• International flights
• Action Challenge trek leader
• Full support team, including local guides
• UK medic
• All accommodation
• All Meals, except in free time
• All transfers in local vehicles
• Celebration dinner
• Training weekends in the Peak District, Snowdonia and Brecons
• Fitness and training guide
• Discounts from UK retailers
• Reduced rates at Nomad Travel Clinics and Masta Health

• Insurance
• Vaccinations – up-to-date on boosters.
• Tips for local staff
• Alcoholic drinks
• Personal kit / equipment
• Airline fuel surcharge

If you are booking a land-only package, we recommend booking flights directly to Ouarzazate, where you can meet the team. Alternatively, you can book a flight to Marrakech and join the team transfer south over the mountains, or arrange your own transfer to the team hotel in Ouarzazate.

Absolutely! Just let us know after you book and we can request a flight extension with the airline for you.

We will be walking for an average of 6 hours a day in the heat of the desert, across sandy and undulating terrain. To ensure that you get the most out of your challenge, you will need a reasonably good level of fitness to take part, which can be achieved with some aerobic / anaerobic and strength exercises prior to departure.

Our day begins before sunrise, with breakfast at camp. We will aim to set off at down for each day of trekking, so we can avoid the hot afternoon sun. As we trek through the desert, there will be regular stops to stock up on water, with a longer stop for lunch. On arrival into camp, there will be time to relax before dinner – with more downtime in the evening for conversation and socialising.

We will follow mostly the dried riverbeds and desert pavements, or “regs”. Here the ground will be firmer underfoot and mostly flat. Over some sections, we will be walking over sand and dunes, which are softer underfoot and present more of a challenge. For large parts of the route there will be little shade, so we will trek in the early mornings. You must bring a sunhat and suncream for this challenge!

All meals on the trek will be eaten in camp. A typical breakfast will consist of coffee, bread, butter, jam, soft cheese and either omelette, scrambled eggs, porridge or cereals and seasonal fruit. Lunches and dinners will include salads, soup, rice, pasta, couscous or potatoes with meat and vegetables, bread, cheese, water, tea and fresh fruit. On arrival into camp each day we will be provided with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each day, you will carry your day pack, containing water, suncream and other personal effects. Your main bag will be carried by our camel team, which also transports the camp equipment and food.

You will cover an average of 10km each day, in hot desert heat. Our average pace will be around 3- 4 km per hour. Each days’ trek will have a cut off time, meaning that if members of the team are unable to meet this, they can jump on a camel to reach camp.

Your challenge will be led by an experienced Action Challenge leader. Our leaders are selected for their experience, knowledge, enthusiasm, sensitivity and sense of humour, and will ensure that your trip runs smoothly.

You will also be accompanied by an Action Challenge doctor, who will be carrying a fully stocked medical kit in case of any emergency. They will carry out daily health checks, and the re-assurance of their presence should allow you to focus on, and enjoy your challenge!

There will also be a local support crew consisting of a guide, assistant guide (for bigger groups) and a camel crew.

We have a full support team in country with daily contact between the Action Challenge Head Quarters in London and local staff. If for any reason you need to leave the group early local staff will assist you and will arrange transfers, accommodation and medical care if necessary.

Deserts are famed for their heat, and the Sahara is no different! We run these challenges in the Spring & Autumn, to avoid the very high temperatures of summer. Expect highs of 25°C, and lows of 13°C during the day, with temperatures dropping dramatically at night.