After the heavy rains, the Sahara will soon show a different side: green and blooming, filled water basins and rivers. Immerse yourself in the wonders of the desert! Hafid Benyachou and his team are looking forward to your booking and are ready to accompany you! Hafid Benyachou:WhatsApp + 212 621584295 or Mail: akabartrekking@gmail.com or info@marokko-nomaden.de or Instagram:sahara_tours-morocco_holiday

News from the desert: there hasn’t been this much rain for decades. The rain fell from the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara south and west of Zagora. The first rains came on 8 September, the next on 20 and 21 September. In a few weeks, the Sahara, especially the dune foreland and the stony desert of Jebel Bani, will show a completely different face. The rock basins and river courses will be filled, the oases green and flourishing. The nomadic herds will finally find enough food again.

Fellow hikers wanted

Date: 4.1.2025 – 18.1.2025 “Traditional Berber healing”, camel trekking and a visit to Berber families. This trip is offered by our travel partner Kia-Ora-Reisen. Information: 0049(0)76325196

Holistic, shamanic and healing Morocco trip – a Sahara tour together with Berbers, nomads of the desert:

• Traditional Berber healing methods
• Camel trekking and accomodation with Berber families

The Sahara is a school of life, it heals you, your soul, your thoughts, it may solve your problems.

Desert news

Update 2024, Hafid Benyachou explains: The impact of the Sahara on Morocco is great. The sand moves fast and covers fertile land. Almost all the governors in Saharan areas such as Errachidia and Tata have stopped planting watermelons, except for the governor of Zagora, who still allows people to plant watermelons even though we have suffered a long drought of more than 6 years.
Water sources are drying up and palms are dying. Nomads who have called the Sahara home for centuries, and who have always found food and water for their animals in the desert, are now forced to find a new life in villages, towns or even outside the country. For many, such a move is unaffordable and impossible, and they are therefore tied to the region. Nomads sell their animals and have just enough money to settle in houses that remain within tribes for centuries. On the other hand, more and more people are moving away from the old villages. As a result, the huge flow of climate refugees is increasing and we are obliged to find sustainable solutions, sustainable Sahara tours (where clients book tours with locals to encourage locals to sit where they live), sustainable agriculture (there are now many plants that can live with less water and help the rain in the area) etc solar panels and wind energy to find sustainable jobs for local people.

In the desert, aid projects are repeatedly carried out with donations from our guests to support the nomadic population.

Co-operations:

If you are looking for new desert experiences after a few hikes in southern Morocco, we highly recommend the Algerian trekking company “Sahara-Reise” for tours in the central Sahara in southern Algeria. The organiser Tahar Marmouri attaches just as much importance to the selection of tours and support as Hafid. https://www.sahara-reise.com/

Akabar – Sahara Treks will co-operate with the following companies in the future: www.beprep.ch and www.yogafine.at

desert blues and nomadic music

For fans of desert blues and nomadic music: trekking with a visit to the “Festival International Des Nomades” in M’Hamid:

Weather condition in Zagora desert area:

https://weatherspark.com/y/34027/Average-Weather-in-Zagora-Morocco-Year-Round

For your stay in Marrakech the bicycle project Picala:

Picala Bikes: http://pikalabikes.com/