Sahara Desert

A long but interesting day. Our driver picked us up at 8am and headed for the Sahara Desert. The county side was arid and very rocky. We drove through Middle Atlas Mountains and saw the breathtaking view of the high Atlas Mountains and Ziz valley. It was quite desert like for the last half of the drive but just beyond that was a massive snow capped mountain range. 😱 It took us both by surprise. What a contrast! More dry arid scenes before coming across a massive dam/lake that was a brilliant blue. We called it the ‘Lake Louise’ of Morocco. Unbelievable! 😱 Then beneath the Rocky Mountain range was like an oasis. A long, wide strip of date palms for a few kilometres. We arrived at our destination and were driven into the desert in 4WD’s where we met our camels. From there it was about an hours camel ride across the dunes to our luxury desert camp. Our tent was vey comfortable and overlooked the dunes. We went to dinner then sat around the open fire while the Berber natives entertained us until midnight. Looking forward to seeing the sunrise in the morning. We had an incredible day!Read more