Private full camp buyout luxury desert camp Erg Chegaga Morocco family

Full Camp Buyout · Erg Chegaga · Morocco

The Whole Camp.
Just Your Family.

Rent the entire luxury desert camp: 8 private tents, a private chef, and the dunes of Erg Chegaga with nobody else in sight. Three generations, one fire, zero strangers.

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Why privatize

A family gathering with no one to share it with

Most luxury travel puts your family next to other people's families. A private buy-out removes that entirely. When you rent the whole of Umnya Desert Camp, there is no other table at dinner, no shared pool schedule, no lowered voices. The children run free, the grandparents set the pace, and the camp adapts to your rhythm.

Erg Chegaga is Morocco's most remote dune field, 50 km of unpaved desert beyond M'Hamid El Ghizlane. Privacy here is not a policy. It is geography.

Families use buy-outs for milestone birthdays, reunions after years apart, anniversary celebrations, and simply the increasingly rare project of getting three generations into the same place with no phones and no schedule.

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What Your Buyout Includes

One booking, the entire camp, everything handled

All 8 Private Tents

Up to 16 guests in private Berber suite tents with real beds, en-suite bathrooms and hot showers. Couples, kids sharing, grandparents with space of their own.

Private Chef, All Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared fresh daily. Children's preferences, dietary requirements and celebration cakes handled with advance notice.

Exclusively Yours

The camp closes to all other guests. Common areas, fire circle, dining tent and the surrounding dunes belong to your family alone.

Activities for Every Age

Camel treks, sandboarding, dune climbing, 4x4 excursions, Berber tea ceremonies and telescope stargazing under Bortle Class 1 skies. All optional.

Full Logistics

4x4 transfers from M'Hamid included. We coordinate your route from Marrakech, and helicopter transfers are available for families who prefer to arrive by air.

A Dedicated Team

Coordinator, chef, guides and camp staff serve only your family for the duration. Discreet, warm, and very good with children.

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Multigenerational by design

From age 5 to 85, the desert works

The best multigenerational trips give every generation something real. Here, the seven-year-old rolls down a dune. The teenager forgets there is no signal. The parents finally sit still. The grandparents drink tea and watch it all happen with the Sahara behind it.

The camp is compact and flat, tents are a short walk from the dining area, and nothing requires physical effort unless you choose it. Camel rides can be twenty minutes or two hours. Sunset can be climbed to or driven to.

Evenings converge naturally: one fire, one sky, one long dinner. Most families tell us this was the point of the whole trip.

Occasions Families Privatize For

One camp, many reasons

Milestone Birthdays

A 50th, 60th or 70th celebrated somewhere no restaurant can match. Private dinner in the dunes, fire, music, and a sky full of stars for the toast.

Family Reunions

Branches of a family scattered across continents, gathered in one place with no distractions and nowhere else to be. The desert does the rest.

Anniversaries & Vow Renewals

Golden anniversaries and vow renewals with children and grandchildren present. We arrange the ceremony details discreetly.

Holidays Together

Christmas, New Year and Easter in the Sahara. The most requested family buy-out dates of the season, and the ones families repeat.

"Three generations, eleven people, four nights, and not a single moment where we had to think about anyone outside our family. The kids still talk about the dunes. My parents still talk about the stars."

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The Practical Part

Season, capacity and how to book

Sept to June

Operating season

Up to 16

Guests across 8 tents

2 to 7

Nights (3+ recommended)

Buy-outs are quoted per stay based on group size, dates and program. Write to reservations@umnyadesertcamp.com with your dates and family size, and we reply within 48 hours with a tailored proposal.

Family Buyout FAQ

Can we rent the entire camp for our family?
Yes. Umnya is designed for full buy-outs. Your family takes all 8 tents (up to 16 guests) and the camp closes to everyone else for the duration of your stay.
Is it suitable for young children and grandparents?
Yes. Tents are at ground level with real beds and private bathrooms, the camp is compact, and activities scale from gentle to adventurous. Children from around 4 to 5 years old thrive here, and there is no upper age limit.
How is a buyout priced?
Per stay, based on group size, number of nights, season and program. The quote includes all tents, private chef and meals, activities, 4x4 transfers from M'Hamid and the dedicated team. Email us your dates for a proposal within 48 hours.
When should we book?
The camp operates September through June. Christmas, New Year and Easter buy-outs book 6 to 12 months ahead. For other dates, 3 to 6 months of notice gives good availability.

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