3-Day Sahara & Atlantic Tour from Dakhla: the White Dune
Overview
A 3-day private tour of Morocco, beginning and ending in Dakhla. It stays in the far south, around the lagoon, the interior hamada and the Atlantic cliffs, which is country most visitors to Morocco never see.
Highlights
- Dragon Island in the Dakhla lagoon, reachable on foot at low tide
- The White Dune, where the sand runs straight into the lagoon
- The pools at Imlili and the fish isolated in them for thousands of years
- The Aousserd road, and dorcas gazelle out on the open hamada
The route
Dakhla – Lassarga – Dragon Island – White Dune – Imlili – Asmaa – Aousserd – Dakhla
3 days, 2 nights. The day-by-day itinerary is below.
Good to know
- The tour runs as a round trip, starting and finishing in Dakhla, with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation.
Included/Excluded
- Private 4x4 vehicle
- Driver throughout the tour
- 2 nights accommodation
- Breakfast
- Picnic lunch on desert days
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
- International flights and airport taxes
- Dinners, except where stated in the itinerary
- Drinks and beverages
- Entrance fees to monuments, museums and sites
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses and anything not listed as included
Tour Plan
Dakhla sits on a thin peninsula with the Atlantic on one side and a forty-kilometre lagoon on the other. The first day stays close to the water, which is what the place is known for.
- Morning pickup from your accommodation in Dakhla
- The lagoon shore and the kitesurfing bays at Lassarga
- Dragon Island, reachable on foot at low tide
- Lunch of oysters and grilled fish at a lagoon farm
- Afternoon at the shipwreck beach north of town
- Sunset over the lagoon from the peninsula road
Overnight in Dakhla.
A full day south of town. The White Dune sits where the sand runs straight into the lagoon. Imlili is stranger: a scatter of deep pools in open desert holding fish that have been isolated there for thousands of years.
- Morning departure south along the lagoon
- The White Dune, where the sand meets the water
- Time to swim, or to walk the dune ridge
- The pools at Imlili and their isolated tilapia
- Picnic lunch in the desert
- The natural hot springs at Asmaa
- Return to Dakhla in the late afternoon
Overnight in Dakhla.
The last day runs inland on the Aousserd road, which heads east into open hamada. It is the best chance of wildlife on the trip: dorcas gazelle, desert foxes, and the migratory birds that use this stretch of coast.
- Early departure east on the Aousserd road
- Open hamada and acacia country
- Watch for dorcas gazelle and desert birdlife
- Stop at a nomad encampment where one is in place
- Picnic lunch under the acacias
- Return west toward the coast
- Porto Rico beach and the cliffs south of town
Afternoon drop-off in Dakhla.
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