Merzouga

Merzouga is a village in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on the edge of Erg Chebbi, a 50km long and 5km wide set of sand dunes that reach up to 350m. Most people are here to take a camel safari into the dunes, and to get a taste of remote tourism-influenced Berber life.

The local population is mix of Arabs and Berber, and generally welcoming and friendly.