Bivouac · Erg Chebbi
Maison private bivouac
Six tents, full kitchen, gnawa stage. Built and rehearsed for your dates only.
The Great Silence
Private Sahara Desert Experience
The desert, in a breath
Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga: privately.
The Maison composes Saharan stays in two registers: the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga (best reached via private flight to Errachidia, then 4×4) or the more remote Erg Chigaga south of M'hamid.
Bivouac, never camp. Hand-embroidered Berber tents, a Maison chef, gnawa musicians, a 4×4 fleet, and as many or as few staff as you wish.
Where to sleep
Tents, lodges, palaces of dust.
Lodge · Erg Chigaga
Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp
Permanent luxury camp deep in the dunes. Full buyout possible.
Boutique · Skoura
Dar Ahlam
A palmery palace as base before/after desert. Maison favourite.
01 · The arrival
Marrakech to the dunes.
By private jet to Errachidia plus 4×4 (45 minutes), or full Maison drive over two days via Ouarzazate. Both composed.
- Private flight
- 4×4 convoy
02 · The bivouac
Dinner under stars.
A Maison chef, a gnawa trio, a candlelit dinner table set in the sand. Time, properly held.
- Private bivouac
- Gnawa
- Maison chef
03 · The dunes
Dawn, slowly.
Camel at first light, or 4×4 if preferred. Breakfast among the dunes.
- Sunrise
- Camel
- Berber breakfast
04 · The route home
Through the Atlas.
Aït Benhaddou, the Tizi n'Tichka, lunch at Kasbah Telouet. The journey back composed in itself.
- Aït Benhaddou
- Tizi n'Tichka
Maison advice
Two nights minimum.
One night is a shock; two is poetry. The journey to and from is half the experience.
Oct-Apr
The proper season
Cool nights (8-14°C), warm days. Summer is too hot.
Stay
Two nights minimum
Two nights in the dunes; one or two more in Skoura or Ouarzazate as the gentle entry/exit.
Best access
By private jet
Marrakech to Errachidia in 50 minutes by private jet, on request.
