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Merzouga Desert Gallery

Distances, drive times and access verified by the Merzouga Desert Tours team — last checked 2026-09-03

Erg Chebbi at every hour, the camel trains that cross it, the camps inside it, and the road out — the High Atlas under snow, the kasbahs on the desert side, and the palmeries of the Tafilalet. Every photograph is the operator’s own, taken on one of the trips Merzouga Desert Tours compares, so what you see is what runs.

Bare dune ridges running north across Erg Chebbi
Bare dune ridges running north across Erg Chebbi
Empty sand at Merzouga with the sun low over the ridges
Empty sand at Merzouga with the sun low over the ridges
The sun sitting on the crest of a Merzouga dune
The sun sitting on the crest of a Merzouga dune
First light picking out the dune crests at Erg Chebbi
First light picking out the dune crests at Erg Chebbi
The sun dropping behind a dune crest at Merzouga
The sun dropping behind a dune crest at Merzouga
A dune ridge rising above the scrub at the edge of the erg
A dune ridge rising above the scrub at the edge of the erg
A camel caravan strung out across the width of Erg Chebbi
A camel caravan strung out across the width of Erg Chebbi
A camel train silhouetted against the low sun at Merzouga
A camel train silhouetted against the low sun at Merzouga
A long camel caravan winding across the Merzouga sand
A long camel caravan winding across the Merzouga sand
Camels crossing a high dune at Erg Chebbi in the last light
Camels crossing a high dune at Erg Chebbi in the last light
A camel train throwing long shadows down a Merzouga dune
A camel train throwing long shadows down a Merzouga dune
A camel train walking into the low sun over Erg Chebbi
A camel train walking into the low sun over Erg Chebbi
Camels sitting harnessed on the sand before a trek
Camels sitting harnessed on the sand before a trek
A desert camp pitched below the dunes at Merzouga
A desert camp pitched below the dunes at Merzouga
The bed and rugs inside a luxury tent at a Merzouga camp
The bed and rugs inside a luxury tent at a Merzouga camp
A camp tent opening straight onto the Erg Chebbi dunes
A camp tent opening straight onto the Erg Chebbi dunes
Lanterns lighting the path between tents at a desert camp
Lanterns lighting the path between tents at a desert camp
A Merzouga desert camp lit up at blue hour
A Merzouga desert camp lit up at blue hour
The Milky Way over a lit camp in the Merzouga desert
The Milky Way over a lit camp in the Merzouga desert
A desert camp seen small from the top of a dune
A desert camp seen small from the top of a dune
A nomad tent and its camels on the sand at dusk
A nomad tent and its camels on the sand at dusk
The switchback road climbing the High Atlas towards the desert
The switchback road climbing the High Atlas towards the desert
Snow on the High Atlas above a village on the Marrakech road
Snow on the High Atlas above a village on the Marrakech road
The earthen ksar of Ait Ben Haddou above its riverbed
The earthen ksar of Ait Ben Haddou above its riverbed
A kasbah standing in the palms of a valley oasis
A kasbah standing in the palms of a valley oasis
A red-walled kasbah above a palm grove on the desert road
A red-walled kasbah above a palm grove on the desert road
A green terraced valley on the High Atlas crossing
A green terraced valley on the High Atlas crossing
Date palms filling the Tafilalet oasis near Merzouga
Date palms filling the Tafilalet oasis near Merzouga
Sandboarding down the face of a dune at Merzouga
Sandboarding down the face of a dune at Merzouga
A four-wheel drive parked out on the Merzouga sand
A four-wheel drive parked out on the Merzouga sand
Gnawa musicians playing drums and qraqeb at Khamlia
Gnawa musicians playing drums and qraqeb at Khamlia
A figure in a blue tagelmust watching the sun set over Erg Chebbi
A figure in a blue tagelmust watching the sun set over Erg Chebbi

Where these photographs were taken

Most of them sit within a few kilometres of Merzouga village, on the western lee of the dunes. The rest are on the two approach roads: the N9 over Tizi n’Tichka from Marrakech and the N13 through Ifrane and Midelt from Fes. The map page shows how the settlements, the camps and the erg sit against one another, and attractions and activities explains what each named place actually is.