Merzouga & Erg Chebbi tréigthe an Sahára

Is cuid de fhásach mór an tSahára é fásach Erg Chebbi. Is beag a mhéid má dhéanaimid é a chur i gcomparáid le fásaigh eile cosúil le Namib sa Namaib, Wadi Run san Iordáin nó fásach Lut san Iaráin. Tá fásach Erg Chebbi 22 ciliméadar ar fad agus 5 chiliméadar ar leithead agus cé nach féidir é a chur i gcomparáid ó thaobh méide le fásaigh eile, is féidir leis dul san iomaíocht ó thaobh áilleachta leo. Tá rud éigin draíochtach agus tarraingteach ag baint leis na dumhcha oráiste de ghaineamh mín, is cuma cén méid.

The word Erg means sandy area of a desert…. and you might think, but aren’t all deserts sandy? No, not all deserts have the dunes that can be seen in Erg Chebbi. There are stony deserts like the Atacama in Chile, deserts with curious sandstone formations like the Kaluts of Iran, or deserts of sand of different colors. In the great Sahara desert there are stony and sandy areas called Erg, such as Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga.

What to do in the Erg Chebbi desert

We all, or almost all of us, arrive in the desert with the idea of spending the night among the sand dunes. But, in reality, the camps are no longer in the middle of the desert as they were a few years ago. The Moroccan government judiciously decided to move the camps to the edge of the desert.

Now, all the camps are right where the sand dunes end. Nevertheless, we can tell you that the experience of spending the night in a camp is magical. Watching the sunset over the dunes or waking up and being able to walk on the sand with nothing but silence as a companion is an unforgettable experience.

The Erg Chebbi Dunes, in Merzouga, the most spectacular part to see, in fact it is the central spectacle. It is a truly spectacular landscape that you should not miss the opportunity to visit.

It is also the ideal place for activities, routes and excursions in the area, either in 4×4, camels, quads, buggies or motorcycles. This area has beautiful landscapes and many routes and tracks accessible to off-road vehicles.

During the tour whether you travel on an excursion or on your own, you will inevitably have to pass through some of the most important tourist spots in the region.

What is the best time to visit Erg Chebbi

The best months to make the excursion to the desert of Erg Chebbi are October, November, March and April, corresponding to the spring and autumn seasons, at this time the weather is perfect, the heat is not so suffocating and at night it is not too cold.

In summer the temperatures soar above 40 degrees and in winter the nights get quite cold. In addition in December many people decide to go to the Sahara desert, as they are also good dates to travel.

On the other hand, to enjoy this trip it is necessary to have a minimum of 3 days or 4 days, so that you can visit all the attractions with enough time and without haste.

Tá súil againn go mbeidh níos soiléire agat leis an eolas seo conas cuairt a thabhairt ar fhásach Merzouga agus a dhumhcha iontacha Erg Chebbi. Eispéireas dodhearmadta agus eisceachtúil, ag smaoineamh ar luí na gréine chiúin thar dumhcha fásaigh nach bhfuil aon chomparáid, is ceint a bhraitheann tú beag bídeach faoi dumhcha ollmhór gainimh agus na réaltaí.

Conas a fháil go Merzouga

Is é an fásach Erg Chebbi an ceann is gaire don teorainn leis an Ailgéir agus tá sé suite in oirdheisceart na Maracó. Ó Marrakech tá sé díreach faoi bhun 600 ciliméadar ag tógáil Bealach an Na mílte Kasbah, a théann trí spotaí an-turasóireachta ar féidir leat leas a bhaint astu. Tá dhá bhaile in aice leis, Hassilabied agus an Merzouga mar is fearr aithne air.

Chun Merzouga a fháil is gá feithicil a bheith agat, bíodh sé ar cíos nó seirbhís cairr a fhruiliú le tiománaí príobháideach. Tá sé sách éasca iompar poiblí a fháil go Merzouga, ach seans go dtógfaidh an turas beagán níos faide.

Ar an mbus, tá cuideachtaí cosúil le Supratours nó CTM agat. Tógann an turas thart ar 8 uair an chloig ó Fez. Sroicheann an chuideachta CTM go Rissani, sráidbhaile atá suite thart ar 40 km ón bhfásach, áit ar féidir leat carr a thabhairt go Merzouga.

Ó Marrakech tá an turas go dtí an fásach beagán níos faide, mar sin tá sé inmholta an turas a roinnt ina dhá lá agus scíth a ligean i mbaile Ouazarzate.