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Camels and Engine Noise Hassan reaches me on his moped before I've taken five steps from the bus, ready to start my first Sahara exploration. "Ah, from Berlin! Do you want to...

01.03. Merzouga We are in the desert. With one foot. If you want to dive deep into this infinite expanse of sand and sun, you need help. That's where Hassan comes in. In the...

27.02.23 Merzouga It's 4pm when someone knocks on my motorhome. Brigitte is outside and shows me her thermometer, which is usually mounted on her vehicle. 33 degrees Celsius in...

28.02.23 Merzouga Today I visited a Berber family. Not as a tourist, but as a journalist. We were invited for lunch in a Berber village consisting of several groups of tents...

We've dreamt about it, but never really thought we would actually do it. The famous offroad track through the desert from Merzouga to Zagora is a challenge. At the key section,...

But unfortunately, we didn't have much time to chat, we only had one night before the longest stretch of our road trip awaited us the next day, and we really wanted to go to the...

02.03. Merzouga The day started promisingly. I got up and opened the door: bright sunshine and a warmth that we hadn't had on our journey before. I stepped out, closed the door,...

02/26/23 Alnif - Merzouga Children are a great treasure. In every way. I have already raved about the cheerful laughter of the little ones here, about their carefree, friendly...

On the way to Erg Chebbi, there is the opportunity for a half-day off-road track with sand driving & co.... so to 'practice' we decide to do it. The track - really crazy -...

And there we see them, still far away, but they shine red, the dunes of Erg Chebbi. The journey to Merzouga drags on, until we finally arrive there, in the village that borders...

Currently we are on our way from Merzouga to Tinghir, where the Atlas Mountains are the attraction. We spent one night in Meknes which was not particularly spectacular. And two...

On the bus, I meet Richard and Veronika, a couple from the Czech Republic who are also going on the desert tour with Houssan. The bus ride is freezing cold, no heating, and...

We are now a few kilometers further southwest, we ended up in the dunes of the Sahara towards Merzouga, but we didn't end up directly in the town, but at a campsite on the...

We started the day with a hike through a green valley. In this valley, all the families living there have small gardens where they grow olives, figs, dates, spices, cabbage,...

Yesterday we found a nice spot on the eastern edge of the Erg Chebbi dune area. Ines and Uwe also arrived at some point. Together we cooked spaghetti with Moroccan rocket. Burki...

On our way to the desert, we made several stops at small shops to look at fossils and also to buy some beautiful specimens. These, which can usually only be admired in museums,...

After the desert tour, I'm looking forward to a relaxing day. There's really nothing to do in this village except for Mustafa's snack bar, where I eat Berber omelette. I also...

We chose this route because we want some peace and quiet. Merzouga is very touristy and the people can be annoying and pushy as a result. I find it hard to deal with and I don't...