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A Weekend in the Sahara Desert, Part 3: The Atlas Mountains and Ait Benhaddou

A Weekend in the Sahara Desert, Part 3: The Atlas Mountains and Ait Benhaddou

We wake up in the desert just after sunrise, it is still chilly and the views are not as spectacular as sunset, so we head into the heated tent for breakfast. Yidar planned to pick us up at 9:30am to begin the 5.5 hour drive…

A Weekend in the Sahara Desert, Part 2: Camel Rides and Glamping

A Weekend in the Sahara Desert, Part 2: Camel Rides and Glamping

The second part of our adventure starts after we leave the village of Merzouga in our 4WD Jeep and start off-roading to our campsite, Kam Kam Dunes. We had chosen Kam Kam Dunes out of literally dozens of options because 1) it was highly rated and–…