Morocco Day 3 :Todra Gorge,Merzouga Desert Camp

Day 3 : Todra Gorge, Merzouga Desert Camp

 In the morning, breakfast was very minimal.There was not even eggs .There was just bread, butter,jam, cheese, orange juice.We checked out and left for Merzouga.First we went to the Monkey fingers site to see the mountain formed in the shape of monkey’s fingers .Then we stopped at few more places for scenic views ,palm trees, mountains,valleys and  tea break.

We stopped at Todra gorge, with a beautiful view of the River Canyon.The water is from a spring from under the ground.The Canyon covering the Sun makes the whole place magical.

We also  visited the irrigation system of the olden days called Khattara . Khattara is the comb like structure , with 1 every 50 meters for 1 family in the desert  .These are not functional now, but we can  go and visit them.The canals  were built underground and  every 50 meters, each house  had a well to take water  from the canal.

We reached Merzouga at around 3 pm.We had late lunch at a restaurant nearby .The restaurant was empty, but the food was really tasty.We had hot chocolate, avocado milkshake, omelettes , tagine.

We were dropped at a place,which seems to be the meeting point of all tour companies.All the tourists were getting ready for the sand dunes, desert camel trek. We were served Moroccan tea here. Our luggages were sent by  car to our tent. We walked to a camel herd nearby.There were like around 100 camels. Each tourist had a camel each for the ride to the tent.The camels were tied to each other in a line .The camel ride was a wonderful experience in the sand dunes.It was around 20 minutes ride. 

As we reached the tent , it was sunset time.We  enjoyed climbing up and down  and walking on the sand dunes .Then we took some rest in  our private 5 star tent with all facilities.Each tent were given a name and our tent was called Fes.We had wonderful dinner with soup, chicken, rice, veggies, apple pudding  and enjoyed some time playing  Moroccan musical instruments at the campfire and dancing.


Please read my review about the camp here.