YOUR GUIDE FROM FOUM ZGUID TO MHAMID ELGHIZLANE PASSING ThROUGH ERG CHEGAGA AND LAKE IRIKI
you would like to pass from foum zguid to Mhamid elghizlane passing through lake iriki and erg chegaga desert and you are wondering how difficult it is! which road to take if you are not famliar with this part of the desert! where to sleep between Foum zguid and Mahamid Elghizlane! where to eat!.
All information you need before you start from Foum Zguid
Foum Zguid is the last city to the desert of erg chegaga and lake iriki. So when you are in Foum Zguid make sure first that the car you are driving is an off raod 4&4 and it is higher enough that the engine will not reach the ground. Make sure to make enough gazoline since it will be the last chance to get one. Take with you enough water escpecialy if it is in hot weather time.
From Foum Zguid there is many raod option and this what will make the situiation hard to find the right one, this is why it is preferbale to hire a desert guide from Foum Zguid to be sure and safe. The easiest road is the one that is passing from the south of jbel bani. Jabel Bani will all the time accopany you in you left till Mahamid Elghizlane. If you take the one that is passing through the tajine mountains it is triky because there are many raods that some times will head south direction to the borders.
Accomodation and restaurants in lake iriki desert
for accoumodations between Foum Zguid and Mahamid Elghizlane. you have Many option depanding on your expectations from you desert tour. if you would like to have an authetic desert camp in lake iriki you can sleep in Bivouac les Nomades in the middle of the dunes of erg chegaga from the side of lake iriki where you will experiece a very quit night in the middle of the dunes far from the hustle and bustle of the touristic part of erg chegaga.
the camp is isolated alone in a very remote area where you will enjoy the silence and tranquility of the Moroccan sahara desert. it is around 67 kilometters away from Foum Zguid around one hour and a half. You can also sleep in the dunes of erg chegaga at Elabaidlia dune where there is many desert camps to choose from if you would like to go furghter to be more closer to Mahamid Elghiylane next day. In all the desert camps you will find a small restaurant where you will enjoy a traditional berber meal.
