Sarah is an award-winning travel journalist and guidebook author specialising in Morocco, Africa and Latin America. She has been published in Lonely Planet, Wanderlust, The Guardian, The Telegraph, among many others.
Destinations
Erg Zahar
Activity
Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camel Trekking, Nature & WildlifePhysical Level
ModerateSeason
January - DecemberDuration (days)
4- Distance: Approx. 75 kilometres
- Duration: Four days, around four to six hours trekking per day
- Start: M’hamid
- End: M’hamid
Another intrepid trek I can recommend is to Erg Zahar. Dubbed the ‘screaming dunes’ after a grisly local legend, they’re even more remote than Erg Chigaga. It’s a four-day trek on foot with wild camping around a variety of desert landscapes. The circular route to the rolling dunes starts from M’hamid, following the Draa River, passing through a lush palm oasis dotted with crumbling mud-brick buildings, crossing stony hamada and the river bed, where there’s a surprising variety of desert vegetation, thanks to an underground water source.
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Erg Zahar trek
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Sahara Desert