The following hikes give a choice of Akabar - Sahara Treks' programme and can be extended as desired
The trekking dates you will find in menue under " Calendar - Information"
We advise the conclusion of a travel cancellation insurance
Our long hikes:
Especially recommended are the long tours from 8 days onwards. We dive into the desert landscapes, hiking on narrow, barely visible herders' pathes through the lonely Jebel Bani mountains with its gorges and traverse vast plains, oases with palm trees, olive trees, oleander and many medicinal plants of the nomads. From the southern edge of the Jebel Bani, we look out over shimmering black plains, mountains and slabs of rock into the almost endless expanse of the Sahara. In the haze, the dunes can be guessed. Depending on the season and weather, either the mountains or the dune landscapes are focused.
Hafid Benyachou's carefully selected and tested tours allow travellers to be quiet and relaxed, as well as being cared for by his nomadic team with delicious Moroccan cuisine, berber tea and occasionally a campfire in the evening, where in the embers the traditional flatbread will be baked.
The special effect of the long desert walks is describes as follows by Jürgen Werner in his book "Wüstenwandern, Unterwegs am Rande der Unendlichkeit".
"Beinahe rund um die Uhr werden wir fremdbestimmt, und tagtäglich bombardieren uns Tausende von Sinneseindrücken....Wir sind eingespannt in einen Alltag, der uns viel zu wenig Zeit gewährt, Atem zu holen.
... Nur selten finden wir Muße, innezuhalten und uns umzusehen, wo wir uns eigentlich befinden, wo unser Herz, unsere Seele zu Hause sind. ...
Wenn wir in die Wüste gehen, ist alles anders. Es gibt wohl nur wenige Orte auf unserer Erde, die sich so wesentlich von den uns vertrauten Orten der Zivilisation unterscheiden wie die Wüste. Nichts ist dort so, wie wir es kennen und wie wir es aus unserem Leben gewohnt sind. Durchqueren wir die Wüste, durchqueren wir einen Raum der Stille und Unermesslichkeit. ...Jedoch das Gehen in der Wüste hält für uns viele Chancen bereit. Es kann uns von Begehrlichkeiten befreien und auch von negativem Denken und Überheblichkeit. Wenn wir es Blick beruhigt sich an den einfachen Formen von Sand, Felsen und Himmel."
5 days camel trekking on nomadic paths through dunes and mountains
The tour starts at the sand dunes of Oued Latash, continues through various dunes and leads across steppe landscape to the fascinating Oued L'Amhasser area in Jebel Bani mountains. We stay overnight in remote valleys, walk over plains, come to oasis and finally descend to the farmland of Alfeija.
8 days camel trekking along ancient caravan routes
From the farmlands region Alfeija we climb up into Jebel Bani mountains. The hike leads along a stony river with its numerous water holes and reach the valley of Tafraout, where we can visit gardens, homes and the nomadic school of the semi-nomadic families. Next day, after crossing a pass we will reach the canyons of Oued L'Amhasser and visit the ruins of a town abandoned for centuries. On our way in the mountain range we will meet nomads herding their flock. The caravan finaly reaches the varying dune landscapes ot the South.
Rise into the silence of the beautiful mountain surroundings of Jebel Bani with it's canons, oasis, rock slabs and wide plains. Stay of one day in order to visit the different places of cave paintings. The hike is continued over the black rock slabs of Taskhunt. In the next days the caravan will wander through sand dunes.
Ascent to Jebel Bani mountain and overnight near the nomadic family Muhu. We continue this tour on old paces, yet untouched by tourism and pass through the canyons and stone rivers of Oued L'Amhasser. Thereafter we walk over steppe to the dune areas, where we are free from noisy jeep and quad-tourism.
Video: Nomad woman preparing traditional bread
New: 9-day tour through the mountainous landscape of the Jebel Bani, into the Iriki plain and to wide dune areas. A challenging trekking tour in new areas far away from tourism. 9 days of silence, relaxation and taking care by the nomad team of the Jebel Bani area.
9-day trekking tour far away in the Jebel Bani mountains and in extraordinarily beautiful dune areas. This tour is in short form of 5-6 days only in the Jebel Bani mountains and a night in the Iriki-area or in the dunes possible and interesting for travelers who plan a 6-day trekking tour between May and July.
This hike is only offered by Akabar - Sahara treks and runs on paths of the Bani nomads. As in the new hiking area there were only two wells at a great distance from each other, the team has to take two additional camels to carry water with them in order to be safe.
The price for this very nice and interesting tour (9 days) is:
with 3 persons: 805 EUR, with 4 persons: 715 EUR, with 5 persons: 650 EUR and with 6 persons: 645 EUR.
Video to our new trek:
Rise into the Jebel Bani mountain range nearby the farmland of Alfeja and crossing the plateau. After walking in the fascinating landscape of the black rock slabs we reach the dunes. In the coming days we hike through varied dune areas, arid plains, meet old sanctuaries such as Sidi Naji until we reach the white dunes of Erg Sahl and Tidri oasis .
Nearby the farmland of Alfeija we walk up to the plateau. We will visit the places of cave paintings, images of thousands of years of colonisation of Jebel Bani mountain rang, which were discovered in 2008. The trek takes place on old caravan routes in diversified mountain landscape, far away from any tourism. We hike to the dunes of Erg Elmhazi and reach the area of Iriki National Park. In the following days we walk through varied dune landscapes.
This interesting hike starts at Foum Zguid - Al Jarmia mountains - and goes on the Imdour Amsan tamarisk plains. From the heart of the Iriki National Park the caravan leads through the dunes of Erg Imhasi, the great Chegaga Dunes, Erg Sdra, Oued Latasch up to the very impressive area of Oued L'Amhasser with its rock formations and stone rivers. We walk across the mountain plains of Zouid and Tirrarin / Tafraout and finish this tour by leaving Jebel Bani near the farmlands of Alfeija.
For the insatiable desert hikers, we offer a 15-day caravan hike starting from Merzouga to Zagora. We walk through the mountains, dunes, oases and meet some nomadic families. Details on request.
Trekking-Prices 2021 in EUR per person
Prices for one person and groups from 7 persons onwards are available on request
| Number of persons |
at 4 days | at 6 days |
at 8 days |
at 10 days |
| 2 persons | 475 | 590 | 735 | 880 |
| 3 persons | 400 | 500 | 625 | 750 |
| 4 persons | 370 | 460 | 575 | 695 |
| 5 persons | 355 | 420 | 535 | 640 |
| 6 persons | 315 | 420 | 540 | 650 |
25% discount for children under 10 years, from 11 to 17 years each child can get one free riding camel if wanted.
Our offers are tightly calculated; food, wages and transfer costs are current prices in Morocco and are set by each partner. The prices of Akabar - Sahara Treks do not include any hidden discounts. For this reason, we are unable to offer discounts.
The trekking price includes: Jeep transfer from Zagora to the starting point of the trekking and return, camel trekking with English- or French-speaking guide, cook, chameliers, baggage camels, mineral water during trekking, full board with 3 meals a day, camping equipment, mattresses, blankets, sheets and large tent.
Riding camels extra from 15 EUR per day/camel. Extra tent for 1-2 persons 7 EUR/day
Not included: Hotel in Amezrou or Zagora, lunch and dinner at the hotel as well as drinks, gratuities to our nomadic crew:
Tipping is voluntary; the nomadic team will be delighted. At the end of the hike the tour guide collects the tip and spread it evenly among the attendants.
Short treks from two to four days:
Due to the many requests for two and four day camel trekking tours we offer you here some short tours. These hikes, however, only partly correspond to our philosophy of treks off the beaten path of tourism in the vastness of Sahara and contact with nomads of the Jebel Bani mountains. However, we assure that the guide and team come from nomadic families and the camels are taken only from nomads of the Ait Atta tribe.
Our caravans are individual, which means you only walk here with your partner/friend and not in a large group.
For spontaneous bookings from Morocco we ask you to transfer 75% of the trekking price via Western Union or Wafacash.
1. Camel trekking tour from palm oasis to dunes of M'Hamid: 3 days tour
Trekking price for 2 persons*: 665 EUR, (with 4 persons: 89 EUR/person/day; with 6 persons: 70 EUR/person/day) riding camel extra 15 EUR/day
2. Camel trekking in dunes of Sahara: 2 days tour
Trekking price for 2 persons*: 510 EUR (with 4 persons: 68 EUR/person/day; with 6 persons: 53 EUR/person/day) riding camel extra 15 EUR/day
3. From the fascinating black rock and stone desert into the dunes: 3 days trekking tour
Trekking-price for 2 persons*:765 EUR, (with 4 persons: 69 EUR/person/day; with 6 persons: 57 EUR/person/day) riding camel extra 15 EUR/day
4. From Oued L'Amhasser to the dunes: 4 days trekking camel trekking tour
Trekking-price for 2 persons*: 935 EUR, (with 4 persons: 90 EUR/person/day; with 6 persons: 74 EUR/person/day) riding camel extra 15 EUR/day
*The trekking price includes: Jeep transfer from Zagora to the starting point of the trekking and return, camel trekking with English- or French-speaking guide, cook, chameliers, baggage camels, mineral water during trekking, 3 meals per day, camping equipment, mattresses, blankets, sheets and large tent, for couples small tents
Riding camels extra from 15 € per day/camel
Not included: Journey to Zagora, breakfast and lunch of 1st. day, on 4. or 5. day hotel in Amezrou or Zagora, lunch and dinner at the hotel as well as drinks, gratuities to our nomadic crew
Trekking and activities
Sahara nomad’s life with local people of Tafraout plus camel trekking tour
In this programm you will experience a real semi-nomad’s life in Tafraout plus camel trekking in different areas of Sahara:
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Make carpet together with women and girls of the village: you will learn how to make Berber carpets plus Berber jewelleries, bags, jellabas and much more
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Learn the local Berber language as well as Arabic at Nomads‘ schools. You can also teach the local students English, French or German and share the knowledge.
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Experience everyday life with semi-nomad family of Tafraout (baking bread, prepare Berber meals, feeding animals, working on agriculture lands, go with the goat herd, making and listening to Berber music...)
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Walk together with camels caravan in Bani Mountain and discover its wild oasis of palm trees, its river canyons as well as some nomads in their tents and finally walk in different landscapes of dunes in Sahara.
This programm will be from 6 days because it needs lot of time and patience to enjoy the individual items of this programm.
Sahara survival tour with camels – on the way in Sahara like nomads
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Individual requests (one or two person) for survival trekking without tents.
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Walk in Sahara landscapes, on wild tours relying on your technics and nomad’s ones to live in Sahara: how to make fire in old way, to cook your drinking water, collect wood, look for suitable food etc
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We know some places where you can for example find plants and fruits to eat and also some animals like iguana, lizards, insects, frogs etc
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Buy a goat from Nomad’s family to provide them some income and in the same time slaughter a goat likenomads did it in the past.
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To be safe, we will also take some fresh food and some mineral water in case we do not find water and food during our trek.
Starts from 3 days and runs up to 8 days. You are going to walk with nomad’s team who will share with you their experience and technics to survive in Sahara.
Special program for families with children - meeting Berber Nomad’s children and having many activities together:
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A little bit adventure, watching animals, camel riding, experience and playing in the sand dunes, campfire, learning and making music with drums and much more
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Learn and study with local kids at nomads‘ schools, exchange information and activities, play local games etc.
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You are going to walk also with local children together with camel caravan. It’s a chance to learn from each other and have an idea how nomads‘ children react with Sahara situations
Starts from 3 days and runs up to 6 days.
Sahara music festivals plus camel trekking
Currently we do not have any festival dates.