This is travel at the speed of a camel, about 4 km an hour. The camels carry your luggage while you walk (or ride, whenever you like) through dunes, dry lakebeds and stony plains that no road reaches.
Days follow the heat: you walk in the cool morning, rest in the shade of a tent at midday and walk again until evening. Nights are spent under the stars or in a simple camp, with the caravan around you.
Highlights
- A full crossing with camels carrying the luggage
- Sleeping in the open under the stars
- Wells and nomad tracks off the road
- Local guides and cameleers
The route
Day 1
By 4×4 from Foum Zguid to the edge of Lake Iriki, where the caravan is waiting. First walk and first camp.
Days 2–6
Five days of walking and riding through the erg: about five hours a day, split between morning and late afternoon.
Day 7
A last sunrise on the dunes, then 4×4 back to Foum Zguid.
Good to know
- Best from October to March; we do not recommend it in the hot months.
- You should be comfortable walking 4 to 5 hours a day. Bring a small daypack; the rest travels by camel.
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