Moonlight Desert Camp was set up by a Berber family who were born in Erg Chebbi, a part of The Sahara Desert.
Our parents lived as nomads for most of their life. They raised animals such as goats, sheep and camels for a living. However, because of a serious a far reaching drought that happened some 40 years ago in the desert, most of the nomadic families who lived in the area, including our family, were obliged to move and live in a small village nearby. This lead to a change in their lifestyle and they became farmers. After 15 years of farming, the water table, which had been dramatically affected by the drought, inhibited their ability to continue with their new lifestyle so our family went back to the desert and built our current camp in order to provide jobs for the nomad children.
Our staff are all from the desert area so as to support nomadic families living there. We are always happy to welcome you in our camp and show you around our area and share our history.
We speak a number of different languages including English.

MERZOUGA SAHARA DESERT
Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, is located in North Africa. Sahara means ‘desert’ in Arabic.
Erg Chebbi and Erg Chigaga are the two largest ergs in Morocco. ‘Erg’ is the word for sand dunes. Our camp is located in Erg Chebbi which is 40km away from Mezouga and the nearest city is Rissani.
Most tourists are interested to take a camel ride from Merzouga and enjoy the splendid sunset over the sand dunes, then stay overnight to sample the living experience in the desert.
Our staff are all from the desert area so as to support nomadic families living there. We are always happy to welcome you in our camp and show you around our area and share our history.
We speak a number of different languages including English.
