Erg Chigaga Luxury Desert Camp Morocco
Open
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Address
محاميد الغزلان، Morocco

Erg Chigaga Luxury Desert Camp Morocco

محاميد الغزلان، Morocco

RATING (4.7)

Reviews

Aisling Muckian
Aisling Muckian
a year ago

We stayed here on our honeymoon for 2 nights and it was just incredible. There aren’t enough words to describe how stunning this camp & the desert is. The sunrise & sunset were breathtaking. And our driver Jamal was so nice & made us feel extremely comfortable, making sure we always had more than enough water & even had a box of chocolates for us. Nick was super easy to communicate with & made sure every detail was perfect for us. The camp also surprised us with a bottle of champagne on top of one of the sand dunes for sunset. It was just a magical experience & worth every penny. I would highly recommend the 2 nights, as 1 night would definitely not be enough.

Mariam Mahomed
Mariam Mahomed
9 months ago

One of the best tours in Morrocco A must do The tent had its own shower- Had all the luxuries of 5 star hotel room. Food was amazing Service excellent The desert itself was an amazing spiritual experience

Abdeljalil Daoui
Abdeljalil Daoui
7 months ago

unconfortale and the food was so so, we aren't recommanding this place to anyone.

Nevile Co
Nevile Co
11 months ago

Located on the Western edge of the Sahara Desert, this camp is one of those bucket list musts. We heard about it from some friends and I contacted Nick Garsten who together with the very charismatic Bobo, a Berber tribesman from the area, set up this camp some 8 or 9 years ago. The journey from Marrakech is some 9 hours. However, there are very interesting places to visit along the way. On Nick’s recommendation, we stayed at Kasbah Azul which is a subject of a separate review and visited Kasbah Telouet along the route. The road to Erg Chigaga passes through the beautiful ranges of the Atlas Mountains which rise over 4,000 metres. Situated in the town of Ouarzazate, which is known as the Hollywood of Morocco, lies the Atlas Film Studios where there are sets from movies including Gladiator, Prince of Persia and the Mummy. Nearby there is a mud brick walled Kasbah (Fort) featured in the Games of Thrones and also Gladiator. We eventually reached the end of the made roads and basically headed off into the desert. I did ask our driver how he knew where he was going. His answer was “Berber GPS”! Arriving at the camp mid-afternoon, we were immediately welcomed into the “bar tent”. There were set out all manner of drinks, wines, sparkling wines, soft drinks and basically anything you could wish for. The various brands of Gin and Tonic all well chilled, my wife was definitely in her element. A few drinks later, we were shown to our tent. It was large. It was glamorous. There were rugs all over the floor. There was a double bed. There were side tables. There were bedside lamps. There was a separate tent, slightly smaller, in which there was quite a portable toilet, a dressing table with mirror, towels, racks, a wooden floored area on which stood two rather large brass buckets and a stool. Water being a precious, showers were not an option. Having said that, there was actually a shower room available just across one of the nearby dunes. However, every morning one of the brass buckets was returned promptly full of hot water. Using the copper scoop we were more than able to wash away the desert sand. The bed was comfortable and there was solar powered lighting, and the ability to recharge mobile phones, cameras, etc. There were approximately 15 people in the camp, so perhaps 7 or 8 tents, as well as the dining tent, which again was very elegantly set out. The food was both excellent and plentiful, and as it was an open bar 24/7, there was certainly no shortage of alcohol. In addition, there were a number of tents with day beds or lounges in them open on all sides. During the day there were a variety of activities, principal ones being relaxing, drinking, eating. For the overly energetic, there was sandboarding, camel trekking and quad bike riding over the dunes. At night after dinner, there was a large fire set up in the centre of the rectangle surrounded by the tents. On each of the nights that we were there, there was entertainment by the Berber tribesman, singing and playing various instruments around the fire. Apart from eating and drinking and reading, I did venture forth camel trekking and quad bike riding up and down quite precipitous dunes. The staff were helpful, friendly and extremely well trained, and polite. All credit to Nick and Bobo. We spent some hours drinking, smoking and generally learning more about Bobo, the surrounding areas and the history of the camp. We spent three days there, and we could have easily spent more. But I guess the old adage leave while you still want more is not a bad rule to follow. The way back, was some three hours off roading in an extraordinary varied terrain including rocky plains, sandy deserts, hard baked clay flats on which we located a series of mud brick walled accommodation places. Driving back again through the Atlas Mountains with the extraordinary scenery and the winding descent into valleys was quite an experience Erg Chigaga Luxury Desert Camp is definitely an experience not to be missed. I highly recommend it. Peter Nevile October 2018

Daniel Arnold
Daniel Arnold
a year ago

They take care of everything from the time you arrive in Marrakech with a personal driver across the country. The camp is located on the more isolated eastern side of the dunes. Unlimited food & drinks at camp and your driver will only stop at restaurants that he knows won't make you sick on the drive in/out

Open
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Address
محاميد الغزلان، Morocco