The first time I went to this place — 2 years ago
I just got back from a month long trip around Morroco. I spend 3 days in Merzouga, and did a great overnight trip into the Sahara. We wanted to do a 2-day trip, but because of the sandstorms and the summer heat, the auberge (Chez Julia) recommended just a 1-day trip. We joined up with 2 other travelers. The camel ride was about 2 hours each way, and left me incredibly sore. There was time in the evening for climbing up the dunes to watch the sunset, though the wind was so strong that I didn’t make it to the top.
We had a fantastic chicken tagine dinner and watched the 20 someodd feral cats that lived at the camp site. After dinner, we climbed up a dune to watch the starts and drum with some of the Berbers from the campsite. The star watching is amazing, there is only a small amount of light visible at the horizon that gets in the way. You could sleep either at the campsite or under the stars.
