Location
Merzouga desert camp location
400 m from the great dune of Erg Chebbi, 1 km from Merzouga – and you can drive to the camp.
Where is Achabou Luxury Camp?
Achabou Luxury Camp is in Merzouga, in the south-east of Morocco, at the foot of the Erg Chebbi dunes – the largest sand dunes of Morocco.
The camp is about 800 m from the paved road on a short desert track, so you can drive your own car right up to the camp and park there. From the camp you can walk to the great dune in a few minutes.
GPS: 31.0836544, -4.0074228
Merzouga desert camp location: good to know
Merzouga desert camp location with Achabou Luxury Camp: a small luxury desert camp with only six private tents at the foot of Erg Chebbi, the largest sand dunes of Morocco – 400 metres from the great dune and 1 km from Merzouga. Every tent has air conditioning, heating and its own bathroom with hot shower.
Why choose Achabou for Merzouga desert camp location? Our local family team organises everything for you, our guests have dinner, breakfast and a camel ride included, and there is no deposit: you pay at the camp or on the day. Send us a message on WhatsApp or by email and we reply quickly.
Planning Merzouga desert camp location? Please arrive at the camp between 16:00 and 16:30 if you stay with us, so you have time to settle in before the sunset. Children are welcome – tell us their ages when you write to us.
Achabou Luxury Camp is easy to reach: you can drive your own car to the camp (about 800 m from the paved road) or book a private transfer from Errachidia, Fez or Ouarzazate. A camel ride at sunset or sunrise, dinner by the fire and the silence of the Sahara make every stay special.
With only six tents, the camp is always calm. Merzouga desert camp location is one of the experiences our guests remember most from their trip to the Sahara, together with the stars over the dunes and a Moroccan breakfast with the first light on the sand.
Our tents: the double tent costs €100 per night for two people (€50 per person), the triple tent €150 and the family tent €200 for four. For groups of 5 to 7 people we have a large group tent – ask us for the price. Every tent has air conditioning, heating, a private bathroom with hot shower and real beds, and the price always includes dinner, breakfast and a camel ride.
From the camp you can also book a 2-hour 4×4 tour to the nomads, Mifis and Khamlia, quad biking or a buggy in the dunes, sandboarding, henna with a woman from the village, a bike tour, a cooking class in Khamlia, Gnawa music or a day trip to Rissani and Erfoud. Everything starts at the camp and you pay on the day.
How to get to the camp
By car
Drive to Merzouga (via Erfoud and Rissani). The camp is 1 km from the centre of Merzouga and 800 m from the paved road. Open the Google Maps link above and follow the route to the camp – parking is at the camp.
By plane
The nearest airport is Errachidia (about 125 km, 2 hours). We can pick you up with a taxi transfer.
From Fez or Ouarzazate
Book a private taxi from Fez or Ouarzazate – the driver brings you to the camp.
Please arrive between 16:00 and 16:30 so you have time for the sunset camel ride.