Camel trekking and desert hikes in morocco:

individual – flexible – sustainable

Camel caravan journeys according to old traditions with Akabar -Sahara Treks and the nomads team

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Information about the desert hiking tour

Hafid Benyachou, the owner of Akabar – Sahara Treks, comes from a large nomadic family. Hafid has made it his mission to support the nomads of the Sahara. More about this under ‘Aid projects for nomads’. He does not own any business premises, dromedaries or jeeps. Hafid accompanies most of the tours as a guide and on parallel tours the trekking groups are accompanied by Mohammed and Ydir Oukhayi, Yusuf Rabouze or Hafid’s brother Ali. They also have many years of experience as trekking guides and independent tour operators (Ali Benyachou).

Our daily hike, at a leisurely pace together with the chameleiers and the dromedaries, starts between 8 and 9 a.m. and takes around 3 to 4 hours in the morning. After a long lunch break, we hike for a further one to two hours. When we reach the carefully selected lunch and evening resting places, freshly prepared tea and snacks are waiting for us. The breakfast is rich and consists of tea, coffee, bread, omelettes, boiled eggs, olives, jam, honey, fruit and cheese spread. For lunch there are various salads with bread, rice or pasta as well as tea, juice and mineral water. Dinner consists of a vegetable soup followed by either couscous, tajine or pasta dishes and a dessert. Guests are offered plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, which Hafid collects from his relatives’ fields before the tour. If there is enough firewood available, the traditional flatbread is baked in the embers in the evening. We offer plenty of mineral water on our tours, which can be topped up at any time.

We do not have a sporting requirement profile, but our guests should have experience of hiking for several hours – including in mountain landscapes – and be sure-footed. There is plenty of time to take photos, enjoy the scenery and relax. The team will adapt to your fitness level, so long daily stages of 20 kilometres or just a few hours can be walked. A rest day is also possible on request.

We also take the weather into account, i.e. in hot weather or sandstorms we either walk less, extend the break until late afternoon or start earlier in the morning and only walk until midday. Alternatively, Hafid reserves the right to change the route for the benefit of the guests.

You spend the night under the stars or in a tent. Akabar – Sahara Treks provides both large desert tents and sturdy two-person tents. Mattresses and blankets are also provided. 

You will receive complete information on trekking, equipment and Morocco following your booking with us.

Season: Camel trekking in the dune landscapes and Jebel Bani from mid-September to May. During the hot months, the treks start in the early morning and end around midday, and preference is given to walking in the plateaus of the Jebel Bani Mountains.

Duration of the trekking tours: three days to 15 days, longer hikes are possible.


Execution of the trekking tour: from one person onwards

We look forward to hearing from you!

Give us a call or write to us!

Booking and info: Akabar – Sahara Treks, Hafid Benyachou, Zagora

Whatsapp + 212 621 584295

Mail: akabartrekking@gmail.com or info@marokko-nomaden.de

https://www.instagram.com/sahara_tours_morocco_holiday

Advice on trekking tours and equipment: Monika Boch-Jacuk, Tel. +49(0)76325196

Travel information

Jerome Blösser’s illustrated book WüstenWandern – Begegnungen mit der Unendlichkeit (Desert Hiking – Encounters with Infinity) is recommended for travel preparation. In addition to his explanations of hiking in the desert, time and the experience of silence, topics such as weather, clothing, water and food as well as photography are covered in detail.

Transfer

Airlines from Germany/France/Switzerland to Morocco:

The following applies to delayed baggage: In Morocco, baggage can not be delivered due to local customs regulations. There, all luggage must be collected personally at the airport.

From Marrakech airport, bus no. 19 takes you to the city centre, which is only about 7 km from the airport. The bus stops in front of the terminal, in the car park behind the taxi stands. The ticket to the city centre costs about 30 DH: https://marrakeshairport.info/transport/airport-bus/

Transfer to Zagora:

New domestic flight connections from 15 June 2024: https://tourismapost.ma/alertes_infos/ouarzazate-sera-egalement-relie-3-vols-hebdomadaires-marrakech/ “As we announced yesterday, from 15 June RAM will be launching 7 weekly frequencies between Casablanca and Ouarzazate. The National airline’s press release has just confirmed this information. And what’s more, thanks to the ONMT, RAM is also launching 3 weekly flights between Marrakech and Ouarzazate. Here is the full text of the RAM press release.“

1. Flights to Zagora are available by Royal Air Maroc from Casablanca to Zagora https://www.royalairmaroc.com/de-de

2. Moroccanian bus companies for public bus transfer:

3. Transfer by Grand-Taxi

Taxi stands at Bab Doukhala, price per trip to Ouarzazate and Zagora approx. 120 Dirham per section, but often you have to pay double the price for your own seat, because in the taxi 2 people sit on one seat. For the onward journey to Zagora, change in Ouarzazate and pay again there.

4. Transfer by private taxi directly from Zagora

(booking via H. Benyachou) price at the moment approx.150 EUR each tour from and to Marrakech and approx. 65 EUR each from and to Ouarzazate

Duration of journey:  Marrakech – Zagora = 7 – 8 hours

Ouarzazatre – Zagora = 2 – 3 hours

Hotels:

In Amezrou, ca 1,5 km from Zagora in the palm gardens near riber Draa, alleyways between the garden invite to walks, all very quiet.

You are also welcome to stay overnight at the Benyachou family home before the tour. Ali Benyachou’s wife may also visit a traditional hamam with female guests. Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner costs 20 EUR per person/day.

In Marrakech: We can give information about some hotels. Please ask us.

In Ouarzazate for example:

In/near Agadir:

http://villadusoussecolodge.morocco-ma.website/de/

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