full day offline
Sunrise meditation, then a longer guided walk into the dunes. Writing in the shade. A free afternoon to read, sleep or watch the light move across the sand. Tea at the end of the day, sunset from the top of a dune, dinner around the fire and, for those who wish, an unhurried sharing circle before a last look through the telescope.
Monday
Return
A last meditation at sunrise and breakfast. One more page in the journal, then the 4x4 back to M'Hamid, where your devices are returned before you leave in the morning.
Your Weekend Includes
Everything Is Taken Care Of
- ✓ Tent suite with a real bed and private bathroom with hot shower, two guests per tent
- ✓ All meals, from Friday dinner to Monday breakfast
- ✓ 4x4 transfer from M'Hamid to the camp and back
- ✓ Safekeeping of your devices from Friday to Monday
- ✓ Meditation at sunrise each morning
- ✓ Guided walks in the dunes
- ✓ A journal with a writing prompt for each day
- ✓ Stargazing with telescopes under a Bortle 1 sky
- ✓ The tea ceremony
- ✓ Bread from the camp oven, baked with the cook
- ✓ Dinners around the fire, and an optional sharing circle
Not Included
Good to Know
- · Flights and travel to M'Hamid El Ghizlane
- · Travel insurance
- · A tent to yourself, available on request
- · Personal expenses and gratuities
The Programme and Prices by Email
November 6 to 9, 2026, Friday to Monday
Leave your email and we send you the full programme of the weekend, with the prices. You then choose your weekend with us, by email or on WhatsApp.
We respond personally to every inquiry, usually within 24 hours.
Going further
Seven nights rather than three? See The Phone-Free Week, with the same base and more time.
If sleep is what you want back, The Sleep Programme is five days built around your night.
Coming as a group of friends or a team? The whole camp can be privatised on other dates, as an option quoted on request.
Digital Detox Weekend
Nov 6 to 9
Frequently asked questions
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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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A written proposal, no commitment
