The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It is estimated that it is as big as the United States of America and takes in the countries of Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Libya, Niger, Tunisia, Chad, Egypt, Sudan and the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
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There are many websites about the amazing Sahara Desert, here are are my favourites:
Ancient Africa - Sahara Desert
Sahara Desert Facts for Kids Video
Ancient Africa - Sahara Desert
Sahara Desert Facts for Kids Video
As part of the 10 Day Imperial Cities Tour with Nomadic Tours, a camel trek through the Sahara Desert was part of the itinerary. It was one of the most anticipated part of the tour....however Morocco in July is very, very, very hot!
For that reason our camel trek to the Berber camp started at 5pm. The Berber people are indigenous/native people of northern Africa.
For that reason our camel trek to the Berber camp started at 5pm. The Berber people are indigenous/native people of northern Africa.
We met our camels at the edge of the Sahara desert and were led by our Tuareg Camel Men. Before we sat up on our camels, we had to dress for the Sahara! Our camel guides patiently twisted our scarves and shawls into headpieces that protected our heads and faces from the hot sun and gritty sand.
We rode our camels for an hour to the Berber camp. It really made me appreciate all those Berber and Tuareg people who traveled through the desert for days on end. I was pretty sore after one hour!
We were staying at a "traditional" Berber camp (with a western toilet onsite!). We watched the sunset over the sand dunes and some of the group did some sand boarding! We had a huge lunch earlier in the day so I was expecting that the desert dinner was going to be very light. I was to be proved very wrong. It was probably one of the best meals I had in Morocco!
We were staying at a "traditional" Berber camp (with a western toilet onsite!). We watched the sunset over the sand dunes and some of the group did some sand boarding! We had a huge lunch earlier in the day so I was expecting that the desert dinner was going to be very light. I was to be proved very wrong. It was probably one of the best meals I had in Morocco!
We had the choice of sleeping in the tents or dragging the mattresses out under the stars. Naturally a night under the stars was the preferred choice! It was refreshing to have a night free of wifi, TV, phones and sound. We all hit our desert beds by 9pm and were woken by a drum at 5am for our sunrise camel trek back to our bus.