Erfoud Day Desert Trip

Your journey will take you to the tranquil Hassi Labied Oasis, where you’ll walk through lush gardens before visiting the mineral extraction site in the Mifis mountains. Enjoy a soulful Gnawa music performance in the village of Khamlia and savor a delicious lunch featuring traditional Berber pizza.

Perfect for travelers short on time, this desert tour promises a memorable glimpse into the rich desert life of Morocco.

What to expect:

• Start of the Trip:
  At 9:00 AM, your driver will meet you at your Erfoud hotel. Your adventure begins as you journey through the desert landscape in a private 4WD vehicle.

• Hassi Labied Oasis:
  In just under an hour, you will arrive at the peaceful village of Hassi Labied, located at the edge of the vast Sahara Desert. Enjoy a relaxing 30-minute walk through the oasis gardens, where you can admire the resilient plant life that thrives in the arid desert.

• Meet the Nomads:
  Next, you will visit a nomadic community that lives behind the towering sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Share a cup of traditional Moroccan tea inside their tents and learn about their unique way of life in the desert.

• Mifis Mountains Exploration:
  Continue your journey to the Mifis mountains, an area known for its mineral extraction sites. Here, you can witness the local mining practices that have been used for generations.

• Khamlia Village & Gnawa Music:
  Head to the village of Khamlia, home to a vibrant community of black Moroccans descended from sub-Saharan slaves. Here, you’ll experience the captivating rhythms of Gnawa music, a genre with deep African roots that’s full of spirituality and emotion.

• Berber Pizza Lunch:
  After enjoying the music, we’ll treat you to an authentic Berber pizza, a delicious, hearty dish traditionally prepared by desert communities. You’ll savor this meal in a local restaurant, surrounded by the beautiful desert scenery.

• Return to Erfoud:
  After a fulfilling day of discovery, you’ll return to your hotel in Erfoud around 3:30 PM, enriched by the culture, music, and flavors of Morocco’s desert life.

• Erfoud Day Desert Trip

The trip starts at 09:00AM from your hotel in Erfoud with a private 4WD vehicle.

In one hour, you will reach the village of Hassi labied, it’s the beginning of the desert, where you will have a walk in a desert garden for about half hour.

Then will drive to visit the nomads behind sand dunes.

drink tea there under nomad tents, explore how they live.

Then to the Mifis mountains where they work mineral extraction, to Khamlia village where black people live, playing Gnawa music. It’s an African rhythm.

After listening to the music, we will have lunch with Berber pizza.

After lunch we will go back to your hotel in Erfoud. end of the trip.
Around 15:00 PM you will be in Erfoud. 

This trip offers a rare opportunity to connect with Morocco’s desert heritage and experience a way of life that few travelers get to see. Whether you’re looking to explore the rugged desert landscape, meet fascinating people, or just enjoy a peaceful retreat from the modern world, this day trip from Erfoud will leave a lasting impression.

Erfoud Day Desert Trip