MOROCCO

Sahara Desert Trek

8 days

ITINERARY

5 days

TREKKING

78km

DISTANCE

£1,195

PRICE FROM

Take on the rolling Dunes of the world's largest Desert

This all-inclusive 8-day Moroccan challenge takes you into the heart of the Sahara Desert. Over 5 days of trekking, you will follow dried riverbeds from oasis to oasis, climb shifting sand dunes and camp in Bedouin tents underneath a blanket of stars. Expect hot sands, cool nights, and a brilliant celebration dinner in exotic Marrakech on your final night.

The Sahara Desert Trek

Stunning Scenery, Magical Marrakech

The Sahara is the world’s largest and most famous desert. For 5 days, we will trek from camp to camp through the hot sands, with rolling sand dunes surrounding us to the horizon. The trek will follow ancient riverbeds and routes used by camel caravans for centuries, past desert oases. Each night, we settle in to a traditional Bedouin camp, where we enjoy Moroccan feasts around the campfire. The clear desert air and lack of clouds offer up spectacular views of the stars above, which we can enjoy in the desert silence. Back in Marrakech we explore the atmospheric souks and the bustling Djemaa el-Fna square before celebrating our Saharan adventure with a delicious feast and partying into the night!

FREE UK TRAINING WALKS

With any overseas challenge booking

Average 20km distance

Led by our UK leaders

Do as many as you like

The Action Challenge Experience

Life on the trek

On an Action Challenge trip you’ll be part of a team which takes on an adventure together – and that’s what makes the experience so special. Because getting to know others, supporting each other when the going gets tough, laughing together, and sharing those special moments & the new friendships are the memories that will stay with you for many years. Because our challenges are led by a UK Mountain Leader and supported by a Medic overseeing the group’s wellbeing – you’ll be in safe hands, and our expert local logistics team & guides will ensure it all runs like clockwork. These are ‘fully inclusive’ trips – leaving you to focus on your challenge, and to enjoy it!

An Action Challenge trip is much more than a holiday! It brings like-minded people together in fantastic landscapes, provides the best support, and enables the group to take on a tough & unforgettable challenge which forges new friendships, broadens horizons, and leaves you wanting more of life’s adventures!

The blueprint for the Action Challenge trip is based on delivering a high-quality enjoyable experience – and doing it all safely. An experienced UK Leader ensures that all aspects of the challenge run to plan, from meeting your team at the airport, to liaising with the local crew throughout.  Our Leaders will carry an expedition med kit, and are on hand to look after the group’s wellbeing – enabling everyone to have the best chance of completing their challenge.

We go to great lengths to ensure that we only use the best local organisations to supply the all-important ground logistics and the on-challenge support, catering, and hospitality teams – with experienced guides leading the way on the trails guided by their deep local knowledge and authentic style.

We appeal to like-minded people with a similar sense of adventure – but often from very different backgrounds, and with a wide range of experience, ages, levels of fitness, and personal ambitions. Our trips are perfect for individuals, couples, and small groups of friends to join –to take on a unique challenge as part of a larger group which shapes & bonds as the adventure unfolds!

Whether it’s the hotels, restaurants & transfers before & after the main challenge – or the challenge accommodation & meals whilst out on the trails – our all-inclusive packages mean that you will get a top-quality experience at a great value price! Flights are generally included, but there’s a ‘land only’ option if you’d prefer to book your own – and single supplement accommodation upgrades are available.

Visas- You must organise your Visa yourself prior to arrival. Advice on how to apply for this will be provided to you once booked onto the challenge in the App. 

The group comes together – takes on a tough challenge together – and then celebrates its achievements in style on the final night of the trip in a local restaurant or hotel, with medals, awards, and a bit of a party! Many of our participants make new special friends on our trips – and quite a few come back together for another challenge in the following years!

A successful challenge starts with good preparation. The better prepared you are the more confident you’ll be, and the more you’ll enjoy it! Our ‘Challenge App’ will have all the info & details of what to expect on your challenge – and how to prepare for it. We also offer unlimited free UK training walks. These one-day walks run Spring through Autumn in some of the UK’s most scenic locations, including the South Downs, Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, the Peak District, and the Lake District. They’re a great way to meet fellow trekkers before your big adventure, get to know some of our challenge leaders, and most importantly to build confidence and fitness on varied terrain.

Itinerary & Route

Please note that some details of the itinerary may change, you will be provided with a detailed itinerary once you are signed up to the challenge.

Day 1: Arrival

  • Location: Arrive in Morocco → Transfer to Ouarzazate
  • Distance walked: None
  • Accommodation: Hotel in Ouarzazate

Day 2: Trekking Day 1

  • Route: Ouarzazate → Mhamid → Ouled Driss → Ras Nkhal
  • Distance walked: 8 km
  • Accommodation: Desert camp at Ras Nkhal

Day 3: Trekking Day 2

  • Route: Ras Nkhal → Aït Ounir
  • Distance walked: 26 km
  • Accommodation: Desert camp at Aït Ounir

Day 4: Trekking Day 3

  • Route: Aït Ounir → Erg Smar → Bougerm → Tel Attin
  • Distance walked: 13 km
  • Accommodation: Desert camp near Tel Attin

Day 5: Trekking Day 4

  • Route: Tel Attin → Oued Naam
  • Distance walked: 20 km
  • Accommodation: Desert camp at Oued Naam

Day 6: Trekking Day 5

  • Route: Oued Naam → Mhamid → Transfer to Ouarzazate
  • Distance walked: 11 km
  • Accommodation: Hotel in Ouarzazate

Day 7: Return to Marrakech

  • Location: Ouarzazate → Marrakech
  • Distance walked: None
  • Accommodation: Hotel in Marrakech

Day 8: Departure

  • Location: Depart from Marrakech
  • Distance walked: None
  • Accommodation: None (travel day)

Costs & Fundraising

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Trek Brochure

The Challenge brochure details the full itinerary, inclusions, and more – download for a full run down of the challenge details. 

Dates & Prices

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