Safarnama
Morocco

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The edge of the Sahara and the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

A village at the edge of Erg Chebbi, a sea of dunes up to about 150 metres high near the Algerian border. People come for the camels, the silence and the stars.

Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Getting around

There is no train. Most visitors come by car with a driver over two days, or by overnight Supratours bus from Fes or Marrakech; the camps collect guests by 4x4.

A local tip

Go in spring or autumn: summer days pass 45°C and winter nights freeze. Bring a scarf against the wind and sand.

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