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Trip to Erg Chebbi

The most beautiful dunes in Morocco

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Trip to Erg Chebbi
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Erg Chebbi, the area of beautiful giant sand dunes in the south of the country near the border with Algeria attracts almost every visitor to Morocco. On the area of 20×10 kilometers are located up to 160 meters high dunes and you can enjoy here Berber romance. The dunes are the most beautiful early in the morning or in the evening when the sun gives them orange to red color. 

Erg Chebbi in sight

Sand dunes Erg Chebbi will take your breath away already at the first glance. Above the surrounding dark flat desert suddenly rises a huge mass of sand. There are several starting points to get to the dunes – except for the larger oases of Merzouga and Hassilabied there is accommodation facility in every kilometer at the northwest end of the dunes. So it's up to you where you turn off from the road N13 and get to the dunes. Just be careful with the car, if you do not have an off-road vehicle – it is a little risk. It is better to use the services of Berbers to drive you around the dunes in an off-road or on a camel.

 

Erg Chebbi in sight
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Berber´s camp

If you're not going to Erg Chebbi only for a day or half-day trip, you have numerous options to spend the night here – both in stylish small hotels on the edges of dunes or in tents as Berbers.
 

Berber´s camp
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Incredible power of nature

As in other deserts or rough areas you will be surprised by incredible power of nature that can survive even in the least favorable conditions.
 

Incredible power of nature
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Journey to the desert

Then finally set out to the heart of the desert. The dunes in front of you are getting still higher and after getting to the top of the highest one you realize that it was not the highest, because you see even higher dune just behind it. The surrounding dark plain now slowly disappears on the horizon and you slowly realize the smallness of man in comparison with the size of the world.

 

Journey to the desert
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Amazing shapes of dunes

Walk in the sand is challenging, but it is rewarded by ever new views.
 

Amazing shapes of dunes
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Endless desert

Unlike other trips, where is your direction almost always determined by the beaten path and a map, you walk here as you choose depending on what dune lures you at the moment. In addition, each shot is basically original and it will look a bit different pretty soon. But anyway, it is advisable to watch the direction a little during this walk:-)

 

Endless desert
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Camels

The more you are inside the dunes, the surrounding landscape is perhaps nicer. In addition, if you are lucky, you may come across camels walking around the desert without a crew here.
 

Camels
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King of the desert

Leading camel passes the information about the progress of their walk to other members of the herd:-)
 

King of the desert
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Caravan

Caravan of camels walks orderly in the direction of civilization at the end of the dunes, so if you have already sufficiently enjoyed the surrounding landscape, you can follow their footsteps.

Caravan
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