Erfoud Day Desert Trip

A private six-and-a-half-hour trip from Erfoud into the Merzouga desert – perfect if you are short on time. Walk through the oasis gardens of Hassi Labied, drink tea with nomads behind the Erg Chebbi dunes, see the old mining area of Mifis, listen to Gnawa music in Khamlia and enjoy a Berber pizza lunch.

What to expect

9:00 am – Start from Erfoud. Your driver meets you at your hotel in Erfoud and you set off in a private 4×4.

Hassi Labied oasis. In just under an hour you reach the village of Hassi Labied, where the Sahara begins. Enjoy a 30-minute walk through the oasis gardens and see how plants thrive at the edge of the desert.

Meet the nomads. Visit a nomad family living behind the dunes of Erg Chebbi, share a glass of mint tea in their tent and learn about their way of life.

Mifis. Continue to the Mifis hills, where minerals have been mined for generations.

Khamlia and Gnawa music. In the village of Khamlia, whose families came from sub-Saharan Africa generations ago, you hear Gnawa music – a spiritual tradition full of rhythm and emotion.

Berber pizza lunch. Enjoy a Berber pizza, a hearty stuffed bread baked in the traditional way, at a local restaurant.

Around 3:30 pm – Back in Erfoud. We drop you back at your hotel.