Sahara & Desert

Morocco's desert begins south of the Atlas, where the last villages yield to an ocean of sand. Erg Chebbi near Merzouga rises 150 meters — its dunes change from golden to deep amber to rose as the sun moves. At night, with zero light pollution, the Milky Way forms a visible arc overhead. Dawn brings camel caravans, Gnawa drum rituals, and the surreal calm of the largest hot desert on Earth. Further west, Erg Chigaga — reached only by 4x4 — is even wilder, even more silent. And between the two, the black stone hammada plateaus of Jebel Saghro feel like Mars.