{"id":365,"date":"2021-12-14T17:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:38:44","slug":"why-you-should-go-to-merzouga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/why-you-should-go-to-merzouga\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should go to Merzouga"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moroccan Sahara . Merzouga<\/h2>\n<p>We want to inform you Why you should go to Merzouga :<\/p>\n<p>When tourists think of Morocco , the image is sahara and camels .<\/p>\n<p>Yes ,the Moroccan Sahara stretches as far as the eye can see.\u00a0 the sand, in it, is so soft and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best places in sahara is MERZOUGA , Erg Chegaga and Erg Chebbi .<\/p>\n<p>Merzouga is 50 kilometres from Algeria ,35 kilometeres south east of Rissani ,350 kilometeres from Ourzazate and 560 kilometres from Marrakech .<\/p>\n<p>Merzouga was was very green but its people refused to give offerings to a poor lady.<\/p>\n<p>Legend says that God transformed it into a desert with unbeareable scorching\u00a0 heat.<\/p>\n<p>Today , Merzouga is one of the most attractive places for travelers all over the world .<\/p>\n<p>Recently, so\u00a0 many Americans , Australians , Asians come to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Provinces\">Moroccan Sahara<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The number of tourists going to Merzouga has increased incredibly and so are the number of hotels .<\/p>\n<p>In Merzouga , everything revolves around sand dunes , camels and the whole experience is really mind blowing .<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this , sleeping in a tent in the middle of thousands of sand dunes around you is a life time experience .<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0Things to do in the Moroccan Sahara\u00a0 Merzouga<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>If you like excitement in the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sahara.gov.ma\/en\/\">Moroccan Sahara<\/a><\/strong> , you can go for\u00a0 <strong>Quad Biking<\/strong> or <strong>Sand Boarding<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Merzouga is also\u00a0 a good destination for <strong>Birders <\/strong>and <strong>Reptile Lovers<\/strong> like :<\/li>\n<li>Flamingos, ducks, sandgrouses a, bustards , skinks , snakes , jerboas ,and fennic fox.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0you can burry yourself in the sand to cure<strong> joints inflamation<\/strong> and <strong>skin problems<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li>listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i7wVtGOVt8c\"><strong>Gnawa music<\/strong><\/a> (the gnawa people were braught from west and central africa as slaves ) and may be buy their CDS to support their economy.<\/li>\n<li>Ride the camels for 30 minutes or an hour .Be careful, try to avoid mounting skinny camels as they might cause terrible\u00a0 back-pain .<\/li>\n<li>How to go the Moroccan sahara &#8211; Mezouga<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Since Merzouga is far away , the best is to use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Maroc\"><strong>ROYAL AIR MAROC<\/strong><\/a> to go to Errachidia and then you can take a car\u00a0 for 2\u00a0 hours to <strong>Mezouga<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>Another way of going to Merzouga is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compagnie_de_Transports_au_Maroc\"><strong>CTM<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ONCF\"><strong>SUPRA TOURS<\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Some tours companies have a good reputation and you can use some of them to visit merzouga .<\/p>\n<p>Best time to go to <strong>Merzouga is\u00a0<\/strong>from october to february.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you don t have time to travel to Merzouga , we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/the-agafay-desert-a-place-not-miss-stunning\/\">AGAFAY SAHARA<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>We also offer tours and transportation in Marrakech and outside it .<\/p>\n<p>you can click on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/\">www.marrakechtourguide.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moroccan Sahara . 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