The most direct way from the Atlantic coast to Morocco’s wildest dunes. We cross the Anti-Atlas by Taroudant and the saffron village of Taliouine to Foum Zguid, then take the desert track over the dry Lake Iriki to Erg Chigaga. The way back follows the Draa Valley and Ouarzazate.
Accommodation: hotels or kasbahs in Foum Zguid and Ouarzazate, and one night in a Berber desert camp at Erg Chigaga. Guidance and transport: a multilingual local guide-driver in an air-conditioned vehicle, with a 4×4 for the desert tracks.
Pickup from your hotel in Agadir · Drop-off back in Agadir
Around 7:30 AM (we confirm the exact time with you before the trip)
Day 2 is mostly off-road across the open desert, so expect a bumpy ride. Days 1, 3 and 4 are 5 to 7 hours on the road with regular stops.
Route: Agadir → Taroudant → Taliouine → Tazenakht → Foum Zguid
Night: hotel or kasbah in Foum Zguid · Meals: dinner
Approx. 370 km · 6–7 h driving
We leave Agadir through the Souss valley and its argan trees to Taroudant, where we walk along the red ramparts and through the souks.
The road climbs into the Anti-Atlas to Taliouine, known for its saffron, and Tazenakht, a carpet town, before dropping down to the oasis of Foum Zguid at the edge of the desert.
Route: Foum Zguid → 4×4 track → Lake Iriki → Erg Chigaga
Night: Berber desert camp at Erg Chigaga · Meals: dinner
Approx. 120 km · 3–4 h off-road driving
After breakfast the 4×4 leaves the tarmac and heads into the open desert, across stony plains and the dry bed of Lake Iriki, with stops at small oases and nomad camps.
We reach the Erg Chigaga dunes in the afternoon. You ride a camel into the dunes for sunset, then dinner and music around the fire at camp.
Route: Erg Chigaga → M’hamid → Tamegroute → Zagora → Agdz → Ouarzazate
Night: hotel or kasbah in Ouarzazate · Meals: dinner
Approx. 320 km · about 6 h, first part off-road driving
Sunrise over the dunes, then the 4×4 track to M’hamid, the last village of the Draa. We visit the potters of Tamegroute and follow the Draa Valley’s palm groves north through Zagora and Agdz to Ouarzazate.
Route: Ouarzazate → Taliouine → Taroudant → Agadir
Night: end of tour in Agadir · Meals: breakfast
Approx. 370 km · 6–7 h driving
We cross the Anti-Atlas again by Taliouine and the Souss valley, arriving in Agadir in the afternoon.
