Desert Morocco - page 3

Also known as the “Arabian camel”, the dromedary is a veritable icon among the mammals of the Sahara desert. Long indispensable to the lives of nomads, today they are mainly used for touring. A mammal belonging to the Camelidae family and the “Camelus” genus, the dromedary was domesticated in the south of the Arabian Peninsula

Located west of M'Hamid El Ghizlane, the last town connected to the tarmac road after Zagora, Erg Chigaga can be reached after about fifty kilometres of tracks between Reg and sand. In other words, only connoisseurs, like the famous ‘blue men’ of the desert, will be able to guide you through the desert tracks to

Fifty kilometers southwest of M’Hamid El Guizlane and 90 kilometers from Zagora, the Oum Lâalag Sacred Oasis appears like a mirage. It lies on the ancient road to Timbuktu, just a few kilometers from the Algerian border. The sacred Oum Lâalag Oasis covers 15 hectares and is sacred because it possesses the desert’s most precious