Morocco’s Great Sand Sea…Erg Chebbi
Morocco, Tafilalet Region 2005
The Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco’s great tourist attractions. The once sleepy town of Merzouga now has at least thirty hotels. Most are owned by the Berbers of Ksar Merzouga. The first Berber to start a tourist business began with a couple of camels and the idea that people would pay to ride a camel in the dunes…to be Lawrence of Arabia for an hour. It was a stroke of genius. The other Berber men watched and learned.
This landscape is seldom seen by tourists. It’s south and east going toward the ruins of the fort once occupied by the French Foreign Legion. The dunes aren’t as high here, but they are just as beautiful.
To see this area in depth, with visits to remote villages contact Ali Mouni www.adventureswithali.com